Comments on: Teen Sex http://betterthanblank.org/teen-sex/ Alex McLean's life & thoughts Thu, 24 May 2012 16:19:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brad http://betterthanblank.org/teen-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-6642 Brad Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:33:48 +0000 http://betterthanblank.org/?p=1229#comment-6642 They are capable of saying no, but when you hand them birth control you send a mixed message. You’re telling them that you expect them to “mess up,” so to speak. It’s like saying to someone, “I don’t want you to kill this person, but in case you do here’s a gun.” They are capable of saying no, but when you hand them birth control you send a mixed message. You’re telling them that you expect them to “mess up,” so to speak. It’s like saying to someone, “I don’t want you to kill this person, but in case you do here’s a gun.”

]]> By: eric http://betterthanblank.org/teen-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-2403 eric Mon, 05 May 2008 17:27:53 +0000 http://betterthanblank.org/?p=1229#comment-2403 According to Ron Luce, statistics show that if we continue at the rate we're going only 4% of this generation will be Bible Believing Christians. If that's true, then we definitely need to do something different... however, I believe that what we need to do different is teach the kids... no, the student leaders in our Churches to do something different. We can't do it, but they can. We need a student lead revolution... According to Ron Luce, statistics show that if we continue at the rate we’re going only 4% of this generation will be Bible Believing Christians.

If that’s true, then we definitely need to do something different… however, I believe that what we need to do different is teach the kids… no, the student leaders in our Churches to do something different. We can’t do it, but they can.

We need a student lead revolution…

]]> By: Chris Davis http://betterthanblank.org/teen-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-2381 Chris Davis Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:46:22 +0000 http://betterthanblank.org/?p=1229#comment-2381 I've done evening events where I specifically invited the parents... made personal phone calls... sent out personal letters... and they both flopped. 2-3 parents came each time. We did a parent brunch and had about 20 parents show up. I don't know why they were attracted the brunch instead of the evening event...? We've got a butt-load of work to do when 1 out of every 4 teenage girl has a sexually transmitted disease. I last spoke specifically on sex back in February. I focused more so on the aspect of purity of heart not just abstaining from sex. The feedback I received from that was quite positive. I’ve done evening events where I specifically invited the parents… made personal phone calls… sent out personal letters… and they both flopped. 2-3 parents came each time.

We did a parent brunch and had about 20 parents show up. I don’t know why they were attracted the brunch instead of the evening event…?

We’ve got a butt-load of work to do when 1 out of every 4 teenage girl has a sexually transmitted disease.

I last spoke specifically on sex back in February. I focused more so on the aspect of purity of heart not just abstaining from sex. The feedback I received from that was quite positive.

]]> By: James McLean http://betterthanblank.org/teen-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-2362 James McLean Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:46:36 +0000 http://betterthanblank.org/?p=1229#comment-2362 i agree with Vince, most parents just want the church to babysit their kids and keep them in a good moral environment so that they can get back to their careers. C'mon church we gotta wake up! What are we doing with out lives? Why are we at church? We only get one shot, lets do this right! :) i agree with Vince, most parents just want the church to babysit their kids and keep them in a good moral environment so that they can get back to their careers. C’mon church we gotta wake up! What are we doing with out lives? Why are we at church? We only get one shot, lets do this right! :)

]]> By: Vince http://betterthanblank.org/teen-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-2360 Vince Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:58:26 +0000 http://betterthanblank.org/?p=1229#comment-2360 I think youth ministry is not taken seriously by anyone. not youth, youth pastors, parents, the public, elder boards or anyone. the whole idea of this monster called youth ministry needs to be destroyed and rebuilt into something worthwhile. but who has the guts to stand up to all that tradition? I think youth ministry is not taken seriously by anyone. not youth, youth pastors, parents, the public, elder boards or anyone.

the whole idea of this monster called youth ministry needs to be destroyed and rebuilt into something worthwhile.

but who has the guts to stand up to all that tradition?

]]> By: alex http://betterthanblank.org/teen-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-2358 alex Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:05:37 +0000 http://betterthanblank.org/?p=1229#comment-2358 Thanks Fred - Any conversation is going to be helpful. Thanks Fred – Any conversation is going to be helpful.

]]> By: Fred McKinnon http://betterthanblank.org/teen-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-2357 Fred McKinnon Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:50:02 +0000 http://betterthanblank.org/?p=1229#comment-2357 Man, that's awful. I'm gonna send our two youth pastors to this post right away. Fred Man, that’s awful. I’m gonna send our two youth pastors to this post right away.
Fred

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