It’s funny how some things that were once so important suddenly seem so small and insignificant looking back at them a period of time later. It’s refreshing to know that there eventually comes a point in time when memories no longer haunt you, and no longer imprint in your spirit a constant, painful reminder of what could have been, or what should have been in your life; that the unsettling memories eventually slip away to make room for new and better ones to take place… Life is pretty good, and I for one am happy about the direction mine is headed and thankful for the people I have in it.
12 Things I’ve Learned In Youth & Young-Adults Ministry:
- Your biggest strength is the personalized time you give each individual.
- You can’t meet everyone’s needs, but you can meet them for lunch or coffee.
- The quality of your preaching isn’t as important as the way you present yourself on a daily basis.
- Your biggest measure of success is the daily transformation you see in each individual.
- Honesty and transparency are key in gaining someone’s trust.
- You can’t fake it. They’ll call your bluff.
- Don’t expect anyone to do anything you haven’t or won’t do yourself.
- A pizza party will never mean more than a personalized letter or phone call.
- The second you stop learning is the second you should probably stop leading.
- Being relevant does not meaning watering down The Gospel.
- They don’t need someone to tell them how to do life. They need someone willing to do life with them.
- You will never be perfect. So don’t expect them to be either.
I still have much to learn, and I pray that God will continue opening doors for me. But as for the last five years, these are the twelve things that I have realized the most.
“You sold your soul to me to save your boyfriend’s life.
And how does this creep thank you? By running off with some babe.
He hurt you real bad, didn’t he, Meg?”
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
