So how is your youth leader doing? Is he or she the kind of person that never stuffs up? Do they seem to have it all sorted out? Or maybe you think they are the opposite and they just wind you up. Maybe they are forever on your case, telling you to be quiet and having a go at the simplest of things, just because you’re having a laugh. Seems to me, that if you think that your youth leader is either of those things, then you may have missed judged them. Being a leader is not easy. Whether it’s the leader of a Church, school, college, family or youth group, leadership is hard, and it’s not meant to be. Paul lists the qualities required from a leader in 1 Timothy 3 and they are not easy to reach qualities. Your youth leader probably doesn’t get a tick in every box, but then again do you? If you think your youth leader is so Holy that they must have Jesus mobile number, then the truth is, they are probably struggling with something that you don’t know about. If you think your youth leader is the pits, then they are probably better than you realise, but how would you know that, if you don’t look beyond the leader telling you to be quiet. Maybe this week you should take some time to encourage your youth leader. A card, an email, a text, a high five, can all go a long way to encouraging your youth leader to tick a few more boxes in Pauls list of what a leader should be.
