Youth Ministry Hats
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
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My friend Tony and I have an idea - and here's a little white board discussion we had after the normal work day was over. We were talking about the hats of a youth pastor, and came up with these (see image above, click it for full size). Can you think of more hats that a youth worker wears on a regular basis? If you would rather just see a list, here's what we've come up with so far:- Explorer
- Lawyer
- Webmaster
- Director
- Secretary
- Student
- Coach
- CEO
- Accountant
- Human
- Negotiator
- Sensei
- Publicist
JG
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16 Comments:
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At 5/30/2007,
Nuttster said...
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Janitor. EMT. Negotiator. Mediator. Bus driver. Event planner. Counselor. Theologian. Administrator. Video gamer (okay ... that's just one I tell people I have to be to justify my own addiction ...).
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At 5/30/2007,
Mark Artrip said...
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I think you put the leg work into what I wish I could say to people all the time when they ask what I do al day:)
I think you really hit the nail on the head when you said publicist. I feel like I spend half of my time doing graphic design for some reason or another. -
At 5/30/2007,
Nick said...
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CFO - Budget Planning, Fund-raising, Budget Maneuvering, Answering for funds...
"Do Boy or Girl" - The small print in all Youth Pastor job descriptions, "whatever else the Pastor or church deems necessary!"
Builder/Mr. Fix-it - Youth room remodeling, Painting, odds and ends that need repair with in the student ministry and church. -
At 5/30/2007,
Jeff Smith said...
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What about Mom & Dad,teacher, driver, party planner, babysitter, goat, ummmmmm the list could go on - but I love my job!
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At 5/30/2007,
Jason Sansbury said...
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Public Relations
Management (volunteers, interns, etc.)
Building Maintenance
Auto mechanic (church vans require it!)
Cook
Fundraising Guru
Videographer
Great idea. It would make a good little book for hints on how to handle each different hats. -
At 5/31/2007,
Chris Day said...
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Peacemaker
Creative Developer
Worship Leader
Spiritual Formation Leader
Referee
Judge...jury -
At 5/31/2007,
Unknown said...
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these are great - keep 'em coming!
JG -
At 5/31/2007,
Leigh Sarti said...
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Your whiteboard looks like a map with all the different Dharma Initiative stations on it.
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At 5/31/2007,
Unknown said...
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Brilliant. JG
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At 5/31/2007,
GLYouth said...
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Our college went through a bit of research on this. We wanted to come up with as little main topics as possible, and then have sub-topics come from those... Here are our main topics...
Educator
Instructional Leader
Ad-Minister
Care Action Minister
Consultant
Researcher
there's a good 12 or so sub-catagories underneath each one of those 6 main topics that range from being a needs assesor, networker, to evangelist.
I can share the rest, but don't want to use the time if nobody is interested. This is good helpful stuff though. Thanks! -
At 5/31/2007,
Nick said...
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Alien - Weird, Stranger to new students, Speak a different language, live in different worlds.
Referee - Maintaining ministry atmosphere, dealing with conflict, keeping control.
Parental Figure - Students from broken homes, Students who have lost parents, etc. -
At 5/31/2007,
Unknown said...
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Oh yeah, send the rest - this is GREAT! JG
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At 5/31/2007,
Nick said...
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Bodyguard/Protector - Uplift students in prayer, concerned for students well being, steer students from harms way.
...I agree about the book, you should get it started!!! -
At 5/31/2007,
cdwalker247 said...
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Superman!!!!
A Youth Pastor should be made of steel, indestructible, and have the strength to power through anything.
Watch out for the Kryptonite.
I like Batman better, but you get the idea.
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At 5/31/2007,
Chris Day said...
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guardian
protector
bouncer
cheerleader
defender
big-brother/ big-sister
surrogate parent
confidant
friend
enabler - to follow Christ -
At 5/31/2007,
GLYouth said...
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Educator:
- Faith Facilitator
- Life Span Focus
- Developmental Perspective
- Intergenerational
- Curriculum Developer
- Educational Technologist
- Topic/Devotional Leader
- Resource Identifier
Instructional Leader:
- Needs Assesor
- Goal Setter
- Content Competent
- Method Competent
- Classroom Manager
- Evaluator
Ad-Minister:
- Volunteer Coordinator: Equipper, Supervisor, Motivator
- Coach
- Time Manager
- Networker
- Initiator/Planner
- Organizer/Coordinator
- Promoter/PR Writer
- Budget Developer/Monitor
- Personal Office Manager
- Board/Commitee Member
- Agenda Setter/Meeting Planner
Care Action Minister:
- Listener
- Home and Hospital Visitor
- Community Focus
- Witness/Evangelist
- Team Member
- Referrer of Services (Counseling, Support/Recovery, Groups)
- Former of Community
Consultant:
- Change Agent
- Conflict Resolution Facilitator
- Diagnostician
- Group Process Facilitator
- Church-At-Large Resource
Researcher:
- Identifier of Problems
- Gatherer of Data
- Analyzer of Data
- Writer
- Disseminator of Results
- Technologically Competent
All these kind of make the job seem boring... or makes it sound like it should simply say "Superman" like the above comment. I use it as an evaluation tool for me every year of my ministry, and it pushes me hard to achieve it. Peace.
