mikao's world

team online

so, i've been looking a bit online for jobs. because a job in january would be a good thing.

i remember way back in the day, way back when i first started at Bible college... that would be fall '98... i thought when i got done college i would be a keener and get a youth pastor job.

except when i finished college i started seminary. and i don't want to be a youth pastor anymore.

i was talking to my professor from my class last week, darrell pearson (he's an associate professor of youth ministry at eastern university in pennsylvania), about women in youth ministry and such, because he was wondering what i am going to do once i am finished seminary. he said he's noticed that not a lot of women he's talked to in his classes want to be the "head guy youth pastor," they get excited however, about team ministry.

which i would have to agree with 100%. when i was looking for an internship to do after my third year of Bible college, the primary reason i decided to take the position i did was because it was to be in a team setting, with a team of interns. i was really looking to get more team ministry experience, i didn't want to fly solo, or be in charge.

but i ended up being the only intern... and working alone most of the time. i didn't like it.

when people ask me what i want to do with my life i usually am faced with the fact that since i am in youth ministry, especially since i'm completing my masters degree, i should be wanting to be a head honcho youth pastor. however, is there not just as much validity as wanting to be a team member?

perhaps part of the problem is that Canada doesn't have many youth ministries with more than one paid staff. i'm not sure if i actually care whether or not i get paid to do ministry. but then again, as of yet, i haven't really worked. i think right now though, i wouldn't mind having another "regular" job and doing ministry part-time or as a volunteer (how many churches would be ecstatic to have a volunteer with a masters in youth ministry?).

i don't know many women who have completed a youth ministry degree. the ones i know didn't end up wanting to be youth pastors. a lot of guys i know never completed their degree and ended up working elsewhere. some finished, and now they're working in youth ministry or other ministry jobs.

i'm not sure if this is a complete thought or not, but i'm getting sleepy and so i'm going to end this post now.