EPISODE RECAP

• What it means for students to be considered ‘active’ on a roster (4:23)
• The importance of not ‘purging’ a student from your roster without knowing why they’re not coming (5:11)
• The difference between attendance and engagement (6:08)
• How to practically increase our engagement efforts (8:10)
• Tom Shefchunas describes the “rainy Sunday morning” principle (9:28)
• What to do when you haven’t seen a student in a while (11:42)
• How to get your students to show up more often (14:11)
• What we can do as youth leaders to change the frequency of student attendance (21:00)
• The three connections students need (26:30)
• Why your programs have to be worth showing up for (31:41)

QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE

Never use statistics alone to drive decisions. Use statistics to ask better questions, leading to better decisions. —Tom Shefchunas Click To TweetIn youth ministry, quantity time leads to quality time. —Tom Shefchunas Click To TweetStudents need three connections: a connection to another student, a connection to an adult leader, and a connection to the purpose God made them for. —George Lin Click To TweetIf we’re only measuring the bodies in the room and not the engagement and consistency in relationships during the week, we may be missing the most impressive number in our ministry. —Crystal Chiang Click To TweetIf we look at our students as names instead of numbers, it puts a lot more drive into what we do. —George Lin Click To Tweet

RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE

Resource: XP3 Students

Event: National Youth Workers Convention (NYWC) coupon code: ORNGfriend for $20 off

Book: The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Website: XP3 Students Facebook page