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All A Youth Pastor Needs to Know

Orginally published on Wednesday, January 04, 2006 at 6:23 AM
by Todd Rhoades

Clip_art From G's Rantings:

1. There is no such thing as "cool clipart." (notice the picture!)  It all looks ridiculous and cheesy. Let's just call it what it is and go on with life.

2. No. We really don't NEED one more lock-in, car wash, fundraiser, or t-shirt.

3. Okay, I got carried away with that last one - we do need lots of t-shirts.

4. Dress does matter. Don't ever show up to a youth event in a suit or business casual for that matter.

5. Students are loud, immature, and random. Don't confuse that with stupidity.

6. It is completely acceptable to name an event - 5.36, Fastbreak, Amped, Unplugged, My Dear Aunt Sally's Rose Garden.

7. It is completely uncool and ridiculous to name the entire youth ministry. They are drawn by relationship, not fluff. Plus the guy/girl behind you is going to change it anyway.

8. Your volunteers are your greatest assett and lifelines. They are not obstacles. Trust them implicitly.

9. Get some rubber chickens.

10. Take your calling seriously but not yourself.

11. The stupider the game - the more popular. Conversely, the more complicated the game, the lamer it ends up being.

12. All games are better in the dark.

13. And with loud music.

14. The best conversations happen on the way home and after curfew.


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  • Posted by

    I think I liked number 9 the best. But I think it applies to all kinds of ministry, don’t you all?

    ;-D

  • Posted by

    Being a youth pastor for 8 years then serving as a senior pastor I can relate to your list. However, four things about students can sum it all up; Stuents (of all ages) are loud, messy, expensive, and are they are going to break things. If an individual does not have this in mind they are in for a real awakining.

  • Posted by

    Allen Amen,
    Funny post, I did not get number 6? and I don’t totally agree with 7. Our youth group has a name, I don’t think it is uncool.  It is fun and the teens like to do it, so to each his own.  Helps with our identity.(However I agree the teen are more interested in relationships than fluff)

  • Posted by Bernie Dehler

    “It is completely uncool and ridiculous to name the entire youth ministry.”

    Where was the part actually having to do with “ministry,” or is it all about game management?

    ...Bernie
    http://fgn.typepad.com/

  • Posted by

    Ooh… I forgot to add one…

    If it’s too loud, you’re too old!

    And, Bernie, you’re right, but sometimes youth ministry FEELS like it’s largely about game management, and furniture repair, and carpet cleaning (and re-cleaning) and especially rubber chickens!

    I think the post was humourous by the way, guys…

  • Posted by

    then why name a church?

  • Posted by

    One time we had an evening dedicated to “naming our youth group” They decided they liked calling it “Youth Group”

  • Posted by

    15.  All youth pastors “should” know how to equip their young Believers who God has entrested to them, will soon be going into the lions den of Secular Higher Education and liberal Christian Education.

  • Posted by

    Amen,
    And how to use a voleyball, two water-balloons, an egg and a Bible to do so.

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