This is a short post but one that I think is applicable to anyone in Youth Ministry. I was reflecting this morning at how blessed I am with the amazing team that I get to work with. God has always been faithful and has brought amazing people into my life and I am so grateful that in my weakness God is strong. One thing that I've had to constantly admit over the years in youth ministry is that I really can't do it alone. My weaknesses seem to become more and more apparent every day. But, the people that I have been blessed to hire and surround myself with totally make up for my weak areas. And what's great too is my strengths overshadow some of their weaknesses.
If you are a solo youth pastor or don't have a lot of people around you this principle still applies. Unless you are at a church where you are the only member there are people around you who have different gifts and skills. A big part of your job in youth ministry is to help show people how their gifts can be used to serve.
So get to it. Surround yourself with great people. You might be pleasantly surprised at how great they make you look.
