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Every full time youth pastor has been asked (and more than once), “When are you going to get your own church?” or “When are you going to become a real pastor?”

The reality of those two asinine questions is that students are the church, and youth pastors work more hours and have a harder job than any other pastor on staff. Oh, yeah, I went there.

A senior pastor’s congregation changes when babies are born, families join the church, families leave the church, and when people die. A youth leader’s congregation changes every June when we graduate seniors and bring in our new sixth or seventh graders. And, every six to seven years we have a completely different congregation.

As we ride the ebb and flow of youth ministry and youth culture, and plan the direction of our ministry, we must keep these two inevitable facts in mind.