Intermediate / Junior High / High School

It’s just a phase…

Presentation content liberally borrowed from It’s Just a Phase So Don’t Miss It: Why Every Stage of a Kid Matters, and at Least 13 Things Your Church Should Do About It by Reggie Joiner and Kristen Ivy

Where do the Jelly Beans come in?

• A parent has an average of 936 weeks (6552 Jelly Beans) between a child’s birth and graduation

• 936 weeks of influence

• As a teacher, you have approximately ______ hours to influence the students in your classroom

• ( ≈ 180 at MRIS/CGIS, 222 at MJHS, 135 at MHS)

What is a phase?

What phase applies to your students?

How can you use a phase for leverage?

• Accept that kids at all phases are changing in 6 ways:

• Physically & Mentally

• Culturally & Relationally

• Emotionally & Morally

• Know what can be expected of students at each stage

• If you don’t know what can be expected of a student, you may be expecting too little.

• If you don’t know what can be expected of a student, you may be expecting too much.