I found this post on a fellow youth minister's blog and had to share it with you:
About a year ago, someone got me a subscription to Reader’s Digest. Though I admit I don’t read every article from cover to cover, there is one article I always enjoy reading. Each month, they do an article entitled “13 Things Your (fill in the blank with mechanic, doctor, accountant, pilot) Won’t Tell You.” I always enjoy reading the funny and interesting things that I would never hear from these people I rely on. So, that is what has inspired this most recent blog post. The following are things you will probably never hear from your Youth Minister, but they may be enlightening. These may not be universal, but probably hit the majority of Youth Ministers.
1. Youth Ministry ain’t about pizza and lock-ins. These are tools that we use to bring students in, but Youth Ministry is not built on these things. Most Youth Ministers spend hours crafting their lessons and sermons, and many times, students have incredibly tough theological questions that demand an answer. You might be surprised to know how deep your church’s Youth Ministry really is!
(read the rest on his blog here)
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