This is a hard lesson for a young youth pastor! Well, to be honest for anyone...Playing by house rules is something I coined as a teachable lesson for teens. As a teenager, you live under your parents house and need to play by their rules. Even if you don't understand their rules or agree with the rules. Same thing goes for school, jobs, pretty much any system that you fall under.
Let's look at it from a youth pastor position. Once you accept the position of a church; you fall under the "House Rules" of that church and leadership. You need to accept the rules and requirements that your leadership asks of you. If for some reason you feel like you cannot sit and play by house rules; then you should consider removing yourself from the house.
One of the biggest things I have learned within this; is trusting that your lead pastor is in conversation with God and moving in the direction that God wants for this church. The youth pastor can play a huge part in this by backing the lead pastor even if he or she doesn't grasp the whole picture or vision. To work against the lead pastor, especially one that is faithful to get God's vision correctly, is one of the biggest mistakes that a youth pastor can make. You need to trust your lead pastor and play by house rules. If for some reason there is no trust with the lead pastor; then my recommendation would be considering removing yourself from the house.
Many times, a youth pastor gets stuck with a bad thought process. "I know how to it better." "My way is the right way." "If I were the lead pastor I would..." Whatever their reasoning, they allow their thoughts to dictate their actions. When this happens, division in the house happens. Rules will be broken and the house will evenly crumble when it is divided. It is better to leave than to divide. Sometimes you will be able to realign yourself to play by house rules and other time you will have to remove yourself from the situation.
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