I quickly realized that Allied Force was made up of a bunch of different groups. And obviously with a group our size, we are going to have different groups. But here is what I wonder. Are we inclusive of other people within our groups? I think God created us to go after depth of relationships but didn't he also command that we would go and preach the gospel to all nations? And doesn't that mean that we have to be clique busters?
What do you think? How are we doing in this area?
C.
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i think we need to be a clique busters in the sence of making sure we are doing are very best to make everyone feel welcome, because as the book talked about it is not fun to be in a croud of people and feel all alone. however it that is taken care of and everyone does feel welcome then i don't think clique's are really that bad of a thing, people shouldn't be froced to hang out or even talk with people they don't relate with. clique are almost always thought of as negative but i don't think they are unless they are being exclusive and unwelcoming to outsiders. that is the difference between a clique and a gang.
It's really good to build deep relationships with other Christians, but cliques can be dangerous. There's a fine line between being really good friends with a group of people and being exclusive. We should feel free to build solid, lasting relationships with people in our youth group. but we need to be careful to include otehr people as well and be welcoming to new students in youth group.
I know that often times Servant Team is viewed as a clique. I think that it is great that we are all close and are building each other up. However, when we are so caught up in Servant Team "business" I think we often neglect are other Christian brothers. So: I challenge you guys to really make an effort to see who outside of Servant Team needs to be built up too. And build them up. Frankly, it's not the thought that counts.
i agree with abby. i've actually recently had a few people come up and express their feelings about servant team, in that of they view it as a clique. so, yeah, i think maybe we need to work on, for instance at AFW or "big church" instead of sitting with eachother,we find someone we don't know or someone we need to just connect with, and sit and hang out w/ them. you know? correct me if i'm wrong here, guys. :)
I have always said that once we become a "clique" or even if we are viewed as a "clique" we lose our effectiveness. If this is how people perceive this group at this point, you all will have to work extremely hard to change this mindset. I'm scared to think that is the mindset of other students in our youth group. I appreciate the comments made here, and we will address these comments at our meetings.
i'm not real clear on what a click even is anymore. i think it was agreed that a click's badness is from others feeling excluded, so maybe a better question is. are we excluding others from our "circle of friends"? i honestly don't believe the servant team is a click. we are a close group of friends with a common interest and we are exclusive to the point not everyone can be a member or a part of servant team but i don't think we are exclustive with our friends and who we talk to a hang with at AFW and i don't think the servant team has ever been off in there own little cluster. maybe some people do see the servant team as a click but i don't really see why. i don't think the majority however does, there are a lot of people and all have an opinion on what the servant team is a does so i am sure some do feel we are a click. i bet there were people who thought Jesus and his decipiles were a "clik" too. i haven't ever heard people say the ST is a click if someone has i think unless it becomes more voices we shouldn't get to wrapped up in this. Is one or two people calling the servant team a click a big enough issue to occupy our time. take what people say at a grain of salt.
I think servant team will always be seen as a click when only a certain number of people can be in it (which is how it should be). We cant control how people think/view us but we can control who we talk to and what groups we talk in. I honestly havent seen it as a big deal this year. We all talk to each other yes but its not all of us in the same group. I actually see more of small groups hanging out together at church in "clicks" then anything else. Can we do a better job...always...but is it a problem...no.
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