Now if you're a parent of a middle schooler you're welcome to disagree with me on this since you live with them BUT middle school ministry is the best ministry. I was lucky enough to be a middle school leader for four years and those four years included hundreds of ultimate frisbee matches, hundreds of (friendly) yelling matches and hundreds of pizza pick ups. You can't tell me that doesn't sound amazing!
Don't get me started on summer camps with middle schoolers, a week away from their parents where they eat whatever they want, fall asleep whenever they want and get to experience God in the most coolest way. Ok, I will admit summer camp was the hardest for leaders, no sleep, no real nutritious food and running every second of the day to catch up with your kids but MAN seeing them worship God and experience Him is amazing. Every summer I saw countless middle schoolers change their lives and start living for God.
This summmer I made the decision to leave the middle school ministry I was in and it was not an easy decision. About a hundred times a week I think about my girls and how I could be sitting down with them listening to their crazy middle school stories and somehow try to tie that to Jesus. I miss them every day but they have made so so excited to do youth ministry in Spain! I don't know if I'll be placed in a middle school ministry but I know the students of Spain will make a big impact in my life and I have never been more excited.