The subject of families, and youth in particular, came up quite often during the breakfast panel discussion. Having representatives from both the school district and ministerial association brought out both thoughtful questions from the attendees and insightful answers from the panel members. Quite often city government is viewed as being impersonal and more concerned with the city as a whole.
School districts deal with kids.
Churches deal with individuals and personalities. Hospitals deal with the sick. Cities deal with picking up garbage and plowing streets. Quality communities like Paynesville overcome those paradigms in many ways. The churches do so through an active ministerial association that looks at the changing face of the community and helps and encourages all local churches to react accordingly.