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It Happens…
It happens when we least expect it…and when we try to plan for it.
It happens when we are new to youth ministry…and when we’ve been at it for a long time.
It happens when we’re by ourselves…and when the whole world is watching.
It happens when we’re spiritually full…and when we’re spiritually parched.
It happens where we live and work…and when we’re far, far away.
It happens while we’re paying attention…and while we’re distracted.
It happens because we failed to do something…and despite us doing everything right.
It Happens is full of “True Tales from the Trenches of Youth Ministry.” We have collected stories from youth workers across the county because we want you to know that you are not alone, so that you can learn from their mistakes, and so you can be prepared when IT happens to you!
This book does not contain emergency response information, but instead amidst the 30 stories in this book, you will find the stuff that happens every day, how we dealt with it, and what we learned.
You’ll read about:
- Bart Campolo’s tale of dealing with the backlash from a student’s sexting mistake
- Hank Hilliard’s recounting of parents encouraging underage drinking
- Karen Jones’ dilemma of whether or not to send a kid home
- Amy Jacober’s story about being stranded in a snowstorm
- Kelly Soifer’s account of visiting the ER with a student while at camp
- Steve Argue’s story of the over-involved helicopter parents
- Mark Montgomery’s cautionary tale of when volunteers date kids
- Sally Chambers’ recounting of the youth minister witch hunt
- Kenda Creasy Dean’s story of interviewing for a pastoral position…while pregnant
Will Penner, General Editor
Will Penner has been working with young people for more than two decades as a youth minister, teacher, coach, and principal. He is a popular speaker for youth events and youth leader trainings, and he is a popular youth ministry consultant.
He has written for five publishers, and has served as the editor of The Journal of Student Ministries and Youthworker Journal. He lives outside Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Christine, and five children ranging in age from 2 to 20. You can contact Will through willpenner.com.
,True Tales from It Happens
Witch Hunt: Parents’ Unending Lists of Wrongs
Learn from 30 other stories like this one, click here to buy It Happens today! by Sally Chambers You don’t do it the way it’s always been done. You don’t do it the way other churches do it. You’re stealing the teenagers away from everyone else. Our teenagers don’t come to services anymore. You’re not a team player. You’re resistant to authority. You’re a liability to the church. And you’re not churchy enough. After 12 years of ministry, these things were Read More→
Crossing the Line: When Volunteers Date Kids
Learn from 30 other stories like this one, click here to buy It Happens today! by Mark Montgomery I pick up the phone, glad to hear that it’s John, a pastor friend of mine from one of the local churches I support. After the usual catch up about family and life, he gets to the point of his call, which is a lot more serious than our normal conversations. I can hear in his voice he is a little tentative when bringing up the situation. Judy, the church’s gap-year (or intern) youth Read More→
Mistake Snowball: When One Bad Decision Leads to Another
Learn from 30 other stories like this one, click here to buy It Happens today! by Sara Bailey When I was at my second youth ministry job, I thought I knew it all. Here I was, this southern gal who moved to the great, white northeast where on my third day, the blizzard of the century (at least, that’s what they called it on the news) came through blanketing my world with 30 inches of snow. This would mark the beginning of what I call my “learning” church experience. That first Read More→
Alcohol: When Parents Encourage Underage Consumption
Learn from 30 other stories like this one, click here to buy It Happens today! by Hank Hilliard It was a fragile situation that was teetering on the verge of chaos. More than 100 young people had descended upon the church gymnasium preparing to depart on our annual youth retreat to Florida. In tow were another 200 or so parents and siblings. Families were paying last minute balances, stacking up their bags, and filling out forms that were supposed to have been turned in weeks before. Read More→
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