Week 9 - Response to Todds week 9 wednesday reflection

I really liked what Todd had to say about youth culture and how the future of the Church is dependent upon them. As a youth pastor, I believe that teens are a pivotal ministry of the Church. The facts are, most people who come to Christian faith do so at this age range. And many who do, remain Christians for the rest of their life. Youth pastors need to be more trained and given more resources then they typically are. They are on the frontlines of ministry and often in the trenches, so to speak. The issues that youth pastors deal with are just as difficult as with adults. The teen age range is so fragile and impressionable. The video about marketing cool revealed just how impressionable teens really are. All churches must take this kind of ministry seriously or risk not carrying on the faith into the next generation.