Why Youth Ministry has Failed!
Or where has it failed. (This from a conversation on a Forum ) Let me quickly suggest a few ways: It has failed because it has been more about the Youth Pastor than God. It has become more the Entertain me rather than God changing me. Retreats, games, gimmicks and focus on teenagers alone tends to be the focus. It tends to be about self-evaluation rather than transformation. It has forgotten that Youth Ministry isn't about Youth as it is about God and Family. It often separates teens from their families and thinks that having adults be influencers on their lives works ...meanwhile the number one influence on their lives is forgotten - their parents. It seems to be that the youth pastor knows better raising the kids than the parents who actually are. It (Youth Ministry) tries to compete with extra curricular activities and thinks that they are the devil and people don't have their priorities start because their son or daughter is in sports, marching band, whatever ... and missed