My friend
Mark Riddle always has some intersting stuff to say about Youth Ministry. Here are some of his current thoughts regarding the relationship between youth ministry and the emerging church.
Youth Ministry in the Emerging ChurchI think I agree with Mark that there is no
one way to church or to do youth ministry. I also agree with Mark that in the coming years there will be fewer paid youth pastors at emerging churches. With one exception......I think the best emerging youth pastors in the future will
not be paid by churches....they'll be paid by public schools....and book stores....and gyms.....and ??????????. As teenagers stop going to church, youth pastors will be forced to take up residence in their world. Sounds kinda "incarnational", doesn't it?
Think about it.
wouldn't it be cool if one of those ways was a pediatrician who specialized in adolescents.