Dating a youth pastor

3 Requests of Youth Ministry Leaders Who Are Dating

I was hired into paid, full-time youth ministry at the age of I was single, young, male, not dating anyone, and found myself suddenly surrounded by people that dominated my social schedule…romantic dating just got a lot more complicated. That was back in , and I am now married with two kids. So why am writing this particular blog entry? I know many youth ministers who are young and single I know many youth ministers of various ages and stages of committed relationships too, of course! The following observations reveal some of the challenges and realities about life as a single, young, youth minister. Leading a youth ministry inevitably means that personal and professional life will overlap. The schedule of youth ministry makes a social life, especially outside of church, challenging.

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Lets face it, youth ministries typically attract the most fun, most talented, best volunteers in the Church sorry Kids Min mostly kidding So when you have all these young, talented, energetic type people they are bound to find someone in that group that they find attractive and perhaps pursue a dating relationship. As a leader I am very for this , leaders dating leaders is a great scenario and when they do, they will hear from me three expectations requests for any couple on our youth volunteer team. A how to of dating being lived out in living colour in front of the eyes of their students. Youth night, is focused on youth, you can chat, connect, but your students should not get short changed because of your relationship. Make sure that on youth night, you are in leader mode.

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Just to be clear, this was not a new discovery revealed to the world yesterday. Yesterday was just the first time I heard about it after seeing his name float around on Twitter for a few days unpacking a video he posted with yet another cringe take on faith deconstruction. Matt Chandler was 23 years old when he met his wife, Lauren. He was the camp speaker at a camp where she was a year-old camper. They married after she turned This is not a buried secret.

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Should We Allow Dating in Our Student Ministry?

This blog post should generate a lot of interest. If you are a student pastor or a leader in a youth group, you probably have been faced with this concept and question in your mind at some point. If you are a student reading this post, you probably have been faced with the frustration of the rules that a youth pastor or leader put on you for dating. That is a parent decision. It is not up to you to tell students that they cannot date someone of the opposite sex.

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