HeyJaredFrom a Female Youth Worker
Thoughts on youth ministry, discipleship, and women in youth ministry
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The Real Fix For Burnout and Loneliness for Women in Ministry (opens the original)
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Before she could leave for a large multi-day gathering for ministry leaders, one leader had to do all the laundry for the week. She had to cook and prep a week’s worth of meals, leaving instructions for each one. She made sure the pantry was stocked. She called around to line up rides for her boys’ sports practices and games, and she worked ahead with them on any homework they’d need help with in her absence. That’s what it took for one female ministry leader I heard about just to walk out the d
Finding a Mentor as a Woman in Youth Ministry (opens the original)
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“Most women in youth ministry haven’t had this,” she told me, “but I’ve had women who had been in youth ministry longer who came alongside me to pour into me. I feel pretty firmly that I would not have made it this long had it not been for their support.”This anecdote from a veteran female youth worker caught my attention, because it stood in contrast to most of the testimonies I had heard. She’s right — most women in youth ministry don’t find female ministry mentors, and certainly not female yo
Resource Roundup (opens the original)
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Free & Cheap Resources for Youth Ministry (opens the original)
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Let me be honest about two things up front:This post is going to be different than usual, because I simply want to make you aware of some youth ministry resources you may find helpful.I made all of these resources for RYM — but I also don’t profit from you utilizing these or not. At any rate, most of these are free. Why do I want you to know about these? <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1681011130080-46e470a7c96f?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=ma
3 Things My Church is Getting Right About Singleness (opens the original)
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During a series on the Sermon on the Mount, my pastor preached a few weeks ago on Matthew 5:31-32 on the topic of divorce. As a single person, I internally braced myself to feel invisible. But toward the end, as my pastor also referenced a similar passage in Matthew 19:3-12, he addressed the final few verses of that passage about eunuchs. And suddenly, he was teaching our church about singleness — during a sermon on divorce, no less. My single female friends and I felt seen.A handful of my posts
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