My first church leaders’ interview was with Pastor Joe Gabbard. Pastor Joe is the Family Pastor at Cornerstone Church in Blue Springs, Missouri and has been in full-time ministry for over 14 years. I started the interview asking Pastor Joe in what ways has his work changed over the years He said “I started in student ministry and primarily focused on ministering to the students directly to students: attending school functions, active on campus, visiting and meeting one-on-one, holding youth outreaches, camps, and activities throughout the year. As I’ve developed a broader ministry theme, I’ve continued to implement outreaches and activities, but I focus more on developing a team of leaders who extend the personal touch of ministry to students.”
Since he has changed the focus of his ministry, I asked him what activities or processes have you started doing or stopped doing? Pastor Joe answered “The most important processes that I’ve started, is leadership …show more content…
Pastor Patrick has been in ministry for 5 years and the Student Pastor at Cornerstone Church for 2 years.
The first question that I asked was in what ways has the work you do changed over the years and what do you do more, less, or differently? He answered “As a youth minister, what I do doesn't change much, but how I do it does. Student culture is always changing and because it is so shaped by technology and media. Students are often drawn to media (music, video), so we use those things to present Jesus. We also facilitate relationships that promote discipleship and growth on a personal level.” I followed up by asking, does media make it easier or more difficult to present Jesus to students? Pastor Patrick explain “media is a tool that we use and so I believe it has become easier to communicate the gospel through sight, sound and not just mere
Since he has changed the focus of his ministry, I asked him what activities or processes have you started doing or stopped doing? Pastor Joe answered “The most important processes that I’ve started, is leadership …show more content…
Pastor Patrick has been in ministry for 5 years and the Student Pastor at Cornerstone Church for 2 years.
The first question that I asked was in what ways has the work you do changed over the years and what do you do more, less, or differently? He answered “As a youth minister, what I do doesn't change much, but how I do it does. Student culture is always changing and because it is so shaped by technology and media. Students are often drawn to media (music, video), so we use those things to present Jesus. We also facilitate relationships that promote discipleship and growth on a personal level.” I followed up by asking, does media make it easier or more difficult to present Jesus to students? Pastor Patrick explain “media is a tool that we use and so I believe it has become easier to communicate the gospel through sight, sound and not just mere