Comments on: The Passionate Youth Worker http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/the-passionate-youth-worker.html A blog about youth ministry and youth pastor life from Josh Griffin, the High School Youth Pastor at Saddleback Church. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:14:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Tensions of Youth Ministry | More Than DodgeBall - Youth Ministry Blog by Josh Griffin - Saddleback Church's High School Youth Ministry (HSM) http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/the-passionate-youth-worker.html#comment-30888 The Tensions of Youth Ministry | More Than DodgeBall - Youth Ministry Blog by Josh Griffin - Saddleback Church's High School Youth Ministry (HSM) Fri, 20 May 2011 11:08:31 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=3044#comment-30888 [...] last one for now … this old post from 2008 about Workaholic vs. Passionate Worker might be a good [...] [...] last one for now … this old post from 2008 about Workaholic vs. Passionate Worker might be a good [...]

]]> By: Josh http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/the-passionate-youth-worker.html#comment-19318 Josh Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:28:45 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=3044#comment-19318 Yeah, I see that is worded poorly. Oh well, I'll leave it up there as is and hope people see the comments. The point of the article is to show a shift in the old way of thinking to the new way - and my hope is that others would recognize this same shift happening in the church. I thought it was interesting, and worth tossing up on the blog. To a degree, in my experience though - yes, I would characterize the last generation of pastors as workaholics but of course they are still passionate people and care about their flocks. In this interconnected technological world, people can't turn it off, and in a sense don't want to because they love it. I think Seth's point is that a previous generation of workers can't turn it off because they would feel guilty. Check out these other articles about workaholic pastors: http://www.pastors.com/rwmt/article.asp?ArtID=3924 http://www.drurywriting.com/keith/bigfal_r.htm http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200101/0101_150_balance.cfm JG Yeah, I see that is worded poorly. Oh well, I’ll leave it up there as is and hope people see the comments.

The point of the article is to show a shift in the old way of thinking to the new way – and my hope is that others would recognize this same shift happening in the church. I thought it was interesting, and worth tossing up on the blog.

To a degree, in my experience though – yes, I would characterize the last generation of pastors as workaholics but of course they are still passionate people and care about their flocks. In this interconnected technological world, people can’t turn it off, and in a sense don’t want to because they love it. I think Seth’s point is that a previous generation of workers can’t turn it off because they would feel guilty.

Check out these other articles about workaholic pastors:
http://www.pastors.com/rwmt/article.asp?ArtID=3924
http://www.drurywriting.com/keith/bigfal_r.htm
http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200101/0101_150_balance.cfm

JG

]]> By: Gerry Rojas http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/the-passionate-youth-worker.html#comment-19317 Gerry Rojas Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:10:05 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=3044#comment-19317 Ok but why are you saying that the previous generation of pastors did not work out of a passion for the work? Can you show me where you are getting your info on the previous generation of pastors seemingly doing their work out of a sense of doing the job for the sake of doing the job? Ok but why are you saying that the previous generation of pastors did not work out of a passion for the work?

Can you show me where you are getting your info on the previous generation of pastors seemingly doing their work out of a sense of doing the job for the sake of doing the job?

]]> By: Josh http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/the-passionate-youth-worker.html#comment-19315 Josh Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:26:33 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=3044#comment-19315 I just edited the post with a sentence or two ... I think workaholism and passion are the motivation for the work, but the choices we make with our time and what we sacrifice are the same. JG I just edited the post with a sentence or two … I think workaholism and passion are the motivation for the work, but the choices we make with our time and what we sacrifice are the same.

JG

]]> By: Gerry Rojas http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/the-passionate-youth-worker.html#comment-19316 Gerry Rojas Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:05:18 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=3044#comment-19316 What makes the motivations of the previous generation of pastors different from the current one? You applied it to pastors but I don't see the connection. Can you clarify? What makes the motivations of the previous generation of pastors different from the current one?

You applied it to pastors but I don’t see the connection. Can you clarify?

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