There are a few aspects of youth ministry that must always be taken care of, no matter what else is going on or what time of year it is. I would say the most important thing you can do is to NOT neglect your relationship with Jesus. Do not forfeit your personal growth for the sake of the "responsibilities" of youth ministry.
You can't lead the teenagers (or adults) anywhere you have not been. The students do not need to watch you crash and burn. They need to see you living fully for Christ, even if that means you do not have an event each night of the week or that cool video doesn't get made. Show them how to live for God by modeling that in your ministry.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Youth Ministry Thought: your relationship with Jesus
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I think it's odd how people would never follow a tour guide through territory that guide has never seen, but yet many spiritual leaders are just that and people so easily follow.
ReplyDeleteYeah, and many people never stop to ask or even want to ask if the person leading them spiritually knows where they are going.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think many youth ministers think because they are older and have already been through youth group and/or Bible college they are equipped to lead. This is a sad mentality and can lead to many many surface-level ministries with many surface-level students. (some of whom will go to Bible college and continue this process)