Middle School Ministry Podcast
189 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsThe Middle School Ministry Podcast
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71 - To Parent Meeting or Not To Parent Meeting
September 17, 2019 13:00 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBIf you have students, you've got parents! Plenty of parents are invested in your ministry and want to know what you're doing, and what's going on! Ronald's church has three parent meetings a year, but Michelle doesn't do any. Which is better? Which do you prefer? Do you have regular parent meetings? What do you do at the meetings? How can you resource your parents? Can you make it better than just handing out a calendar? Mentioned on the podcast: Parent Orientation Guide DYM Community Facebo...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 09.15.19
September 16, 2019 02:06 - 4 minutes - 4.31 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: New week, new series! I was really excited about teaching this series again! It's one I wrote and I am a sucker for the Old Testament. Such wonderful pictures of what God had up His sleeves the whole time! I hope you find this helpful! If so, go leave a review and share and other internet things. Those are nice things to do. Countdown Video: Homestar Runner Dot Com I decided that this would be the month I introduce our middle school students to the odd 2000's websi...
70 - Getting Students Up Front
September 10, 2019 13:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBWe're the professionals, right? Who would DREAM of putting students up on the stage? Well, Michelle and Ronald kind of do. When students get up in front of their peers to lead, play games, do announcements, and teach, it validates them and challenges them. Also, it usually means their peers listen more than when the paid youth worker is up there anyway. This week we talk about why we put students up on stage and what you can do to get that going in your own ministry. What part of your program...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 09.08.19
September 08, 2019 16:52 - 4 minutes - 3.69 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: Now we're getting into a groove with Sunday mornings! This was the first week where sixth-grade students were REALLY getting into serving and it's awesome to see them getting into the flow of everything! This is our third week of Purpose and we're focusing on LOVE today! It's been really great and I love the season of newness! Countdown Video: Man Gobbles at Turkeys I died laughing when I watched this video. I just can't. My students loved watching this ridiculous s...
69 - Fall Kick Off
September 03, 2019 13:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBFall is here! Or at least in theory, it should be. It doesn't quite feel like fall in Texas. Maybe in California. Either way, school is back in session and it's time to kick off the fall season! Are you pulling out all the stops and really making it a big deal? Here are some questions to think about: For your Fall Kick off, are you going all out or just getting back to the routine? Are you going to focus on what you'll do every week (small group, worship, etc) or make it a big memorable eve...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 09.01.19
September 01, 2019 15:52 - 5 minutes - 5.21 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: Now we're getting into a groove with Sunday mornings! This was the first week where sixth-grade students were REALLY getting into serving and it's awesome to see them getting into the flow of everything! This is our third week of Purpose and we're focusing on LOVE today! It's been really great and I love the season of newness! Countdown Video: Animal Vines Week two of the vines! It was fun last week and we did it again this week and it was a blast! Games: Meet and ...
68 - Time Management
August 27, 2019 13:15 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBThere are only so many hours in the day! It's time to use what we've been given to the fullest potential! Ronald and Michelle have been flying by the seats of their pants this summer. Both of them are trying to get a hold of their schedule before the fall kicks in with full force. There's a lot to manage! Meetings, planning, growing, reading, studying, meeting parents, hanging with students and answering emails! It can get overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be! You can get a hold of your...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 08.25.19
August 25, 2019 16:03 - 5 minutes - 4.85 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: Sunday number two with the new group of students. A little less chaos. But only a little! We continued our series on Purpose from the 1 John series from DYM. It was a good day! Countdown Video: Animal Vines Remember vine? Those were the days. Our countdown video was just tons of animal vines all put together. Animals are funny. Students like animals. Win win win. Games: Quick Draw This game came from DYM's Gold Rush week. The week was incredible, and this game was a...
67 - The Global Leadership Summit
August 20, 2019 13:15 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBEvery year Ronald's church attends the Global Leadership Summit through a satellite campus. This year, Michelle went for the first time to a satellite campus as well. This episode we talk a little about what we took away from the conference and what we can apply to middle school students and leadership! Here are some questions to think about: What is your church doing to invest in leaders? How can you be a catalyst to help your church's leaders get better? Is the GLS something you can attend ...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 08.18.19
August 19, 2019 13:46 - 5 minutes - 4.96 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: What a crazy good Sunday! Our students all promoted today. That means tons of new students, a new group dynamic, and lots of names to remember! It was a really a great Sunday morning. We began a new series talking about our Purpose through 1 John. Absolutely a blast! Countdown Video: Chickfila Pickup Lines This was a funny video, BUT I was disappointed that it was a little racy. Use it if you want, but make sure you watch it and that it would work for your group. Bec...
Bonus Episode: 6th Grade BBQ
August 14, 2019 01:42 - 9 minutes - 8.94 MBThis is a really great event that we do the week before we have our 6th-grade students promote into the student ministry! It's a chance for the incoming students to be in the room, get to know me, and have a ton of fun eating and learning about the ministry! Here's a quick run-down of what we did. Game: 12 in 12 A really fun memory game based on screens. My 6th-grade students always really engage with it! Talk: Introductions I told them about myself, my family, and showed a few pictures. Game...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 08.11.19
August 12, 2019 02:28 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: This was the last week we had with our students who are in 8th grade. Next week we promote up and have a fresh group! I'm excited about it, but we needed to finish up strong! Jeremiah was our focus today. We reminded students that they are not too young to do God's will. We also spent some time praying for our leaving group of students. 8th Grade Send-off: We circled up the 8th-grade students and surrounded them with 7th and 6th-grade students. We prayed over them al...
66 - Debriefing Summer Trips
August 06, 2019 17:55 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBYour leaders' opinions of the trip matter! When you take leaders on a trip, you have the opportunity to ask them to be your "eyes and ears" for things that you might not be able to see because you've been working so closely on the details of the whole thing. Debriefing with your leaders is hugely important and can really help when you're either trying to change a big part of the trip or make it better next year! Here are some questions to think about: When is a good time to debrief? On the wa...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 08.04.19
August 04, 2019 15:58 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: We've only got two weeks until we promote up the fifth-grade students into the middle school room and I'm excited! But that means we need to properly send off the eighth-grade students first! We started a two-week series called "Launch" which I'll put down below for you to download and make your own! It's always a crazy Sunday in middle school. Here's what we did! Countdown Video: Taco Bell and KFC Board Room I like Taco Bell. My students give me a hard time (as they...
65 - Taking Middle School Girls on Trips
July 30, 2019 13:45 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBMiddle School Girls. Chances are half of your group is female. How do you take time to make sure they are ministered to on trips? Michelle and Ronald have a candid conversation about making sure you've got what you need to meet the needs of half your group when you're gone on a summer (or really any) trip! Here are some questions to think about: Did you buy pads? You should. Do you have extra clothing options for emergencies? Have you prepped your female leaders to help out in a crisis? Are y...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 07.28.19
July 28, 2019 15:48 - 3 minutes - 3.42 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: Woo! This Sunday I've got someone teaching for me and it's their very first time in front of middle school students! I'm super pumped. I helped him write his talk, he gave it to me sitting in a chair in the middle school room (not awkward one bit) and then he watched himself after we recorded it. The rest of the day, was pretty normal/crazy with games, announcements and fun! Countdown Video: How Captain America Should Have Returned the Stones This was a fun video! Cl...
64 - Summer Trips and Middle School
July 23, 2019 13:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBSummer usually means summer trips! What trips have you been taking? Michelle and Ronald talk about the trips they've been taking, the reasons they take them, and how they recover! Here are some questions to consider! What trips do you take during the summer? How do you rest after taking a trip? What tips do you have for taking trips with middle school students? Mentioned on the podcast: DYM Community Facebook Group https://www.canva.com/ https://unsplash.com/ https://pixabay.com/ Got a middl...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 07.14.19
July 14, 2019 15:46 - 3 minutes - 3.42 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: We're back from our mission trip and I'm ALMOST recovered! It was a really great trip with students coming forward with a lot of brokenness. There's definitely some more unpacking that needs to happen over the course of time, but for now we're still rocking our series "Pause" from DYM. I made some tie ins to what happened at the mission trip but we'll do a deeper dive soon. Now on to the Sunday! Countdown Video: Fail Videos I made like, three of these in advance of t...
63 - Design in Middle School Ministry
July 09, 2019 22:53 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBYouth ministry means designing things! Whether its parent newsletters, emails, social media posts, or slides for teaching, you're going to be designing things! Even if you're not great at it, there's lot you can learn from looking at other ministries and why design matters! Here are some questions to consider! What are your favorite free design resources? Who can you get to design things for your ministry? How can you design in "batches" to save time and energy? What ministry will you conside...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 07.07.19
July 07, 2019 16:38 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: It’s definitely still summer! We leave on our mission trip this week but Sunday is still coming! We’re doing a DYM series called “Pause” and it’s been great! Check it out! Countdown Video: Fail Videos People falling down. It’s always funny. This is a fun and clean video. Download and us! Games: Rank This We had rows compete against each other in this fun game. Super easy and fun! Independance We had the winning row come up and play this. Three hints for students to...
62 - Middle School Students Serving during VBS
July 02, 2019 11:33 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBVacation Bible School is a staple in many churches! Whether you call it VBS, do it at night or in the morning, there's probably something going on in your children's minister for your kids during the summer! The question is, how can you get your middle school students involved in serving? Most of them have either JUST promoted out of elementary or are still not far from it, so can they really be helpful? Michelle and Ronald talk about how their middle school students serve and how awesome it'...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 06.30.19
June 30, 2019 15:52 - 4 minutes - 4.05 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: Summer series time! We always have a fun series where it's a little calmer and a lot more practical. I was really glad for that because this Sunday we had REALLY low attendance! It was still a ton of fun. Since people either have a ton of free time in the summer or are crazy busy, we're looking at how to "PAUSE" and take time with God. It's a DYM lesson seriesUNdersto, so go check it out! I'm looking forward to it! Countdown Video: "Pause Prank" I really love having ...
61 - Communicating Better in Middle School Ministry
June 25, 2019 13:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBSummer is when our students and their families normally take a vacation, but what about us? As ministers, it's really important for us to get away, recharge and refresh. The problem is when most people are off (like during the summer and Christmas holidays) that's usually when our ministries are running full steam! That doesn't mean we don't take time off. It actually means we should be even MORE intentional about getting away! Do you take time off? Here are some questions to consider! What'...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 06.23.19
June 23, 2019 16:46 - 4 minutes - 3.91 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: VBS hangover is real. But our Sunday was still great! Countdown Video: VBS Volunteer Because so many of our students volunteer for VBS, I felt like they'd like this video. I wasn't wrong! It was a hit! Games: Extreme Row Makeover This was a great crowd game! Everyone can play and you need no supplies! The row has to do what shows up on the screen first and if they do, they get a point! Super easy and tons of fun! Guess A Roo A fun game we played with a group of stude...
60 - Getting Away
June 18, 2019 13:47 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBSummer is when our students and their families normally take a vacation, but what about us? As ministers, it's really important for us to get away, recharge and refresh. The problem is when most people are off (like during the summer and Christmas holidays) that's usually when our ministries are running full steam! That doesn't mean we don't take time off. It actually means we should be even MORE intentional about getting away! Do you take time off? Here are some questions to consider! Do yo...
59 - When Do Your Promote Your Middle School Students?
June 11, 2019 14:30 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBSummer is upon us! So do you promote your students at the beginning of summer or at the end? Or do you have some crazy strategy where some students promote at one point and the rest at another time? Promotion strategy is a huge part of how we launch students on one side of our ministry and how we bring students into the ministry on the other! Here are some questions to consider! How do you launch 8th grade students into freshman year? How do you bring up new 6th or 7th grade students? What ev...
58 - Getting on YouTube for your Middle School Students
June 04, 2019 13:08 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBA statistic has been going around a lot recently about the influences on students. Engagement by hours per year: Church = 70-100 hrs (if they attend)Camp = 70 hrs (if they attend)Parents – 400 to 600 hrsSchool - 1600-1800 hrsOnline – 2000-3000 hrs (Youtube, Netflix, Instagram, etc.) If our students are online, maybe we should consider being online in order to reach them too! Some questions to consider: How can we be a presence online? YouTube? Instagram? How can we create content without spen...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 06.02.18
June 03, 2019 02:48 - 4 minutes - 4.44 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: I'm honestly having a hard time remembering a Sunday where I felt so tired! Oh well, there's another one in the books! Countdown Video: 3 is a Magic Number I just had to. SchoolHouse rock wins nostalgia for me and makes my students raise their eyebrows at the screen. Win Win. Games: XTreme Tic Tac Toe So we have these little tables set up with tic tac toe boards. Then we paired up rows, gave them three cups, and told them to take turns placing the cups. If the row WO...
57 - Middle School Ministry Fails
May 28, 2019 13:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBFails. They happen a lot. More often than we'd like to admit. They don't always make us feel like rock star ministers and they certainly make for viral videos. But the reality is that when we fail, we learn. In ministry, we might have an amazing idea for an event or plan out the semester and find out that... it failed pretty hard. But when we fail, we can learn from what went wrong and make a better plan next time! Right? Some questions to consider: What was the last big FAIL that happened in...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 05.26.19
May 27, 2019 10:59 - 4 minutes - 4.44 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: This Sunday we began a new series on the Trinity. My students have asked about it several times and it felt like a good time to nail it down as a transition into summer. Talking about a topic students are interested in will help keep the momentum and I’ve been saving this one for that purpose! Countdown Video: The Triangle Song This was just a silly song just used to get students thinking about "threes". Enjoy. Games: Same Game This was a great video mixer! It got st...
56 - BIG NEWS and Purpose Statements
May 21, 2019 13:00 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBWoohoo! Super big news! Talking Squirrels is no longer flying solo. Michelle Anderson is officially a part of the team and co-host with Ronald! Now you get to hear things from a Texas AND California perspective. You're pumped. I can tell. Our first episode together we talk about our purpose statements for our ministries. What are they and why do we have them? Some questions to consider: What is your church's purpose statement and how can you match the middle school to it? Should it have a lot...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 05.19.19
May 19, 2019 18:33 - 5 minutes - 4.65 MBToday was Student Ministry Sunday, which we’ve abbreviated to SMS because student ministry is edgy. It’s a day when we have students take over every part of the worship service and service opportunities at church. So here’s a quick “How To” on how you could implement something like this with your church, even if you have a smaller context! Make a Plan with Your Team Sit down with your team and ask them everything that goes on during a Sunday morning. Then see how they can help train your stud...
55 - Low Key Summer Events with Chris Hargrove
May 14, 2019 13:00 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBIt's easy to think of summer as the time to do "big events" during the student ministry calendar, like a mission trip or summer camp. But don't neglect the opportunity to do some cool, low key events to build relationships with your students and hang with them! When you look at your summer calendar, think about some ways to incorporate some low key hangs! Some questions to consider: Can you put together something that helps out another ministry during the summer? How can you "just hang" inten...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 05.12.19
May 12, 2019 15:55 - 4 minutes - 4.1 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: Happy Mother's day! Did you talk about mom's today? We didn't! But we did wrap up our series on Wisdom! Countdown Video: Cute Animals Funny video. Cute animals. You can't go wrong. Games: Sit Down If (Your Momma Edition) Another great DYM game! Everyone stands up and only sits down if they've done the thing on the screen! Minute to Win It Wheel Just a quick wheel made in Sidekick that chooses a game for two contestants to play. It makes it a little chaotic, but also ...
54 - Orange Conference Takeaways
May 07, 2019 14:23 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBThis was my first year ever to go to the Orange Conference! I had a blast and really enjoyed the experience. If you have never been, consider going and maybe even taking your children's and student team! It was an excellent conference with something for everyone. Here are some takeaways I got: Some questions to consider: How can you make your ministry personal? You can impress from a distance, you influence up close - Doug Fields It takes risk to rescue - Carlos Whittaker Shame tells us we ar...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 05.05.19
May 05, 2019 19:55 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: Another crazy week! Just got back from the Orange conference and just took a nap! Enjoy another crazy episode of Sunday Morning Squirrels! Countdown Video: Bad Day at Work Games: Change Places If This was supposed to be a mixer! If the student has done what's on the screen, they get up and move seats with someone else. Great game for moving students sitting in different places! Better Not Pick It An upfront game, or a game for students if you want to print enough em...
53 - Big Summer Events with Chris Hargrove
April 30, 2019 13:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBSummer is close at hand! If you haven't started planning your summer calendar, now's the time to get on it! Chris Hargrove is a buddy of mine serving in Lakewood Georgia and sat down with me to talk planning out his big summer events like camp and mission trip! If you haven't done your planning, listen and get on it! Some questions to consider: Have the big events on the calendar! Supplement the church's big summer vision! Plan low-key summer events when the kids are traveling. Mentioned on t...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 04.28.19
April 28, 2019 18:44 - 4 minutes - 4.48 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: Holy cow this was a crazy week! My wife is still recovering from her back surgery, so I had all three of my daughters with me all day today! Which is why I'm recording in the gym while they are in childcare. >.
52 - What Do You Teach Middle School Students?
April 23, 2019 13:31 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBYou only get 52 weeks in a year. No more and no less. There's no way you could teach all 1189 chapters in the Bible to your students in that time (and keep the sanity of you and your middle school kids that is). Since you're going to have to trim down what you teach, what ARE you going to teach? That's what I talk about in this week's episode. What in the world are you going to teach your middle school students? Some questions to consider: What do you want your middle school students to "grad...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 04.21.19
April 21, 2019 15:49 - 4 minutes - 3.82 MBOnly a few days left to try the DYM Gold Membership for a month! Check it out for free for one whole month! Sunday Morning Squirrels: We don't have a lot of students show up on Easter. It's totally a culture thing with our church. They come with their whole family, go to service, and then go do something as a family. Because of this, we have "The Easter Rule" given to us by our pastor: If we know we're going to have a very small number of students, we spend exactly one hour prepping for Sunda...
51 - The DYM Episode
April 15, 2019 13:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBDYM has really shaped my ministry over the last six years. Going out to southern California has been a huge blessing to me and helped me become a better youth pastor. I hope you might consider checking out Download Youth Ministry, not because it's a great store with great resources, but because it's also a great community of youth pastors who seek to speak into the lives of youth workers. There's a ton of stuff you should check out on the website. But more than that, you should get into the c...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 04.14.19
April 14, 2019 16:21 - 5 minutes - 5.06 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: Week two in our easter series! I had a volunteer teach for me and it was nice to sit back and listen. But I also need to get better about planning that out in advance! Want to try Sidekick and the other perks of a DYM Gold Membership? Check it out for free for one whole month! Countdown Video: Worst Friends Games: Wheel of Challenges Give everyone a clothespin to put on their shirt, have students pairs off and spin the sidekick wheel. They have to perform what it lan...
50 - Walking with the Lawn Mowers
April 09, 2019 12:40 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBLook out helicopter parents, here come the lawn mowers! That really doesn't sound all that threatening does it... Still, we're in a new phase of parenting. Parents aren't just swooping in to fix the problems their kids are facing (helicoptering if you will), rather they are making sure their students face no difficulty whatsoever and clearing the way for them before they even get there (or, mowing down the obstacles). How do we minister to these parents AND their students? That's what I talk ...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 04.07.18
April 07, 2019 15:50 - 5 minutes - 4.71 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: Getting ready for Easter with a new series: New Life! We broke down communion and celebrated birthdays! Want to try Sidekick and the other perks of a DYM Gold Membership? Check it out for free for one whole month! Countdown Video: AFV Amusement Parks Games: Did They Peep It? Birthday Bash - We got all March birthdays up on stage. Then we gave out party blowers and put party hats on a table. First person/team to successfully knock the hat off the table wins! We did t...
Minisode - Youth Leader Summit
April 04, 2019 13:00 - 4 minutes - 4.37 MBClick here to sign-up for this amazing conference! The 2019 Youth Leader Summit at Harvey Cedars Bible Conference will be an incredible three days of teaching, worship & fun. Our goals are simple: encourage, equip and refresh. Join the conversation on Facebook. Not only will you and your team get some of the most practical youth ministry training available, but you will worship, plan and play together. We intentionally under-program the summit so you can block out time with your team to pla...
49 - This Middle School Minister couldn't make it without his wife
April 02, 2019 11:57 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBI love my wife. She's a rockstar! She's also super busy and not a volunteer in my ministry. A lot of ministers have wives who support their ministry from inside it. Our relationship is different in that Bekah supports me from outside. We talk about how a spouse can support their minister partner while not being on the inside of the ministry. She's really smart and awesome. You should listen and get to know her! Bekah is a rockstar who does a lot of work out stuff. Links below! We overcommuni...
Sunday Morning Squirrels - 03.31.19
March 31, 2019 16:12 - 5 minutes - 4.66 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: A Sunday running around like crazy because of my own kids, but still an awesome Sunday. I'm really glad I've been investing in adult leaders to be around. It makes such a huge difference! Want to try Sidekick and the other perks of a DYM Gold Membership? Check it out for free for one whole month! Countdown Video: Bull Mastiff Competes Games: Letters The Most Common SenseShare this episode on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and I'll send this game your way! Make sure y...
48 - Middle School Kids are Kids
March 25, 2019 13:01 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBCartoon pajamas. Lunch boxes for Bible covers. Stuffed animals coming on retreat. Middle school students are still kids in a lot of ways. And if your program is separated out from the high school one, then you'll notice it more than if everyone was combined. What should you do with this information? Are there things you need to consider? Here are some quick observations. How can you take advantage of middle school students still being kids? When is it a good time for potty humor? When student...
Sunday Morning Squirrels 03.24.19
March 24, 2019 15:57 - 5 minutes - 4.66 MBSunday Morning Squirrels: Another great Sunday with middle school students! More talking about PRAISE and learning from mini-case studies. It was a good day! Countdown Video: Kid Snippets - Breakfast Games: Pair Breakers Florida Man Songs: Let It Be Known Give Me Faith Bible Study: Main Idea: The Good News about Jesus is worth sharing! Scripture: Jeremiah 20:7-13 Mini Case Study Examples: Mary wants to tell her friends about Jesus. She’d love to invite them to church as a start. But she’s w...
47 - The Heart Attack Rule
March 19, 2019 13:01 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBThe Heart Attack Rule! What would you do if you were suddenly taken out of your ministry? What would your leaders and ministry do if you were suddenly taken out? An emergency will come your way at some point. Be it family, medical, accident or other, something will happen when you'll need to bail out. Quickly. Like I had to do a few weeks ago. Listen to hear what happened and what I did. Then download my "Heart Attack Document" to start thinking about what you might do in that situation. Who ...