Episode 64
RYM 064: What To Do When Students Find Their Identity In Sports, Band, And More
Sports and church. We’ve wrestled through this conversation before and we’re back to tackle it again. On this episode, join Stuart Hall, Dan Scott, Ashley Bohinc, and Sarah Anderson for a follow-up conversation on the tensions between church and extracurricular activities, what identity has to do with it, and what youth leaders can do for students who find their identity in sports, band, theater, and more.
Voices In This Episode
EPISODE RECAP
- Ashley, Stuart, and Dan give updates on their perspectives and experiences on this topic since the first two episodes on the tensions between church and sports. (10:00)
- Our identity is going to gravitate to what we are good at or where we find comfort and safety. (14:00)
- It’s an identity issue, not a sports issue. (14:30)
- There’s not a one-size-fits-all answer for any one kid. (24:00)
- How can we help parents and youth leaders lead each kid individually? (34:00)
- When what our kids’ faith looks like matters more than what it is, it’s not faith anymore, it’s theater. (36:00)
- Transformational leaders are about mentoring kids. Transactional leaders are about monitoring kids. (37:00)
- We want to teach our students how to think, not what to think. (42:00)
- Sometimes we lose our identity in something and don’t even realize it until that thing is taken from us. (43:00)
- You are loved and valued regardless of what you do or don’t do. (46:00)
- A teenager is only as brave as the stories they tell themselves every day when they look in the mirror. (47:30)
- We can create a safe place for students to navigate an identity crisis when it does happen to our students. (50:00)
- It’s the identity crisis that allows God to speak to our teenagers. (51:00)
QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE
“It’s an identity issue, not a sports issue.” - @IAmStuartHall Click To Tweet
“We want to teach our students how to think, not what to think.” - @IAmStuartHall Click To Tweet
“Sometimes we lose our identity in something and don’t even realize it until that thing is taken from us.” - @AshleyBohinc Click To Tweet
“We can create a safe place for students to navigate an identity crisis when it does happen.” - @AshleyBohinc Click To Tweet
“Our identity is naturally going to gravitate toward what we are good at or where we find comfort and safety.” - @danscott77 Click To Tweet
RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE
Resource: RYM Episode 19 Part 1
Resource: RYM Episode 19 Part 2
Resource: XP3 Partners Facebook Group
Resource: Rethinking Youth Ministry Women’s Network Facebook Group
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