i received an email and found it quite random. Not threatening, but random. It's not like that I'm going to blab this, but something really stuck out to me.

You're a Youth Leader in a Youth Ministry??? Because I'm a Youth Leader in A struggling Youth Ministry. It's just so disheartening sometimes, but i refuse to be apathetic and just give up on these kids...if you have anything enlightening you want to share about that. PLEASE!!!!! FEEL FREE!!!

One big idea is FELLOWSHIP. If there is a bond among the members, it will spark activity. If there is activity, it will arouse curiousity. Curiousity will get others to join. Find out what makes the ministry unappealing and fix it accordingly. Obviously, one doesn't give in to ALL of the demands or it won't be a youth ministry at all. You should reach out and try to get members. Keep in mind that it is better to have few loyal actives, than having numerous members who are in the ministry in vein. BUT (and this is a BIG but), remember that you can lure em in, and HOOK...LINE...& SINKER. In other words, some of those "bad apples" may realize that being in the ministry may be fullfiling. It's kind of difficult to try and understand and exaplin all of the insights that go into my ministry. This is all that I can say: May God give you his grace.