Comments on: Club at McDonalds? Wendys? Taco Bell? Chick-fil-a? http://ylhelp.com/2009/01/05/club-at-mcdonalds-wendys-taco-bell-chick-fil-a/ Club, Campaigners, Contact Work and All That Stuff NOW Wed, 16 May 2012 05:54:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Erich http://ylhelp.com/2009/01/05/club-at-mcdonalds-wendys-taco-bell-chick-fil-a/comment-page-1/#comment-1236 Erich Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:59:05 +0000 http://ylhelp.com/2009/01/05/club-at-mcdonalds-wendys-taco-bell-chick-fil-a/#comment-1236 I like it. It reminds me of how Jesus was preaching in public places. And he also liked to preach with people being fed. I say we go for it. I like it. It reminds me of how Jesus was preaching in public places. And he also liked to preach with people being fed. I say we go for it.

]]> By: rob etheridge http://ylhelp.com/2009/01/05/club-at-mcdonalds-wendys-taco-bell-chick-fil-a/comment-page-1/#comment-279 rob etheridge Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:25:19 +0000 http://ylhelp.com/2009/01/05/club-at-mcdonalds-wendys-taco-bell-chick-fil-a/#comment-279 We once had Club on a Wednesday night at a local BBQ restaurant. We were really pumped about it because we had a local leader who is a country singer agree to do the music (all country). It was going to be great. The owner said that it was perfect timing because he had no booking for that night and we would probably have the place to ourselves. I showed up about 1/2 an hour prior to club and the owner asked if we could move our time to 8:30 because he realized he had doublebooked. When I said there was no way bc we have students that don't drive and rely on parents to pick them up and that it would put us late on a school night, he said we could use the outdoor patio. Well, this could be cool bc people in town would be exposed to a YL Club. Only, there was one problem, it was 27 degrees outside. Luckily, there was a tent set up that blocked some wind and there were outdoor heaters (they would provide a little warmth for about 10 people...haha. I began to make calls and have leaders bring blankets and sleeping bags. Everyone was hudled up together and we had a great time...the singing was even good - and that is not the strong suit of our kids. The ironic thing about the band that was inside where it was warm is that they only had 3 fans - they were the only patrons that night. I have Campaigners at restaurants due to the makeup of my guys - only a couple are Christians. This aspect makes our time more of an outreach. We once had Club on a Wednesday night at a local BBQ restaurant. We were really pumped about it because we had a local leader who is a country singer agree to do the music (all country). It was going to be great. The owner said that it was perfect timing because he had no booking for that night and we would probably have the place to ourselves. I showed up about 1/2 an hour prior to club and the owner asked if we could move our time to 8:30 because he realized he had doublebooked. When I said there was no way bc we have students that don’t drive and rely on parents to pick them up and that it would put us late on a school night, he said we could use the outdoor patio. Well, this could be cool bc people in town would be exposed to a YL Club. Only, there was one problem, it was 27 degrees outside.

Luckily, there was a tent set up that blocked some wind and there were outdoor heaters (they would provide a little warmth for about 10 people…haha. I began to make calls and have leaders bring blankets and sleeping bags. Everyone was hudled up together and we had a great time…the singing was even good – and that is not the strong suit of our kids.

The ironic thing about the band that was inside where it was warm is that they only had 3 fans – they were the only patrons that night.

I have Campaigners at restaurants due to the makeup of my guys – only a couple are Christians. This aspect makes our time more of an outreach.

]]> By: Matthew http://ylhelp.com/2009/01/05/club-at-mcdonalds-wendys-taco-bell-chick-fil-a/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Matthew Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:12:54 +0000 http://ylhelp.com/2009/01/05/club-at-mcdonalds-wendys-taco-bell-chick-fil-a/#comment-271 We've done it once at a local pizza shop. It brought in several new kids, probably because of the free pizza, so that was one of the upsides. But people looked at us very strangely when we did skits/walk-ons. Some people in the community were wondering what the heck was going on, and some we very entertained by it. Also, I think some of the students felt awkward singing and dancing and such, in public. Ultimately I think it's great to do once or twice a year, but any more than that and it gets expensive and doesn't really capture the essence of YL club. Kids need to feel comfortable letting go and being themselves, and they couldn't do that as easily in public. We’ve done it once at a local pizza shop. It brought in several new kids, probably because of the free pizza, so that was one of the upsides. But people looked at us very strangely when we did skits/walk-ons. Some people in the community were wondering what the heck was going on, and some we very entertained by it. Also, I think some of the students felt awkward singing and dancing and such, in public. Ultimately I think it’s great to do once or twice a year, but any more than that and it gets expensive and doesn’t really capture the essence of YL club. Kids need to feel comfortable letting go and being themselves, and they couldn’t do that as easily in public.

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