Youth Pastor Returns To High School
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Last week, Scott Greene stepped into a self-induced time warp.
Within the last seven days he's been late for English class, forgotten homework, jogged around a gymnasium in a physical education uniform and endured the bustling hallways of Warsaw Community High School.
Greene is 33, but for 10 school days this month, he's an official WCHS sophomore attending a full schedule of classes.
"The reason I'm doing this is because I work with these kids," Greene said. "and the only way I can understand their world is to be in their world."
As the Warsaw Community Church Director of Student Ministries, Greene decided to again experience the life of a high school student to better connect with teenagers and young adults.
His website, www.twoweeksback.com, documents his daily happenings, focusing on the pressures students face, their relationships with teachers and each other; even the reaction they have towards a sophomore 15 years their elder.
He records student responses both during his time at the high school and through surveys taken on his website. Once the project is completed, he hopes to publish the information to help high schools and churches nationwide. More than 500 responses have been collected in the last seven days.
Greene said the kids have reacted positively to his presence as a student, and Warsaw Community High School has backed his activities.
"It's fun, but it's also meaningful. By the time this is done, the school will be able to make better decisions because of the information collected." [[In-content Ad]]
Last week, Scott Greene stepped into a self-induced time warp.
Within the last seven days he's been late for English class, forgotten homework, jogged around a gymnasium in a physical education uniform and endured the bustling hallways of Warsaw Community High School.
Greene is 33, but for 10 school days this month, he's an official WCHS sophomore attending a full schedule of classes.
"The reason I'm doing this is because I work with these kids," Greene said. "and the only way I can understand their world is to be in their world."
As the Warsaw Community Church Director of Student Ministries, Greene decided to again experience the life of a high school student to better connect with teenagers and young adults.
His website, www.twoweeksback.com, documents his daily happenings, focusing on the pressures students face, their relationships with teachers and each other; even the reaction they have towards a sophomore 15 years their elder.
He records student responses both during his time at the high school and through surveys taken on his website. Once the project is completed, he hopes to publish the information to help high schools and churches nationwide. More than 500 responses have been collected in the last seven days.
Greene said the kids have reacted positively to his presence as a student, and Warsaw Community High School has backed his activities.
"It's fun, but it's also meaningful. By the time this is done, the school will be able to make better decisions because of the information collected." [[In-content Ad]]