Questions

I can't get away from these questions. They haunt me, the taunt me, they drive me mad. Tension? You could say that.


What do we do about the commercialism of youth ministry?
How do we involve the parents?
How are we preparing students to be successful in their walk with God once they leave the youth ministry?


But perhaps the most pressing question in my mind would tell me whether any of the other questions even matter:


Does the Bible support Youth Ministry? I've been wrestling with this question for almost a year now. And what if it doesn't? What if there is no Biblical basis for youth ministry? What if all this youth ministry stuff is a mere chasing of the wind? What then does that mean for my life? Have I done it all in vain? Was I wrong when I believed that God was calling me into the Youth Ministry? Have I been wasting my time and resources, collecting debt, and putting myself through countless hours of work and study to come to this moment of time where I wonder if I'm really moving in the right direction? How do I know?

My desire is to move toward God in every area of my life. Personal, educational, relational, vocational... I don't by any means think youth ministry is a bad thing, but I wonder if there is something better. Let me rephrase that... I wonder if there's a bigger, more all encompassing picture that I am missing because I have chosen not to look past what's right in front of me.