Ministry Milestones, Vol. 2

So, you're a youth pastor/volunteer/sucker and you're dropping kids off after a youth-type event. You stop at a house, say goodbye to said youth and the youth in question suddenly exclaims, "Holy crap! No one's home! How am I going to get in?" Hmmm. How is said youth supposed to get in the house? More importantly, what am I going to do with this youth that's supposed to be in their house? I mean, I need to get home and check Facebook.

After calling mom and dad and having no other alternative, said youth realizes that the only way into the house is to break in. This is where being in ministry really comes into play. This is the moment where the volunteer who has sacrificed so much can truly shine and be a light to the next generation. All of my seminary training, volunteer training, Bible reading, praying and seeking guidance from the Lord above have come to this fine-tipped point in history.

So I pull out my wallet, pull out a hardly used gift card to a gas station, and after a few seconds, I successfully break in to her family's house. Yes, I was a beacon to that youth. I was finally able to be useful in their life, and maybe to others (if s/he tells their friends of my heroic deed). I wish I had to fill out weekly or monthly reports for the ministry. It may look something like this:

Youth Activities Week of January 13-21:
*weekly meeting (Monday 7pm-9pm)
*made kids eat spoon of cinnamon (it really burns, by the way) (Monday 7.30pm)
*hung out with the guys at internet cafe (Sunday 6pm-10pm)
*went bowling with youth (Monday 7.30pm-9pm)
*broke in to Brandi's house (Monday 9.15pm)

Yeah, that'd be an awesome report. They should just go ahead and engrave my name on the Volunteer of the Year Award. It's done. It's over. I'm awesome.