Today we bring you the strange and exciting of the world of youth ministry. Behold the amazing feats of legendary youth workers, wonder at these almost superhero like accounts of intriguing individuals, and recoil at some of the more shocking stunts in student ministry history!
- At a 2007 summer camp eight Oklahoma youth pastors executed the largest recorded water balloon massacre by preparing hundreds of water bombs in secret and then leading all the boys in camp out for a "special devotion". The students never saw it coming.
- Scott Manning of Forkbend Church of God once ate four boxes of Twinkies in one sitting. When asked for a comment he quoted Philippians 4:13 saying, "I can do all things through him who gives me strength."
- Cory Whiteside of Bossier City, LA has served for three years as Director of Student Ministries at NorthPointe Church and has yet to get a "speaking to" from the Church Elders.
- Steve Carman holds the record for the shortest period of employment as an on staff youth pastor. He was officially voted on by the congregation and was in the middle of his drive across the state to relocate for this new position when he got a call from the Senior Pastor informing him they would not be able to pay him because the church needed a new roof.
- Ken Thompson of Casper, WY holds the record for most consecutive donuts in a church van. What is even more noteworthy is that of all the students present with smart phones none uploaded a video of the incident to Facebook.
- Missy Wolf of Lake City, OH once organized at See You at the Pole Rally and got free pizzas donated by not just one, but three different restaurants in town.
- Bob Wise, a part time youth worker in Kentucky, actually managed to use vacation time from his full time job to go on a trip with his family.
And there you have it, just a few of the bizarre, amazing, and most likely fabricated stories of youth ministry legends.
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