EPISODE RECAP

• How do we measure parent buy-in in youth ministry? (2:00)
• What are we trying to help parents buy in to? (3:30)
• Middle school is the time culturally when parents begin to step back. (5:00)
• Every parent should have the contact information of the adult who is relationally connected to their kid. (8:00)
• Parents are more important than you think. (12:30)
• Parents do what we want to do better than we ever can. (15:30)
• Partner a student event with a parent event. (16:00)
• Parents need to know that their are other adults who actually like their kid. (24:00)
• Youth workers often get moments with teenagers that their parents are jealous of. (25:30)
• Quantity time leads to quality time. (27:30)
• As a youth worker, be tangibly helpful and empathetic to parents in their everyday world. (29:00)
• How do you partner with parents when you are not a parent yourself? (30:00)
• If you’re a young youth worker, you’re in this because you love teenagers. Remember that you have a valuable role to play for parents as they parent their teenager. (33:00)
• The work that you do with a teenager has tremendous impact on the life of a teenager and how a parent views the church. (38:00)

QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE

“The work you do with a teenager has a tremendous impact on the life of a teenager and how their parent views the church.” - Kristen Ivy Click To Tweet“Parents need to know that there are other adults who actually like their kid.” - Kristen Ivy Click To Tweet“Parents do what we want to do better than we ever can.” - Tom Shefchunas Click To Tweet“Every parent should have the contact information of the adult who is relationally connected to their kid.” - Kristen Ivy Click To Tweet

RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE

Book: It’s Just A Phase by Reggie Joiner and Kristen Ivy

Book: Parenting Beyond Your Capacity by Reggie Joiner and Carey Nieuwhof

Resource: The Phase Project / Phase Guides

Resource: Parent Cue App

Resource: Parent Cue Podcast

Resource: Weekly

Resource Event: Orange Tour