Churches are desperate for youth workers. So why can’t they find any?
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Paul Friend2021-08-05T19:30:00
Low pay, short term contracts and heavy recruitment into church leadership is resulting in a critical shortage of youth and children’s workers says Paul Friend of South West Youth Ministries. But who is to blame and what can we do about it?
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