TAKEAWAYS FROM OUR FOUNDER:
We’re grateful to Rick Beckwith and Marty Caldwell who have pulled these letters back into the light. Below is a letter from our founder, Jim Rayburn, from the early years of Young Life. As all our communities look at their strategies for the upcoming school year, we felt it was poignant in its simplicity and focus. Jim focuses on contact work, follow-up, training of leaders, and gracious, informal Club and Camp time.
“There is much more to be said about Young Life strategy but this much leads me to emphasize that the most significant thing is not the techniques or the people. It is, instead, this true compassion that comes from above.” - Jim Rayburn
Here’s a potential exercise:
Read these letters with your committee and/or leaders.
Adopt the outline of this strategy as your plan for your upcoming year.
Share with us if you’ve already been adopting.