Paul Friend
Paul Friend is married to Jo and has two boys. Paul heads up SWYM (South West Youth Ministries) where he has been involved for 22 years. Paul also helps lead a local church in a village in Devon and in his spare time loves all sports involving a ball and watching a good film with a curry!
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Churches are desperate for youth workers. So why can’t they find any?
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?
