Pizza, popcorn, M&Ms, Skittles, shaving cream wars, games involving pudding and eggs and mini marshmallows... youth ministry gets pretty messy sometimes. We've all done our share of messy activities, and more than often we are the ones who have to clean it all up.
But what happens when the mess is more than spilled soda? What happens when it's a moral mess, a devastating failure, or a mistake that throws the whole church into a whirlwind of toxic cleanup? What happens when it's a co-worker or friend who is the one who caused it? How will that affect us personally, and how will it affect the ministry we care so much about?
In today's episode, Steve and Mathew talk about the impact that other peoples' messes can have on our lives. Having experienced this in our current ministries, we understand how hard it can be to deal with it. We somehow have to play the part of friend, church leader, and youth worker all the same time, even while we deal with our own anger and grief. Messy situations can suck up all our energy and time, and leave us exhausted and cynical. But it doesn't have to end that way.
How can we work through these times and find something good and healing on the other side for ourselves, our churches, and our students?
Episode 45 -- Cleaning Up Other People's Messes
YMS Episode 51 -- Crossover with Youth Ministry Booster
YMS Episode 50 -- The Foolish Things We've Done
YMS Episode 49 -- Youth Ministry Thought Bubbles (Part 2)
Sherpa Legends -- Josh Griffin
YMS Episode 48 -- Youth Ministry Thought Bubbles (Part 1)
YMS Episode 47 -- Our Senior Pastors
YMS Episode 46 -- How to Handle Criticism
Sherpa Legends -- Greg Speck
YMS Episode 44 -- How to Not Be Boring
YMS Episode 43 -- Love and Relationships
YMS Episode 42 -- Our Better Halves
YMS Episode 41 -- Burning Out, Falling Down, Drying Up
YMS Episode 40 -- Burning Out, Falling Down, Drying Up
Sherpa Legends -- Heather Flies
YMS Episode 39 -- Burning Out, Falling Down, Drying Up
YMS Episode 38 -- A Very Sherpa Christmas
YMS Episode 37 -- My Third Decade Meets Youth Ministry Sherpas
YMS Episode 36 -- The Many Moods of Youth Ministry
YMS Episode 35 -- Your Answers to Our Questions at NYWC 2018
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