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Youth Pastor Physical Care

Posted on13. Jan, 2010 by Jeremy Zach.

I think a lot of us “should” know how to take care of ourselves–spiritually and emotionally, but very rarely do youth pastors talk about how we can take care of ourselves physically. It is like youth pastors have ignored one of the seven deadly sins–namely gluttony.

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The Longevity of Youth Pastors

Posted on27. Sep, 2009 by Jeremy Zach.

It is my goal to be a youth ministry lifer. This Fall I am entering my 7th year of youth ministry and I hope I have many more successful years of youth ministry. I attended this open space because I wanted to learn and listen to veteran youth pastors about how to best endure youth ministry vocational hardships.

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Youth Pastor: Personal Disciplines

Posted on21. Sep, 2009 by Jeremy Zach.

A. Spouse/Family
1. Your spouse and family are you primary ministry, they need you. Time belongs to you!
2. You are responsible for your time—you always have choice. You always have the option to leave. If you paycheck controls you that is [...]

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Pre- Youth Group Funk

Posted on04. Sep, 2009 by Jeremy Zach.

1 hour before youth group, I go into this weird doubting funk.

Do any of you other youth pastors experience this funk-depression like symptoms right before youth group?

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Theological Thursday: Taking a Sabbath Day [Youth Pastor Style]

Posted on11. Jun, 2009 by Jeremy Zach.

Most youth pastors enjoy working. The job itself is so multi-faceted that it demands fast productivity. Youth pastor’s work hours cannot necessarily be concretely define, which as an indirect result youth pastors generally work more hours. However at some point, youth pastor and their youth ministries need to STOP.

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