Falling for your Leader

Tonight at church, flowing on from my post on falling for your co-leader in youth ministry, the topic of having a crush on your own leader came up.

Again, making a sweeping generalisation, i think it's not uncommon for a youngster to fall for a leader (even for a short time).

It makes sense.

Firstly, someone is showing a genuine interest in your life, usually over an extended period of time. That's attractive.

Secondly, many leaders are seen as wise, confident, co-ordinated, funny and close to God (no matter how far any of these descriptions are to the truth). That's attractive.

Third, if your going to have a crush on someone, why not your leader at youth group?

But, with great power, comes great responsibility (thanks Peter!).

I'm never going to suggest that i was the object of desire for anyone in my time during ministry, but it is something to keep in mind. As leaders we can wield great power (i'll post on that later on), even without the allure of young hormones looking for their first crush...