Should Churches Hire a Youth Pastor?

Discipling Parents to Disciple Their Children On X (Twitter), I recently read a discussion about the validity and effectiveness of youth ministry. I am not at all against youth ministry, or children’s ministry, or youth pastors. However, the discussion on X/Twitter did remind me about how we approach youth ministry when I was a Sr. Pastor. Here’s a summary…A Church Without a Sr. Pastor When I was a “Sr. Pastor,” I actually called my position, “Congregational Discipleship Pastor.” I saw my biblic