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媒体的焦点为周森锋这位年仅29岁在湖北宜城的「中国最年轻市长」带来不少舆论压力。他因系县级市长，任期为三至五年，从毕业论文是否剽窃，别人 为他撑伞，到桌上价格不菲的香烟，一言一行都受全民审视。受到中国敬老传统影响，年轻一代想要在中国成为领袖面对重重挑战。让我们祷告年轻牧者能紧密与神 同行，相信神能透过他们行大事。我们也需提供机会给年轻信徒，运用属灵恩赐服侍上帝，并接纳他们偶会犯错或未能尽如人意的事实。

Being in the spotlight as the "youngest mayor in China" can be a nightmare for someone who is as young as one 29-year-old mayor in Hubei. He has drawn much scrutiny and been accused of plagiarism, not holding his own umbrella, and even smoking expensive cigarettes. Since he is a mayor of a county-level city, his term is limited to 3-5 years. In China it is not easy to be a young leader because of the tradition of giving respect to the elderly. We need to pray for young pastors to walk closely with God and have a vision of what God can do through them. Young believers need opportunities to use their gifts in serving others and we must accept the fact that they will make mistakes and not always come up to our expectations.