Leaders expiry date

Now that I'm on the other side of my birthday and Australia Day (a public holiday) I'm back in the blog posting saddle...

In a dream world every youth group would be well stocked with leaders. Leaders who matched the groups needs exactly. Leaders who suited in experience, age, wisdom and gender requirements. Leaders who stuck around forever.

But we do not live in a perfect world.

People graduate from University. People move away to study or work. People change jobs. They do a hard working week. Some like to be social. A few actually date (gasp!). People get married. They move away. Others need some distance from the kids. Unfortunates burnout.

And there is nothing inherently wrong with these reasons (expect for the last one).

Given enough time, a group will change it's leadership.

Especially if your volunteer leaders are in a transient age bracket (19-25).

Expecting leaders to be around forever-and-a-day is unrealistic.

But there is middle ground... that I'll post on tomorrow...