True Story

Yesterday I was visiting with a Senior Pastor and Youth Pastor of a church here in a small town in Oklahoma. I am coaching them and will be working with them to train some of their youth workers. These folks desire to be church B. They have a missional approach to ministry that to some feels less flashy than the average youth ministry.

So the youth pastor (let's call him Nate) was talking to the youth pastor down the street, who is in his 50's. As Nate was describing his ministry to this older youth pastor this is what the other youth pastor said to him.

"You send me your kids who want to have fun and I'll send you my kids who want to learn."

um. Do I really need to add commentary to this?
Other than being very very sad. It's remarkably normal.
Normal does not mean acceptable.