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What's difference between YL & YP?
I have been ordained youth pastor in 2006 and served setting up a youth ministry that's successful and running to this day.
I am now serving the pastor where I got born again and received my call from God TO youth ministry.
My question is: I have been ordained before, the kids call me their pastor where I am at now and the Senior Pastor called me the YP and tells me to tell people I am the YP.
Even tho' we're not into titles (right?) is there a certain authority attached to the tile of YP instead of just be called YL?
I think things will be much easier for me where I am at if I was ordained as such in front of the Church.
Ps. I have always strived to be my Snr Ps. right hand man and think people see me function as such. Nessasary?
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I think someone like Maxwell says that a title does not make you the leader. BEING the leader makes you the leader. My theory is to lead well and people follow and respect me. As far as respect etc, I believe that for students we need to be approachable. Having a title for some students makes us unapproachable and so I prefer students to call me by name. This is simply my opinion... The only time I use the 'Pastor' title is when I am trying to get free stuff!!! lol! |
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Most just call me Joe, some call me Pastor Joe. More parents call me Pastor Joe than do students. I do like the fact of teaching children the respect and calling our staff Pastor Dan, Pastor Ray, Pastor Joe etc...Children/students need to be taught respect as it appears they do not get it taught much anywhere else. |
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I'm not as much into the titles as some of the other guys have mentioned, but I have been contemplating the following idea: |
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I don't hate titles -- I think they serve many helpful purposes. But compared to function, titles are really trivial. Whether you call me a youth pastor, youth leader, youth director, youth coordinator, whatever, it doesn't matter. The function is what matters -- serving the Lord by helping His teens grow in a relationship with Him. |
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I have to agree with both Joe and Brian on this one. It seems the tilte YP only really matters to the older crowd that grew up using them. The vast majority of my youth know me and refer to me as Ryan (or Ryno), which I honestly prefer more. By defult I'm refered to as Pastor Ryan on Sun. AM from the stage, but that's about it. I don't think having the title has ever made a lot of difference good or bad, so I don't really worry/think about it much. |
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I've been a pastor now for several years, but I don't use that title. I prefer my students to address me as Brian. The title is no where near important to me as the relationships I am building with my students. The only time my title as pastor has come into play is when I did a wedding for a former student two years ago. |
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I hate titles. My teenagers and parents call me Joe. I am no different than them so why should they refer to me differently. I don't believe title gives you authority or respect, I believe you earn it (which is not always easy with teenagers). Love them, show them respect and they will eventually return it! |
