10 Practices Of Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders

10 Practices Of Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders

Back in the 90’s I had the privilege of being a youth pastor at two different churches.  It is where I cut my Christian leadership teeth.  After witnessing the behaviors of thousands of teenagers and raising one myself, I have observed the following 10 Practices Of Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders:

1. Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders Love God – They place Jesus Christ as the top priority in their life.
2. Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders Respect Authority – They listen to their coaches, teachers, pastors and parents.
3. Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders Hang Around Other Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders – Even for teenagers, John Maxwell’s Law Of The Inner Circle applies.  Those closest to the leader determine the success of the leader.  Birds of a feather flock together.
4. Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders Are Readers – Much like adult leaders, teenage leaders are readers.
5. Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders Are Continual Learners – They are humble enough to know they do not know it all.  Furthermore, they know learning is a privilege and a joy.
6. Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders Embrace Process – They do their homework every day.  They work out every day.  They practice their craft every day.  They read their Bible every day.  They even put in extra work.  They make every day matter.
7. Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders Are Servants – Whether it is the poor and under-resourced or even-younger children, Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders are using their position and influences to serve others.
8. Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders Are Creative – This generation of up-and-coming Christian leaders sees the world through a completely different lens than my generation.  And we are all better off because of it.
9. Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders Are Persistent – They stay with a task until they get it right.
10. Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders Have Big Vision – Whether it is the internet, events like Passion, growing up in great churches, youth mission trips or any number of other items, today’s generation of teenagers have been exposed to much and have big, God-sized visions.  May they achieve them all and more.

What other practices do you see Highly Effective Teenage Christian Leaders doing?