As many of you may know, I used to work in youth ministry, way back in the day, as in like a year ago. I still love youth min, am a big advocate of mentoring, and pouring into youth.
Either way – I know this isn’t my usual blogpost, but I had insomnia and couldn’t get to sleep for the life of me the other night, I blame the internet, or reddit… but reddit or stumbleupon led me to a bunch of pictures of cats, and then that linked me to all these gifs, and out of that came this, for anyone who’s worked in youth ministry…
- That guy you definitely don’t want volunteering in your youth ministry.
That guy you definitely don’t want volunteering in your youth ministry. - What running straight out of undergrad into your first youth min position feels like.
- When that one student you, and your youth staff, have been praying for the entire year, gives their life to Christ
When that one student you, and your youth staff, have been praying for the entire year, gives their life to Christ - When an event you planned runs seamlessly… #LikeABoss
- When a middle school student excitedly tells him mom how you let him ride on top of the church van.
When a middle school student excitedly tells him mom how you let him ride on top of the church van. - Staff Meetings.
- When you’re walking off stage after killing your sunday morning sermon
When you’re walking off stage after killing your Sunday morning sermon - When you blow your entire budget on one event
- When you, realize you needed that money for other events, and completely regret blowing your budget.
When you, realize you needed that money for other events, and completely regret blowing your budget - How you think your head pastor feels after you “kill it” on a Sunday morning.
How you think your head pastor feels after you “kill it” on a Sunday morning. - How your head pastor actually feels after you preach on sunday morning
How your head pastor actually feels after you preach on sunday morning - When one of your middle school boys does something horrendously unacceptable, but it’s still kinda funny
When one of your middle school boys does something horrendously unacceptable, but still kinda funny