Ways to make your youth worker/minister/pastor/director's day

A top teen ministry member...

… avoids leaving chips on the floor to be stomped into the carpet

… doesn’t leave the retreat/camp/trip form in their seat

… comes with a smile on their face

… looks for ways to help the ministry and other teens

… knows what’s going on in the youth ministry --  and if they can’t, they know where to look

… loves retreats, tells their friends about them, saves for them, and can’t wait for the next one

… is not rich, but stills pays for activities, early or on time and occasionally offers to pay for someone who is new, short of cash, or undecided about going

… asks the leaders if there is any responsibility he can take to make things easier on the leaders and to gain experience in the process

… uses a generous amount of deodorant—especially while at camp

… is willing to compromise for the good of the ministry when it comes to a place to eat, their parents going too, cleaning up…