From the Build It! Toolkit: The 12 “How-Tos”
We think of these as Friendly FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions). In the Build It! Toolkit you will find a series of short “How-Tos” that are a compilation of suggestions that Youth Ministries Program members developed in answer to the top 12 questions we were asked by meetings. The series includes the following topics, some of which are also expanded on in the chapters of the Toolkit. They are available here in PDF format. All of this content is also in the print and PDF versions of the Build It! Toolkit.
Click on the links below to access three two-sided documents with the 12 “How-Tos” laid out in full color. These have received rave reviews from the workshops presented to date, as a thought-provoking take-home for further discernment and discussion. Three “How-Tos” are in each of the four PDF documents below, which you are welcome to download and distribute.
Intergenerational
- How to Plan an Intergenerational Event
- Intergenerational Activities for Meetings
- How to Engage in Intergenerational Conversations
Young Adults
- How to Make your Meeting More Welcoming to Young Adult Friends (YAFs)
- How to Reach Out to Local College Students
- How to Start a Young Adult Group in Your Meeting or Area
Young Friends
- How to Include High Schoolers in the Meeting
- How to Include Younger Friends on Committees
- How to Stay in Touch with Teens from your Meeting After they Graduate from High School
Other Helpful Tips
- Why Youth and Young Adults are Vital to the Religious Society of Friends
- How to Attract and Keep Families with Young Children
- Quaker Traditions that May Be Helpful to Young Friends
