Abstract:
There has been an increase of discussion and focus on matters of theological significance in the
area of youth ministry. An area that remains neglected concerns the professional youth worker
in Southern Africa. This focus on professional youth work has gained a great amount of
urgency from the office of the presidency of Southern Africa, who in collaboration with the
Commonwealth desk have prioritised the focus on youth work in South Africa. Unfortunately,
the focus on the professional youth worker, the career youth pastor, within the church in
Southern Africa fails to receive a similar amount of attention. The article will highlight the
need to pursue a theological articulation around the office of the career youth pastor by
building a practical theological argument for the office of career youth pastor. The article will
address a case study of a mainline evangelical denomination regarding its theological
articulation of the career youth pastor.
