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Comment on Youth Ministry Essentials: When Is A Youth Minister Too Old To Be Effective? by Andy@ym360

Andy@ym360 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:14:13 +0000

Doug, Thanks for sharing your story, and thanks for taking the time to drop by the site! We appreciate you.

Comment on Youth Ministry Essentials: When Is A Youth Minister Too Old To Be Effective? by Doug Ranck

Doug Ranck — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:16:38 +0000

Thanks for the great article, Andy. I just turned 53 years old, have been in youth ministry for 32 years, 28 of them at the same church here in Santa Barbara. Unless God leads otherwise I would like to retire as a youth pastor. I have already been to the retirement party of another youth pastor in town.

I still love being with youth and enjoy the trust/respect of parents, church leaders and pastoral teammates who are beginning to understand this is a legitimate long-term calling. If great jr. high/high school teachers and college professors can finish well loving, leading and shepherding kids why not us?

Comment on FREE Valentine’s Bible Study Lesson! by Free Valentines Lesson from YM 360 - Youth Ministry Media | Youth Ministry Media

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:02:01 +0000

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Comment on FREE Valentine’s Bible Study Lesson! by Asabey

Asabey — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:23:22 +0000

I think this message is really cool. My youth meeting is on valentine’s day, and this will make it great.Thanks.

Comment on Youth Ministry Essentials: When Is A Youth Minister Too Old To Be Effective? by Andy@ym360

Andy@ym360 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:32:08 +0000

Love it, Terry! Keep it up! And thanks for stopping by the blog.

Comment on Flashback Friday (Feb. 3): This Week’s Links From The Youth Ministry Blogosphere by Benjer McVeigh

Benjer McVeigh — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:31:10 +0000

Love this every week…a lot of voices I haven’t been introduced to yet, too!

Comment on Youth Ministry Essentials: When Is A Youth Minister Too Old To Be Effective? by Terry Gillim

Terry Gillim — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:55:54 +0000

Thanks for the post. Today I turn 52 and have been in youth ministry for over 30 years now. I have the best job in the world and still feel that I have much to offer the young people who I come in contact with on a daily basis.

I am challenged every day to keep myself fresh and relevant to the task at hand. Do I fail? Oh yes, but don’t we all at whatever age we are?

Keep up the good work.

Comment on Flashback Friday (Feb. 3): This Week’s Links From The Youth Ministry Blogosphere by Adam

Adam — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:50:16 +0000

Thanks for the mention!

Comment on 3 Reasons Your Student Ministry MUST Have Small Groups by Andy@ym360

Andy@ym360 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:34:30 +0000

Great point Alex. Thanks for stopping by the blog!

Comment on 3 Reasons Your Student Ministry MUST Have Small Groups by Andy@ym360

Andy@ym360 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:34:08 +0000

Especially if you have a large group. If you have a hundred or more kids, there’s no way you can relationally invest in many of them, much less all of them. Pushing the adult interaction down into small groups really enhances the quality of that relationship.