Leadership Pressure

- Very busy schedule even on Sabbaths (handling church programs) - Saturday AY becomes the time for physical rest (catching up on sleep) - Burn out even in church because AYP members are given the bulk of responsibilities to handle the church programs - difficulty relating to the youth (pre-college, college-aged youth), as well as other professionals who have already started their own families (busy na sa own families nila)

The challenges I faced as a young professional is maintaining my devotional time amidst the busy schedule. Balancing my work and ministry activities is also hard too.

Stress and Burnout High levels of stress and the risk of burnout can make it difficult to find the mental and emotional energy needed for spiritual practices. Work Environment Not all workplaces are supportive of spiritual expressions, which can make it challenging to integrate faith into daily professional life.

Young professionals in AY programs often struggle to balance work, personal responsibilities, and church activities. Time management can be tough, and taking on leadership roles sometimes leads to burnout. Financial pressures and the feeling that some church programs don’t address their needs—like career guidance or spiritual growth—can leave them feeling disconnected. Generational and cultural gaps in the church may create misunderstandings, and some young adults feel isolated if they don’t have peers in similar life stages. Challenges like; Time management Lack of peer support Burnout and fatigue Cultural and generational differences Leadership pressure Navigating secular influences

In my case, even if I am active, my leading spiritual struggle that is also related to my professional life, is the challenge of reaching out to my elite colleagues and being more direct in sharing the Truth aside from standing up on my beliefs (Sabbath, food, vices, etc)

My busy schedule, managing my time at work as School Head, as Student in PHD, as a wife, a mother, a church Elder and a Youth leader. Yet even with these challenges I am blessed beyond compare.

I'll take this opportunity to express and ask for help: My role as a leader greatly challenges me. Balancing responsibilities at work, as a student, and as a youth leader has been overwhelming. Now in my third year as a youth leader of a big church, I’ve been experiencing burnout. Only a few young adults are actively involved, it’s so few I can count them on one hand. One by one, our youth are becoming inactive. There are few attendees in our Youth Sabbath School and Adventist Youth (AY) programs. Yet, when it comes to social gatherings, they are so active. What’s more frustrating is that they rarely attend the AY program, but they come to rehearsals after AY. They are very active in our choir, and I pray for them to develop the same enthusiasm for attending worship services as they have for our regular rehearsals. Another concern is the evident division within the youth. Although we’ve had established groups of friends for years, in recent months, this "division" has become more noticeable. I pray for unity among everyone, for there to be no competition or barriers between us. In terms of AY topics, I’ve tried to ensure that we discuss relevant subjects that resonate with us as youth. However, if you can suggest other ways or strategies to encourage them to attend church regularly, I would greatly appreciate your help. This situation has left me feeling lost, and it’s starting to affect my spiritual life. I don’t know what to do anymore, but I continue to pray for wisdom, guidance, and strength as a leader.

Busy schedule, sometimes work would really drags down my time on friday that i wasn’t able to attend vesper worship and because church is far. But it’s a good thing that we have online platforms to watch and listen to sermons, so that makes up for it.

I didn't practice daily bible readings as I wanted to due to busy schedules. But, I constantly do devotional with someone (through online worship) or even alone reading daily devotional book (in the morning and lesson study in the evening.

Busy Schedules

Lack of cooperation from other young professionals due to their busy schedules and remote employment areas.

Personal devotion due to overwhelming activities and priorities as working adult and a young professional leader.