Youth pastors need a lead pastor who encourages them to take care of their own needs and health. I want you to help me find balance. While congregations often look for the most well-rounded candidate when filling positions, no one is perfect. Lead pastors can give an incredible gift to a youth pastor by helping find ways to encourage growth that is manageable while at the same time discovering a persons working style and working within that reality. I need you to back me up.
Youth sometimes mess up.
Parents and others can be fearful of the choices youth make and are sometimes inclined to blame those close to them. Youth pastors need persons in leadership that trust and support them as they walk alongside youth who experience failure or make poor choices. I need you to have your own genuine interest in the youth of our congregation. Because of their position, lead pastors have a tremendous impact on youth. This impact can be either positive or negative.