Unfortunately, it’s too often that I hear about youth pastors who are going through bad church situations and have thus decided to pull out of ministry for good. I can completely identify with this feeling — I’ve felt it many times before and I’m sure it’ll come again in the future. But each time there’s been a couple things holding me back, reasons why I’m still in ministry today despite the ministry trash I’ve been through.
1. Confidence in God’s calling on my life.
2. Knowing that the greatest rewards are often on the other side of the greatest trials.
3. What doesn’t kill me only makes me stronger.
4. Working with sinful people is always messy, of which I am the worst.
5. I know the enemy wants me out.
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This article has been summarized from Tim Schmoyer’s site www.studentministry.org and is included here by his permission. For the complete article please visit his site.