I laughed out loud…

I’m a Youth Pastor, I believe my official title is student ministries pastor, but let’s not argue over semantics… I’ve been a Youth Pastor for a little over 6 years now I guess. Crazy, I know… But I have learned a few things. I have learned that as a Youth Pastor, there are only a select few people out there in the world who truly understand what it is that you actually do for a living. Then I found out that there are only a select few people in the “church world” who actually understand what it is that you do for your ministry. I’ve also learned that unlike our current judicial systems practice of innocent until proven guilty, as a youth pastor you are irresponsible until proven responsible. Maybe some of my colleagues have helped contribute to all of these stereo types. Call them what you will, alot of times they true. Youth Pastors are a special breed.

So, as i was getting my daily blog intake, I stumbled upon this little jewel. It comes from my man out in California. Non other than the Mr. Joshua Griffin. Josh is on staff at Saddleback, He authors a blog called, More than dodgeball, and today he posted on 4 hot looks for Youth Pastors this summer. You can read his entire post here. Here is a snippet of what he wrote…

“Here’s what I think are the hot looks for those male youth workers out there this summer:

The shaved head – an emerging trend in youth ministry, probably taken from worship leaders that sported them for a while. Hopefully we won’t also start frosting our tips next, too. WARNING: Have a bunch of sunblock ready for those outdoor events, and make sure you’re keenly self-aware how far your ears stick out before you start cutting that much off. PS: This one is often used to disguise premature balding, and can be used in combination with any of the following 3 other hot styles.

The soul patch – I’m sporting this right now, and loving it. Not too much maintenance, it is a bit understated and not quite as mainstream. It’s like discovering a great small-time band before they go big. Then everyone gets on the wagon and buys the album so it’s time to discover something else. That’s the fashion express train I’m riding. I’m also hoping that worship leaders won’t try and also take credit for this one.”

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So, hmm… I’m not sure what all this means… But it is funny, and interesting. More funny than interesting though.

I would like to add a special note here too. For all of you skeptics… NO, I DID NOT JUST GO AND SHAVE MY HEAD BECAUSE JOSH SAID IT WOULD BE HOT!

And about the soul patch… well, I’m going to admit something and just lay it out there for you all. I have been babying those 27 hairs since I was in 10th grade. I think that I have shaved them maybe 3 times in the history of me shaving… So, the soul patch and I go way back…  Here’s proof, check out this old school picture of me rockin the soul patch, and the long hair from almost 3 years ago…

What style have you been rockin these days?

~Peter