152: Emily Acton "Greatest Gladness & Deepest Hunger In Youth Ministry" #WomenInYM
In our 6th installment of the #womenInYM series a new friend Emily Acton stops by. You may recognize her name from the Stuff You Can Use Youth Ministry Facebook Community where she serves as a moderator, but she is also middle school minister (and one that just started in a new church!).
Key Takeaway: Ask questions humbly. Listen closely. Collaborate without an agenda
- Adults handed me ministry before I thought I was ready. Literally, Keys were being handed to me.
- I learned by trying and failing, this is how I learned to use my gifts
- The moment of being invited to a student’s story as they are invited to God’s grander story is so special to me.
- When people show confidence in you it is easy to feel you like you are special
- Reading one youth ministry book does not make you an expert
- Ask questions humbly. Listen closely. Collaborate without an agenda
The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.- Frederick Buechner
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