tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250006956782121222.post1891140197679035508..comments2023-11-02T04:15:26.742-04:00Comments on Once a Youth Pastor...: Quitting Youth Ministry?HawkOskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17525204548029560894noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250006956782121222.post-35979120035469620842008-03-13T12:54:00.000-04:002008-03-13T12:54:00.000-04:00I am a youth pastor. I also found this blog via M...I am a youth pastor. I also found this blog via Marko's blog. I read many of the posts and consider myself...intrigued. I have struggled of late with continuing to do things just because that's how it's always been done. This could be a very valuable forum. I look forward to the "conversation". <BR/><BR/>Thank you for offering this.Dutchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221093979629147525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250006956782121222.post-48975046015502284412008-03-10T23:18:00.000-04:002008-03-10T23:18:00.000-04:00for 13 years i served in youth ministry on a churc...for 13 years i served in youth ministry on a church staff. i've never lost the "bug" but did lose my appetite for the traditional church based, event driven model, replete with indifferent parents. what to do? i've ministered as a houseparent to teenage guys for the past 5 1/2 years at a Christian children's home.<BR/><BR/>one thing i'd always stressed to kids' parents was that because they spend more time with their kids - by virtue of the fact that they LIVE with them - than i could ever hope to - having 3-4 hours a week with them - that they (parents) have a far better opportunity and responsibility to influence their teens. i finally decided to put my money (and career) where my mouth was, and it's been an awesome experience, albeit a challenging one.<BR/><BR/>best ministry decision i ever made.deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744828324473793583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250006956782121222.post-57816045479351502852008-03-10T22:07:00.000-04:002008-03-10T22:07:00.000-04:00I love this blog!Marko (president of YS) posted th...I love this blog!<BR/><BR/>Marko (president of YS) posted this blog on his page today. That is how I found you. <BR/><BR/>I am in this with you. I no there is no easy answers, so I all about having the "conversation".jeremy zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11357335444350571379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5250006956782121222.post-63465302337066605872008-03-10T22:01:00.000-04:002008-03-10T22:01:00.000-04:00I sense you have a big problem with programs, espe...I sense you have a big problem with programs, especially big church programs. <BR/><BR/>I agree. I am all about people, not programs!jeremy zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11357335444350571379noreply@blogger.com