Women in (Youth) Ministry

The Burner Blog has posted an anonymous letter from a youth pastor who wonders if she doesn’t get the kudos, the gifts, and the invitations to Sunday dinner that her colleagues do because she’s a woman:

I have been with my church for 10 years. I can’t help but feel like I’ve not done a good job, nor does anyone want to “thank” me. Again, I don’t (well, maybe I do!) expect any “goods or services” from people, but when you find yourself in dozens of various conversations with youth pastors about “anonymous gifts” left on desks, delivered to houses, beach houses “donated for the week for a family vacation”, over and over again…I have to feel like I’ve done something extremely wrong. I do receive wonderful, heart-felt notes of encouragement from parents, which I not only LOVE, I save. But, I’m just (very quietly-I’ve never shared this with anyone) curious as to why I’m not “praised” for the timeless amounts I put into my job? It really leads me to believe it’s a “women in ministry” issue…

Read the rest: An Anonymous Letter from a Hurt Female Youth Minister « The Burner.