152: Emily Acton "Greatest Gladness & Deepest Hunger In Youth Ministry" #WomenInYM

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In our 6th installment of the #womenInYM series a new friend Emily Acton stops by. You may recognize her name from the Stuff You Can Use Youth Ministry Facebook Community where she serves as a moderator, but she is also middle school minister (and one that just started in a new church!).


Key Takeaway: Ask questions humbly. Listen closely.  Collaborate without an agenda

Adults handed me ministry before I thought I was ready. Literally, Keys were being handed to me.  I learned by trying and failing, this is how I learned to use my gifts The moment of being invited to a student’s story as they are invited to God’s grander story is so special to me. When people show confidence in you it is easy to feel you like you are special Reading one youth ministry book does not make you an expert Ask questions humbly. Listen closely.  Collaborate without an agenda 

The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.- Frederick Buechner

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