As an Associate/Youth Pastor I have been treated as a second class citizen?
Posted: 04 Apr 2008 08:55 pm Post subject: Are Associate or Youth Pastors second class in their calling
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Isn’t God good? There are times when we can get upset with those around us and only turn to One who is True and loving. I have had the pleasure of serving as a Youth Pastor and as a Senior Pastor. I have noticed slights and social Faux Pas on the part of others. What I have gleaned is there is a sense from some Senior Pastors that their calling is somehow better than those of a Youth or Associate Pastor.
We first must realize that God, who is good, is The One who calls us into a new life in His Son The Lord Jesus Christ. Our church in East Longmeadow Massachusetts ( http://www.fbcel.org ) has a maxim that we unofficially put into every effort. “All to maturity, some for service.”
We are all called to be mature believers in Christ. Some, by Gods’...