YMS Episode 60 -- Great Expectations

In a perfect world, we would all be perfect youthworkers. Every need would be met, every student would follow Christ, every expectation would be exceeded, and we would go to sleep at night knowing we made it happen.

Yeah, right.

Reality is much different. Despite our best efforts, we will fail. What do we do when the expectations others place on us, and the ones we place on ourselves, go unmet? What do we do when they are simply unrealistic in the first place?

In this episode, Steve and Mathew fondly remember completing our high school English assignment to read Great Expectations. We both liked the book. But we don't always like the great expectations placed on us, whether from church leaders, parents, students, or even ourselves. 

This is the first of a two-part series, and we have an honest and heartfelt conversation about how to deal with the expectations of church leadership. More difficult to handle, for us at least, are the expectations we place on ourselves. 

In the end, it's about grace, grace, grace.

Now go read Dickens again. He's the best.

Episode 60 -- Great Expectations

Here's a link to our Sherpa Say What:
https://nypost.com/2019/09/24/french-chef-sues-michelin-guide-for-accusing-him-of-using-cheddar-in-souffle/