Part 1: How to do this Youth Ministry thing in a healthy way.

I'm thinking about continuing my talk about what it takes to do youth ministry.  Recently I finished up a series about how to find a job and negotiate with a church.  As a follow up to that post I'm going to start writing a series of what to do when you get a job.  I've worked in 4 different churches over the years and I think I've learned a thing or two about what to do when you get on the job the first day, week, month, year.

Here's a short story.  My first ever "real" youth ministry job that I went through a long hiring process was an interesting start.  The interview process was a bit weird.  I first interviewed with a search committee and had a few interviews and did not hear back from them for about a month.  Finally they called me and told me that they had a new "elder" and were starting over the interviews.  I happened to know the executive pastor from that church and called him and said I thought I was done because it was taking too long.  Fortunately he called me right back and drove out that afternoon to spend some time with me and encouraged me to continue in their process. 

Less than 6 months later I had the job and had just received a letter from the previous youth directors lawyer about a letter I'd sent to parents.

Wanna know More.....Read tomorrow.

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[Leo Rapini]

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