Over the last 25 years or so of ministry I've had the privilege of being a youth leader, church planter and preaching pastor. So I've been in the shoes of a youth leader working under a pastor and a pastor having a youth leader work under me. In other words I attack this challenge with a history on both sides of the ministry fence.
Today I work with youth leaders from across the nation through Dare 2 Share and consistently hear horror stories from youth leaders who are trying to implement a gospel-advancing strategy for their youth ministry only to meet resistance from their pastor.
Some pastors are scared of it. Others are intimidated by it. A few are even theologically pre-disposed against it. But I believe that, in most cases and with most pastors, its of an issue of communication, trust and alignment more than anything else. Keep reading
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