Youth Group Leadership Report

Ever since the winter of my eighth grade year, I have been a leader of the youth group of my church. I do everything from planning summer and winter retreats to organizing a fun weekend activity. I make sure that there is a theme, enough food, plenty of volunteers, fun games, and more for the retreats. The weekend activity is usually a weekend sleepover at the church, also known as a lock-in, or a trip to the bowling alley or laser tag arena; these weekends occur roughly every two to three months. To make sure that the activities go smoothly, I need to be certain that everyone has money, a ride, and a change of clothes. The many things that I do at my youth group, including, but not limited to, organizing retreats and lock-ins, demonstrate
In some cases, some people who are in some kind of leadership position find it difficult to share the burden of leading; I am not part of this group. I am able to ask others to take some things off of my plate. For instance, when I plan a retreat for my youth group, I create a committee consisting of two to three other members of the youth group. I assign a job for each person so that the planning goes smoothly and efficiently. For example, one person might be put in charge of games and activities while a different member has the task of designing a team shirt or sweatshirt. Other jobs include coming up with a menu, creating a schedule, and finding volunteers. By transferring bits and pieces of my responsibilities, I lessen the stress that might come as the preparations continue and free up some time to look to the next task at
In other words, the people of the general public, or the other youth group members in my case, must be able to trust that their supervisor will complete any assignment that he or she has guaranteed to do. To illustrate, the youth group members do not plan the lock-ins or retreats, but they expect that when they arrive at the event, everything is running smoothly. If I do not keep my word, there would be no festivity. The children would be bored because there are no games, hungry because nobody ordered food or bought snacks, and disappointed because I broke my promise as their leader. To have a triumphant lock-in, I must invent exciting games and recreations. Thus, as the head organizer it is my duty to be trustworthy and dependable by doing what I promised to