Drumroll….. So after quite the hiatus, I have decided to start writing again! I am currently 9 months into taking the high school pastor job at Christ’s Church of the Valley in Royersford. If I had to take one thing away from those first 9 months it would be this. Youth Ministry is much more than a job, and it will consume your whole life.
Now, at first glance this appears to sound quite negative. To be completely honest, a small part of it is, but most of it is not. Over the last 9 months I have been fully submerged in this “calling.” I jumped deep into the lives of so many teens. I started building not only a strong volunteer base, but deep relationships with those people outside of work. I have attempted to get to know the staff better both in church and outside of church. Oh yeah, since my last post I got married, moved out of the house I’ve lived in my whole life, got my dream car and have been trying ever since to balance it all. (Are you wondering yet why I haven’t been blogging?)
I wish I had some posts between last May and now to be honest. It would be great to look back at a post of true joy after baptizing so many teens over the summer. It would be interesting to look back at those discouraging nights at group where I felt I wasn’t picking up any ground. Regardless, this is where I’m at now. I hope to bring you back into my life where you will be able to hopefully get a small glimpse of what it’s like to me. To spend every day learning something new and finding out again and again just how much I don’t know.
Cool things to look forward to over the next couple of months:
- National Youth Workers Convention in Two Weeks
- Starting a new website for youth pastors called youthministryworld.com
- Hitting my ONE YEAR mark at CCV
- Planning our massive New Years event called Countdown
- Learning how to not suck at being a husband (probably won’t be completed in a few months)
