Parent Open Discussion- P.O.D. this Monday, June 16th

Our next P.O.D. is scheduled for this Monday, June 16th at 7pm in Foyer Room 1.  If you didn’t make it to the first P.O.D. then you missed out on some great discussion.  Just to give you an idea of what this is, let me answer a few quick questions:

What is P.O.D.?
P.O.D. is a roundtable discussion of sorts, strictly for parents of teens.  Let’s face it, no parent has all the answers.  And a lot of teens have the same struggles.  So why not come together and talk through some of these issues together.  Remember the old mantra “Two brains is better than one!?”  Well, imagine if you had a whole room full of brains.  P.O.D.  is designed to be a safe environment where parents can learn from other parents, and share their knowledge to help someone else.

Why P.O.D.?
I have a 3 year old and a baby.  Even though I am  the youth pastor, I don’t have the answers to how to raise teens.  I can point out biblical guidelines but wouldn’t it be better to get practical advice as well from those who are in the trenches righ now?  You may just be coming into the teenage years, or you may be moving out of those years with your kids.  either way, I know you can benefit from this meeting.

How does P.O.D. work?
As you arrive at the Parent Open Discussion, you will be given the opportunity to write your questions or issues on cards (it can be anonymous or not, which ever makes you comfortable).  Then as we go through the evening we will tackle these questions one by one in a group discussion format, allowing the discussion to go as long as needed for the topic to be covered.

So mark your Calendar parents!  This is just for you.  No Kids/Teens allowed.  And we will See you Monday, June 16th at 7pm!

More Activity, Less Protection

Since 2005, there has been a 2% hike in the number of high school student who have engaged in sexual intercourse. That number stands at 48% currently as the national survey shows, with 15% saying they have had 4 or more sexual partners.  And to top that, there has been a drop off in the percentage of students who are using “protection” during sexual intercourse.  You can read the entire article here

So what does this mean?  What should we do?  I don’t know, but obviously what we are doing, teaching, saying,  is not working…