Comments on: The 11 people every youth group needs.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:04:00 +0000

Of all the groups that I ever attended regularly as a teenager, all of these sterotypes were represented, and most of them showed up in the first two groups. I’m still good friends with #11.

By: Collin

Collin — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:52:02 +0000

We have Stereotype number 3 at our YG. Actually, three of them, they’re all sisters. And i’ve had a crush on the middle one for no short amount of time (I’m seventeen) Gosh, i’m lonely.

By: LazzaT

LazzaT — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:24:10 +0000

I think I worked with that guy when I was a camp counselor

By: LazzaT

LazzaT — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:23:36 +0000

Wow! I think I fail as a youth leader. I don't have any of these…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:40:37 +0000

We have the cool kids from school thing happen occasionally. Every time something “cool” like a lock in or retreat happens, they show up. The youth minister encourages them to come back, they show up the next Wednesday night, decide that it’s boring, and never come back. (until the next “cool” thing.) Then there’s the kid with the cool ringtones, the pool shark, the one that always gets hurt, and the kid that says he “goes” to that church when he only came once or twice after a retreat.

By: mwomekwmewo

mwomekwmewo — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:10:24 +0000

you forgot about the kid who is super christian but will most likely end up drinking under age

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:26:18 +0000

the mini-missionary. you know who he is.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:50:49 +0000

How about:
The bull in a china shop kid who broke a chair every time you played musical chairs.

The kid who on retreats showered 4 times a day to keep his hair looking good.

The expounder, he would always expound on the meaning of the verse.

The boy who always forgot to do up his zipper. "wo is me, for I am undone!"

The kid who could quote every scene from the Chevy Chase's "Fletch" movies.

By: Charles Meyer

Charles Meyer — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:41:05 +0000

I was the youth group kid that was at every youth group event and basically the youth pastors assistant. If there was an outreach, I was there. A concert, I was 2 hours early. My t-shirt collection is full of either Event T-shirts or all those small Christian bands that only played 3 shows and they were mostly at your youth group.

One youth group kid I remember is the girl (or guy) that had to always date a member of the opposite sex and had maybe a week break in between break ups. They would show up to youth group every other week because they were at their significant others youth group or house. You knew they had broken up because you started seeing them back at youth group every week. Somehow she ended up going to the same college as I did 2 years later. She hasn't changed much.

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:03:51 +0000

anonymous, I can't speak for anyone else, but I mentioned homeschoolers because I WAS a homeschooler (and a not-so-well adjusted one for the record, so I feel I can make fun of myself). There are well-adjusted homeschoolers and socially awkward ones, just like everyone everywhere else….(interesting how you completely stereotyped "public schoolers" in the process of your comment).
Honestly, can't we learn to laugh at ourselves through some vague stereotypes? I don't think anyone is meaning to judge anyone.