Comments on: Youth Ministry MythBusters

By: Tim Schmoyer

Tim Schmoyer — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:07:32 +0000

Hey Pierat! Did you read the post above? We're just busting myths about youth ministry, that's all. The comparison isn't really intended to go any further than that.

By: pierat

pierat — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:51:25 +0000

I've stumbled across some of these videos on youtube. Everytime I find one, I can't help but wonder what made you guys choose Mythbusters to parody? Are you playing off the irony that these videos are made for a church group by youth pastors (I'm presuming) who are portraying Jamie Hyneman, a self-proclamed athiest?

By: Digital Orthodoxy - Contemplative Youth Ministry

Digital Orthodoxy - Contemplative Youth Ministry — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:19:01 +0000

[...] In a previous post I asked if one of the major changes we face as youth leaders today is to orientate our young people away from a consumer mentality (which some argue has gripped the western church) to an attitude of service. > More Youth Ministry MythBusters [...]

By: Deep Thoughts by Gman: YM Mythbusters

Deep Thoughts by Gman: YM Mythbusters — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:18:31 +0000

[...] has some good Mythbusters on youth ministry. Reminds me of my ole post of Urban Legends of Youth MinistryAny more you would [...]

By: Digital Orthodoxy - NSW UCA Youth Unit

Digital Orthodoxy - NSW UCA Youth Unit — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:57:57 +0000

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By: YM Mythbusters (YouthPastor.com)

YM Mythbusters (YouthPastor.com) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:14:47 +0000

[...] by Gman on Thursday, March 27, 2008 @ 3:07 PM PST in the “Blog” Category. Tim has some good Mythbusters on youth ministry. Reminds me of my ole post of Urban Legends of Youth MinistryAny more you would [...]

By: YM Mythbusters (YMNews.com)

YM Mythbusters (YMNews.com) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:02:18 +0000

By: Gman

Gman — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:04:09 +0000

Reminds me of my Top 10 Urband Legends in YM Have a few more to add now. Cool!

By: Reflections of a Snook: Youth Ministry MythBusters

Reflections of a Snook: Youth Ministry MythBusters — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:51:47 +0000

[...] on Busting the Myths about Youth Ministry. Here’s a clip, but you can check out the full post here.1. Youth pastors don’t work all day.Yeah, you got me. I just sit in my office playing Xbox, [...]

By: Youth Ministry Mythbusting « everyday theology

Youth Ministry Mythbusting « everyday theology — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:14:51 +0000

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By: Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd: hey tennessee conference think tank : think about this

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:10:27 +0000

[...] that indicate people leaving the church might have wanted to ask us in the field, we could have alerted you to some myths that don’t show up in your [...]

By: thoughts of a student pastor » Youth Ministry Mythbusters

thoughts of a student pastor » Youth Ministry Mythbusters — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:12:44 +0000

[...] You can catch the whole article HERE. [...]

By: John Mulholland

John Mulholland — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:18:37 +0000

I had somebody ask me “What does a youth minister do all week? Don’t you just have to be there Wednesday night?”

No, it was not a parent. I thought it was funny.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:25:58 +0000

MYTH: Youth Pastor’s timecard says 40 hours then that is all he worked.
FACT: so much work time is never clocked. (maybe your chuch doesn’t make you fill out a time card, mine does.) Phone calls at 8pm from parents that take 20 minutes, running into a student in the mall and end up getting an orange julius together, casting vision while laying in bed at night, etc. Not to mention we are on call 24/7 if a crisis were to happen with one of our students, or families. I worked 40 hours by thursday morning, yet I worked more on friday and saturday because things just have to be done.

By: Tim Schmoyer

Tim Schmoyer — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:31:27 +0000

Wait, what’s a life? ;)

You’re right! Thanks for adding that, Chris.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:11:48 +0000

MYTH: YOUTH PASTORS/WORKERS ARE AN EXPENDABLE RESOURCE. IF ONE BURNS OUT AND STOPS “WORKING,” SIMPLY GET A NEW ONE.

I’m not sure where this myth originated, but I see it in so many churches and ministries. Youth pastors are simply seen as adolescent day care providers and 1-800-help-me-I’m-freaking-out operators. But like all of you know, we are so much more. And we also have lives (amazing, I know)!

By: thoughts of a student pastor » Youth Ministry Mythbusters

thoughts of a student pastor » Youth Ministry Mythbusters — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:12:59 +0000

[...] You can catch the whole article HERE. [...]

By: Audio Bible

Audio Bible — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:13:15 +0000

Tim,
You’re right. Biblical illiteracy doesn’t equate to lack of hunger for His Word. More than 2/3rds of the world is functionally illiterate. They can’t pick up the Bible and read it for comprehension. But, people all over the world, including teens here in the U.S., are hungry and need the Word in a format that they can understand. For the world’s oral majority, that format is audio. You and your readers can download a free Audio Drama New Testament at http://www.FaithComesByHearing.com and listen through in 40 days. It only takes 28 minutes a day. The next generation is growing more oral in nature and God’s Word is still for them.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:09:48 +0000

To remark on the summer camp/vacation one…that has been said repeatedly in my time in youth ministry! We usually have several in a row, along with a few VBS’ or mission trips…usually a week later after some follow-up, I will take my wife on vacation…I get more grief for this than for leaving the lights on in the gym (that’s actually a HUGE deal apparently).

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:11:08 +0000

Myth: Summer camps should be considered vacation time.

‘Nuff said.

By: GiGi

GiGi — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:41:28 +0000

Youth Ministers are just teenagers that never grew up.

Yea right. We have the capacity to be an adult when necessary. It’s just more fun to be this way! 0:)