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Top 10 Things to Know when Hiring a YP

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So a couple of churches have asked my advice on hiring a Youth Minister. (Including one I use to have a ministry at, how weird is that?) So here is what I came up with. I'm also doing Top 10 Things to do When Looking for a Church. These will probably be published soon and revised to help both churches and youthworkers. - G. Top 10 Things To Know when Hiring a Youth Pastor 1. Expectations. What do you expect of him or her? Have a Job Description. Contract. Purpose of Hiring – is it for shepherding your students, programs, evangelism? Specific role etc. The more you have this in writing the better. Have a good profile in mind. Do we have the budget? Sometimes it might be good to start with a summer intern (Usually you find these by interviewing in the Fall of that year for the Summer of next year on the Bible College campuses) 2. Theology. Theology is everything. You want someone who knows the Word, and meets the qualifications of a pastor and is on the same page and vision as the c