How to break the babysitter syndrome

by Mark deVries, Simply Youth Ministry
“This church doesn’t want a youth minister; they want a babysitter!” More than once, these words have fallen from my lips. And though we may say it differently, with words like, “All these people care about is increasing their kids’ SAT scores and helping them be lacrosse team captains,” “The last thing that church wants is a youth ministry that makes disciples,” the predictable complaint is the same: “This church wants a babysitter!” more...

Ever feel like this - that people expect you to be a babysitter? Is it possible we are part of the problem? In this article the author offers what he calls: "A Sure-Fire Formula for Keeping Your Church Stuck in a Babysitter Mentality."