You Might Be A Youth Minister If...
  1. Your summer begins when Youth Camp and Music Camp end.
  2. You check the duct tape on the van before you leave the parking lot.
  3. You rolled your eyes when the pastor told the congregation how much the choir members sacrifice to serve God.
  4. Every year one of your kids is responsible for getting something new added to the list of things you can't take to camp.
  5. Navy boot camp was a piece of cake compared to Youth Camp.
  6. Everyone in the church runs when they see you coming for fear you're trying to recruit them.
  7. You're afraid to close your eyes when you pray.
  8. You spend more time at school now than you did when you were a teenager.
  9. When people ask you how many kids you have, you tell them between 60 and 70.
  10. Your pizza budget is bigger than your salary.
  11. You honesty believe you're only doing this temporarily until the church finds a real professional.
  12. You think the four major food groups are pizza, cokes, chips and twix.
  13. You plan an event for 200 and 50 show up.
  14. You plan an event for 50 and 200 show up.
  15. You've ever questioned the inerrancy of Scripture because it says the Sabbath is a day of rest.
  16. You can't blame your own kids for the gray in your hair.
  17. The Senior Pastor has forgotten your name.
  18. You've forgotten the Senior Pastor's name.
  19. You know how to attach underwear to a flagpole.
  20. The words you hear most often are "awesome" and "duh".
  21. The church janitor won't speak to you.
  22. Your idea of goin' fishin' is a missionary endeavor.
  23. You've ever spent a night in prayer agonizing over the life and soul of a teenager.