You'll never find a church in which every single person agrees with or likes you. It just won't happen. Money Almost 60 percent of youth workers don't believe their salaries adequately cover their expenses, according to LINK Institute youth ministry research. There would be utter chaos. But even more important, many in that 60 percent group probably have moved to higher paying jobs within the last two years, thinking they'd be happier with higher salaries.
Finances are important.
It takes money to support a family. It's tough to concentrate on kids and their needs when rent and grocery money is always a concern. Chasing the dollar to a new position is a poor way to discern God's leading. We feel underappreciated, underaffirmed, undersupported, or just plain hurt. Many times in youth ministry, people with whom we come in contact will hurt our feelings, knowingly or unknowingly.