One of the most annoying problems of being a youth pastor is constantly dealing with issues of adolescent sexuality.
Here are the normal things I deal with…
- Puberty issues. I’m fat, I’m tall, I’m small, I have pimples, my boobs are too small, I have no pubes. Yada yada yada.
- My parents don’t understand dating. What a load! No, they get it and generally speaking, the stricter they are on you the more promiscuous they were as teenagers. They get it, you’ve got hormones and you are intent on using them.
- I like someone in the youth group. Yes, I hate inter-youth group dating. It comes and goes in cycles of youth ministry… Thankfully I haven’t had this come up in about 3 months. This means I am due any day now.
- I like her, she doesn’t like me. This usually has to do with the “long shot” and I have Hollywood to thank for it.
- No, you did not invent sex or being horny in high school. Adam & Eve got to claim “we discovered sex” and I’m sure it wasn’t too long after that that someone discovered oral and all manners of fun things besides. Yes, if you are fondling one another it is sex… and I don’t think you can call yourself a virgin… at least not a totally pure one, OK?
But… This week has started off with a bang! So far, in the last 12 hours, I’ve gotten to deal with two similarly annoying problems.
- Girl/Boy “accidently” sleeping next to each other at a youth event. I want to kick myself in the butt for this one. I sent a girl to the girls room to sleep. I went to sleep. She went and slept next to some boy and got yelled at. Great, now I have to kill her.
- Girl dating older man, “is it OK if we cuddle in bed?” No… You think you are stronger than sex… But hormones and desires will result in nakedness, bumping around, and guilt everytime. It’s always a bad idea to snuggle under the covers with someone you love unless you are married!
I love to tell our new Senior Pastor this stuff. It makes him realize that he needs someone like me. Ugh.
Note to anyone unmarried: Keep your pants on until you get married. It will solve a lot of problems. Sure, sex is fun for the 3 minutes it lasts… But it’s hell after that and worth the wait.

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