\n<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\">I get a call every few weeks or so from a group called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teenmania.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Teen Mania<\/a>. I usually just put them on speaker, let them give me their 10 min spill, and I keep working on whatever I need to do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Shocking I know, but youth pastors do actually work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">It\u2019s been a while since I had a good reminder about why I will never participate in anything this group does. Then I saw <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jesusneedsnewpr.net\/teen-mania-is-insane-part-one\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">this story over at Jesus Needs New PR<\/a> and everything came rushing back in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Ever heard of ESOAL? Well, neither have I. Apparently it\u2019s part of their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.honoracademy.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Honor Academy<\/a>. I always thought that Ron Luce and his teen maniacs were militant in both their theology and practice, but I had no idea they actually had a boot camp to train their army.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Seriously.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Watch this video and try not to cringe. Make sure you keep an ear open for these wonderful lines: \u201cwhen interns ate cat food\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t you yack it up. If you puck it up you\u2019re gonna eat it back up again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">If Teen Mania ever comes to your town please, please, please take your students and get out of Dodge.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I get a call every few weeks or so from a group called Teen Mania. 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