Permission to be silly.
Last night, I checked out the middle school ministry that I’m praying about serving with at church.
I noticed that while worshiping, not only was it acceptable to act a little silly, it was encouraged. And it started at the top.
The worship leader, who’s been doing youth ministry for years, wasn’t “acting his age,” and in doing so, gave the kids permission to act theirs without having to worry about looking silly. He acted like he was their age so that they could act like they were their age in worshiping God.
Some might say that he’s making up for something, or that he hasn’t grown up. But I don’t see that. Instead, I see a man doing his part to serve his community doing what he loves – connecting with the middle school children at his church. I see a man letting his “street cred” suffer a bit so that he can bring pre-teens closer to Jesus. I see a man posing as a youth so that at the appropriate times, he can treat teenage boys like men and teenage girls like women.
It’s rare to find places where it’s okay to act a little silly. But by showing me his world, he’s given me one such place. If they’ll have me, I think I’m taking that part-time job.
Keep sowing 
The thing I’ve noticed as being a youth, is that adults have a hard time connecting to our level. The few adults that have been able to let loose and be silly have a bigger impact on the point they’re trying to get across. That’s why I love my youth leader so much because she’ll let loose and be crazy with us during worship to show us it’s about being ourselves.