As a woman in youth ministry, I’ve had to navigate the leading, developing and mentoring of my male staff and volunteers. To be completely honest, I haven’t found it to be that difficult... Join Kristen for part 2 of the Lonely Island blog series
When Serving Doesn’t Serve Me
In December, I took all my leaders on a retreat with the intention of showing them how much I appreciate them. I booked an insanely gorgeous cabin in the mountains on a lake. I told my leaders that this retreat was basically going to be winter camp without students. I wanted to treat them to fun, food, relaxation, Christmas gifts, a heavy dose of encouragement and affirmation, and a little bit of training even snuck in there somehow (oops!). Little did I know I would learn the most...
