Today's in-studio combination is more rare than the Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat. (Look it up!) -- two old youth pastors and two founding pastors with 84 years combined in our churches.
In today's episode, we invited our senior pastors to join us. Paul Abbott is senior pastor of Cedarbrook Community Church, which he founded 30 years ago. Guy Kneebone is senior pastor of Mountain View Community Church, which he founded 21 years ago. Add in Mathew and Steve, who have been in our positions as youth pastors for 15 and 18 of those years, and you have a unique level of partnership, longevity, and investment in a local church.
In this candid interview, Paul and Guy share how they found us (we weren't their first choices) and how they've managed to put up with us for so long. Paul didn't freak out when he arrived to find a man-sized hole in the wall of the sanctuary. Guy lets Steve exhibit his inner-maverick ("Steve likes to do what Steve likes to do"). We're glad we haven't been fired.
Paul and Guy share their perspective on youth ministry as senior pastors of growing churches. What do they need from us as youth pastors? What is the value of youth ministry within the church? How can we support them?
We also discuss some of the issues that often cause trouble -- communication, perseverance, visibility, trust -- these are things that often cause rifts in the senior pastor/youth pastor relationship. By the grace of God, we've managed to forge relationships that have lasted all these years. Are there any secret formulas that might transfer to enable others to experience this kind of longevity?
We think so, and we think this interview is not only a rare combination, but something worth striving for.
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Cedarbrook Community Church
Mountain View Community Church
Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat
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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 46 -- How to Handle Criticism
YMS Episode 45 -- Cleaning Up Other People's Messes
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
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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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