Comments on: Raising Your Kids in Ministry #1 (Josh) https://youthministry.com/raising-your-kids-in-ministry-1-josh/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Anonymous https://youthministry.com/raising-your-kids-in-ministry-1-josh/#comment-187 Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-187 My husband and I have served in youth ministry from the time our oldest entered the youth, and she is preparing for her junior year of high school. Some of the key things we’ve done are to include her in the ministry (planning activities, running ideas by her, etc.)and to make sure there are other adults available for our daughter to talk to when needed. I have found that our relationship is closer since we’ve started including her in the ministry, and most of the youth expected her to have “the inside scoop” on things anyway, so it’s not been an issue for us if she really does. She helps with planning events, and serves beside us in reaching out to younger children. She’s currently helping with the transition into youth for her younger sister. I know some that feel they need to leave youth ministry if their children are there, but it was been a great experience for all of us so far.

]]> By: Anonymous https://youthministry.com/raising-your-kids-in-ministry-1-josh/#comment-226 Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-226 My husband has been volunteer youth leader for 9 yrs now while working his other full-time job which has made youth ministry certainly a team effort on our part. As our daughters have come into the youth group we would agree that this became our most challenging years.

It was hard for our daughters to “share” their friends with us until they understood that’s what made youth group the best. Probably the most hurtful part is realizing that your own teenagers will talk bad about you (as their “unfair” parents) to their friends who of course happen to be the teens in youth group… This has definitely caused tension.

The positive side has been for our girls to realize how plugged into the youth group they can become as leaders since they are with us so much and are able to offer insight or direction from a teen’s point of view, esp when planning outreach ministry.

]]> By: Anonymous https://youthministry.com/raising-your-kids-in-ministry-1-josh/#comment-234 Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-234 My husband has been volunteer youth leader for 9 yrs now while working his other full-time job which has made youth ministry certainly a team effort on our part. As our daughters have come into the youth group we would agree that this became our most challenging years.

It was hard for our daughters to “share” their friends with us until they understood that’s what made youth group the best. Probably the most hurtful part is realizing that your own teenagers will talk bad about you (as their “unfair” parents) to their friends who of course happen to be the teens in youth group… This has definitely caused tension.

The positive side has been for our girls to realize how plugged into the youth group they can become as leaders since they are with us so much and are able to offer insight or direction from a teen’s point of view, esp when planning outreach ministry.

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