Randi Meyer
Thursday 2/26/09
7. People – Campus vs. Church

1. Avoid Annoying People – At college, I can completely avoid people that I find it difficult to get along with by still being nice. If I see that in class or around campus, I can say hi and move on. I don’t have to make any more effort towards the relationships. Even the people I work with in group projects, I get to pick at college. In the church, this will not be possible. I will be forced to work and build relationships with people that annoy me.
2. People Are My Bosses – Church people are not only the ones I will have to interact with a lot of my time, but they are also the people who will give me my job. I will have to learn how to get along with all the people, at least the majority of them, to keep my job. At college, I do not have to worry about others not liking me to lose my position as a student.
3. Different Personalities – College allows me to pick the people I hang out with. Most of my friends have a lot of the same interests, hobbies, and morals as I do. I have already found out that this will not always be true in the church. As a pastor, we need to learn how to connect with all different types of people with personalities that are not like yours. For an example, in my youth group right now there is a girl who loves to hunt. I am a girl who knows nothing about hunting! The only time I have ever shot a real gun, my eye ended up bloody! J The fact is I still need to work on how to connect with her and truly be interested in things that interest her.
4. Different Generations – At college, I deal with people in the same age group as me for the most part. It is easy to connect and get along with them, because we are apart of the same generation. The church is full of all ages. I will have to learn how to get along with each one.