In December of 1997, I started in first paid youth ministry position at Faith United Methodist Church in Lexington, SC. Recently I have looked back at my time there. I have looked at my notes and my talk outlines, and I have really learned a lot. I was getting paid $5,000 a year and had a $500 yearly budget. I had a youth room that doubled as the church preschool during the week. I was a freshman in college and only 18 years old when I started. I had one youth that was 19. But none of that was a discouragement. I was so excited to be in ministry. I was excited to be where God was calling me. I had no clue that I was under paid and that my budget was so small. All I saw was a couple of teenagers that were excited to have me there and ready to learn about God.
I have recently became friends with several of my first group of youth on Facebook and after going through my records I have found my roster of students. I really want to reconnect with as many as possible to hear what they are doing today and see how they are.
To be continued....
To be continued....
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