Youthwork ~ Adult Ministry?
A few friends are leaving youthwork soon to move into "adult" ministry. This raises several issues for me:
- Is that an inevitable movement in the UK scene (different in USA I know)?
- Will they lose their radical edge?
- Why are there so few "younger" pastors/ministers - seems like young people wanting to go into ministry become youthworkers?
- Will we see them shifting the established church as previous "grown up" youth leaders have?

I know in some ways I can't talk - I have moved away from "face to face" type youthwork to a denominational role where most of my time is with adults. But I would like to see both more lifetime youthworkers and more church leaders willing to engage with youthwork and emerging generations issues. Maybe that is what this is about - something positive for the wider "body". Guess we'll have to wait and see!