We don't just do bands. Terry Shue, pastor at Kidron Mennonite, also credited the grown-ups and kids behind the Back Door for making the club the place to be on Friday nights. We bought equipment from Starbucks. Getting the kids to come once or twice is one thing. Keeping them coming back is another, all interviewed agreed.
Atmosphere is important.
It has to look like a place teens would choose to go, Atkins said. Grace Brethren's recent expansion wasn't undertaken to accommodate the Solid Rock Cafe, but the teen club was definitely part of the plans. Time is another factor. The busy schedules of sports, jobs and other extra-curricular activities is the main reason Solid Rock Cafe nights fall every other Sunday. Subtlety also plays a big role in a club's success, youth pastors agreed.