Young Life Contact Work notes

Young Life has 4 "C's"

...Contact work, Club, Church and Camp

at their Chelan Leadership Conference, I attended a workshop on Contact work. To me, it is this emphasis or distinction that identifies Young Life and determines whether they are successful or not. Any person interested in being used by Jesus with youth can make this emphasis and see fruitfulness. It is an investment that takes intentionality and TIME. You reap what you sow. These are my notes, consider them and use what God leads you to.

Contact Work:

Go where kids are

Don't make them a project

Love kids

Expect it to take time, 1-2 years to create relationships

You will have successes and failures

Go with who you are...don't try to be what you are not

Encourage, be consistent

Kids don't naturally know how to receive your love and care

Have kids help you know about them, ask them, let them teach you things

Contact work in pairs is easier

The more names you can call out the more at ease you'll be

Survey kids, use a survey on a variety of topics to get opinions, to know kids

Do contact work with Secretaries and Janitors as well