great post.

Here are some things I've seen.

Myths that lead to problems:
1. Youth Leaders need to be hip.
2. Because of number 1, they must be young.
3. Because of number 2, they rarely have kids or know how to parent.
4. Because of 1-3 sometimes they have a difficulty viewing things from a parent's perspective rather than a programming perspective.

The sad thing is most people leave the church in the 18-24 range. And generally speaking the pastorate role that sees the most turnover is the youth pastor role. Is there a correlation???

Also, this is my experience, I'm 24 years old, I have nowhere near the experience of someone who has been in ministry longer than 5-7 years (I've been in it for 3). Leading at a high level takes investment from leaders. If you don't have a support system in place outside of your organization, then sometimes you will fall flat on your face. Youth Pastors are brought in for results and like a high level D-1 Football coach, sometimes they aren't given enough time to turn things around and put systems in place, or they don't understand the importance of putting systems in place.

Sorry for the blog as a comment :)

Great post as always Sam!!

That's awesome.

Genius!

Thanks for keeping us updated.

Sure man! Let's connect some time in the next few weeks! @jcisonline or email at jcisonline[at]gmail.com

Glad you enjoy them. We will be working on summer stuff, but might be able to work a few more soon :)

We have some plans to do some adult songs just to make sure adults understand how crazy their music is as well!

So funny!!! Glad you enjoyed it!

Hey thanks for the feedback. It's helpful to have some rah rah!!

Your girls are connected and I think that has a lot to do with groups but more to do with you and your desire to see them connected. Way to be a good mom!!!

Thanks! Anything to add?

Thanks so much Heather!!