High School Parents,
You are receiving an email because your son or daughter is headed off to Michigan with First Church of God for a weekend at SpringHill Camps January 20th through the 22nd! We are going to have an INCREDIBLE time! In a matter of a weekend, students will experience new and exciting opportunities as well as be encouraged and deeply challenged.
With that being said, you will be with your teen leading up to this weekend and the weeks following. I want to partner with you. Iwant encourage you and assist you in any possible way. One of the best ways I can think to assist you is to offer you some questions you can potentially ask your teenager before he/she goes on the trip (more questions will follow for after the trip). Hopefully, these questions will start a discussion or create conversation between you two.
Do not feel you must sit down with your student and go through these together. Rather, think of them as questions to ask your child in replace of the "How was your day" or "What did you do today" questions. Choose the ones you like, all of them, or none at all. The goal is not to get through anything, but to simply engage with your child.
The following are possible questions to ask your teen:
· What are you most looking forward to on the Winter Retreat? Why?
· The Winter Retreat’s theme this year is En Route, what do you think that means?
· What are you passionate about? (Why? How did you become passionate about this?)
· Where do you want to hear from God this weekend?
· What is on your heart & mind this week before heading on this trip?
· What is something you have not been able to give over to God?
· What’s your idea of the best day ever?
· Is there anything you want to change in your life?
· What were some high and low points today?
· How can I be praying for you as you are gone?
Please let me know if you have any questions or need anything. It is a pleasure to partner with you.
The BEST is yet to come!
Luke Diehl
