Comments on: Warning: Youth Ministry Will Wreck Your Personality http://www.aaronbuer.com/warning-youth-ministry-will-wreck-your-personality/ student ministry | leadership | parenting | life Fri, 20 May 2016 15:45:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.18 By: How To Thrive in Ministry for the Long Haul | Aaron Buer http://www.aaronbuer.com/warning-youth-ministry-will-wreck-your-personality/#comment-1729 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 13:05:56 +0000 http://www.aaronbuer.com/?p=153#comment-1729 […] blogged before about how ministry has a way of turning even the most die-hard extrovert into an introvert.  Ministry is about people, and it should always remain that way, but the truth is that when your […]

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By: Stuff I’ve Been Reading | Aaron Buer http://www.aaronbuer.com/warning-youth-ministry-will-wreck-your-personality/#comment-169 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:48:45 +0000 http://www.aaronbuer.com/?p=153#comment-169 […] an introvert.  This was a recent and incredibly freeing discovery for me.  Here’s an old post that describes my […]

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By: Aaron Buer http://www.aaronbuer.com/warning-youth-ministry-will-wreck-your-personality/#comment-57 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:52:00 +0000 http://www.aaronbuer.com/?p=153#comment-57 I so glad this piece encouraged you.

I struggled over this issue so much and it has led to a different role within student ministry. My passion is still student ministry but I invest most of my time in volunteer small group leaders who in turn invest in our students.

Thanks for sharing.

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By: Aaron Buer http://www.aaronbuer.com/warning-youth-ministry-will-wreck-your-personality/#comment-56 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:48:00 +0000 http://www.aaronbuer.com/?p=153#comment-56 Hey Matthew,

Thanks for for sharing. I too struggle with youth culture. There is so much pressure on our students.

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By: Gaddy http://www.aaronbuer.com/warning-youth-ministry-will-wreck-your-personality/#comment-55 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:02:00 +0000 http://www.aaronbuer.com/?p=153#comment-55 WOWWWWWW!! So I read a piece of this on Josh Griffins blog! After reading the piece that he quoted, a huge weight was lifted!! So, I clicked the link to your blog and I am pretty sure we are the same person, because It was like I was reading about myself.

I felt a huge burden of guilt surrounding me the last few weeks. I felt like I was not pursuing my calling the right way like I had been the last seven years. I too thought it may be God pushing me in another direction.

I am glad I found this article. Today was a better day because I realize my introvert turn is okay and still a valuable part in my ministry. I also realize I can be an extrovert, but have to build in recharge and sabbath moments in my week, and in my days.

Thanks again!!

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By: I’ll Be an Extrovert No Matter What! http://www.aaronbuer.com/warning-youth-ministry-will-wreck-your-personality/#comment-53 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:19:41 +0000 http://www.aaronbuer.com/?p=153#comment-53 […] was thinking about this because of a blog post at Aaron Buer (hat tip to More Than Dodgeball for the link) where he talks about youth ministry “taking […]

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By: Youth Ministry Takes the Extrovert Out of You | More Than Dodgeball http://www.aaronbuer.com/warning-youth-ministry-will-wreck-your-personality/#comment-52 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:21:58 +0000 http://www.aaronbuer.com/?p=153#comment-52 […] really enjoyed this post over on Aaron Buer’s blog – I find myself (as an extreme extrovert myself) feeling this same way at times. Interesting […]

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By: Matthew Morken http://www.aaronbuer.com/warning-youth-ministry-will-wreck-your-personality/#comment-31 Thu, 30 May 2013 15:49:00 +0000 http://www.aaronbuer.com/?p=153#comment-31 WOW, did this hit me hard. I’ve had people asking me, why aren’t you so bubbly anymore, why don’t you do this, or that. Particularly what has made me so sober (a lot of the time) is the reality of youth culture. It makes me shudder… and I wrestle with keeping it off my mind even on vacation. I’m thankful that God is sovereign and I can rejoice in him. Thanks for writing this.

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By: Aaron Buer http://www.aaronbuer.com/warning-youth-ministry-will-wreck-your-personality/#comment-16 Wed, 29 May 2013 01:36:12 +0000 http://www.aaronbuer.com/?p=153#comment-16 Thanks for the tip on the book Scott. I’ll check it out.

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By: Scott Erickson http://www.aaronbuer.com/warning-youth-ministry-will-wreck-your-personality/#comment-15 Tue, 28 May 2013 22:12:00 +0000 http://www.aaronbuer.com/?p=153#comment-15 I’m not an ex-extrovert like you, but am an introvert (high C – DISC score, not drink) so I can appreciate the advantages you’ve mentioned. I just started a book you would probably be interested in called “Quiet” by Susan Cain. She discusses the cultural rise of the extrovert, its effect on society, and what introverts bring to the table despite not fitting most “norms”.

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