Why Youth Pastors Shouldn't

Youth ministries are often the most evangelistically-minded ministries in the church. This emphasis can easily lead to a “cookies on the lowest ...

Spiritual Daycare: Why Youth Pastors Shouldn't Exist

Do we really need youth pastors? Are they necessary? Are they truly helpful? These are rather taboo questions in the context of current church culture.

What the hell is wrong with so many youth pastors? - Reddit

As others have pointed out, I think many youth pastors are in over their head. Many churches treat youth group or kids ministry as a training ...

An Overlooked Reason Good Youth Pastors Leave Youth Ministry

They feel a significant amount of guilt over this, but shouldn't. Here's why: they were called to pastor the generation behind them. When they ...

Drifting from the Essentials: Why Many Youth Pastors Don't Make It

Working toward the wrong goal or with the wrong methods can be one of the most frustrating experiences – trust me, I know! I've seen many ...

How Youth Ministry Kills The Church - The Longer Haul

When we fail to teach students to love the church we set them up for failure and we ultimately kill the church. If students age out of the Youth Ministry ...

Youth Ministry Isn't for the Faint-Hearted - Harvest USA

Youth pastors have challenging ministries, and that's an ... He shouldn't be in the youth group.” The second was, “He should be here. The ...

10 Rock-Solid Reasons You Should NOT Quit Youth Ministry

I've seen a pattern. Many youth leaders are underpaid and overworked. Most are volunteer or work a full-time job on top of youth ministry. The ...

The Rotten Results and Side-Effects of Modern Youth Ministry

These are not, in most cases, wolves in sheep's clothing who are purposefully trying to hurt kids and destroy the church. These youth workers ...

Don't Leave Youth Ministry to the Youth Minister

We shouldn't assume the Sunday school teacher or youth pastor alone holds responsibility for teaching, getting to know, and investing in the youth.

Why We Need to Rethink Automatic Bible College & 22-Year-Old ...

What if the way churches are hiring youth pastors is hurting our youth and hurting our youth pastors? ... We shouldn't have to have age limits on ...

One Reason We Shouldn't Get Rid of Youth Ministry - Crossway

And there are voices that say we need to eradicate youth ministry and do away with it as a whole. But one thing I would say in response is that ...

The Harmful Practices of Modern Youth Ministries - Medium

Conforming to the World — Entertainment — Social Clubs — Lack of Bible Preaching — Bad Doctrine — Overemphasis on Music — Emotionalism ...

Why Youth Pastors Shouldn't "Date" Youth Group Members

It's illegal for youth pastors to have sexual contact with youth group members. But many date them and later marry them. That's wrong too!

Three Reasons A Church Shouldn't Have A Traditional Youth Ministry

There is some truth to why some churches should not have a youth ministry. Here are my three reasons a church should not have a weekly youth group element.

Sermon - "WHY WE HAVE NO YOUTH MINISTRY AT CALVARY ...

Having been manipulated by the youth director, because he doesn't know enough Bible to apply God's Word, and because he is pressured by the pastor to produce ...

Is youth ministry really beneficial? - The Puritan Board

I think he does raise a lot of valid concerns about youth ministry - the lack of parental oversight, the creation and idolization of possibly- ...

An Honest Look At Youth Ministry, Youth Pastors, And Youth Groups

I can relate to them in a way as the lack of adequate teaching coupled with an unhealthy focus on obedience and outreach nearly forced me from ...

Do You (Inadvertently) Treat Youth Pastors Like Second String?

This is a question youth pastors get all the time. Often the youngest and most inexperienced on a church staff, many of them feel undercut by ...

The Minority Report: Is Youth Ministry Unbiblical?

A good youth pastor encourages teenagers to love and submit to their parents and encourages them to seek Christ themselves. @Steve This might ...