If the students at your church are anything like the ones at mine, then you probably have some level of pent-up frustration regarding screens, social media, and the ways they influence your students. Some of your frustration might…
The people behind these screens are made in the image of God, and that ontological declaration is what is ultimately the most true and real.
God provides the response that we are truly looking for from Twitter followers and Facebook friends. He accepts us and loves us when we are the most vulnerable.
Like you, youth want to be known and loved. They want someone—their dad, mom, friend, Facebook acquaintance—to know the good, the bad, and the ugly of their life and be told sincerely, “I see all that…and I love you anyway.” Unfortunately,…
A Facebook profile has become a necessary page of the teenage cyber portfolio, along with sites such as Twitter, Instagram and My Space. These social networking sites have become a global phenomenon, gaining noticeable momentum in the noughties….
Our youth ministry at the Church of the Advent has experienced a similar trend in students having little interest in Sunday night large group events. At the same time, we have observed a positive trend in another direction….
Nate Birkholz, the assistant pastor for Lakeside Baptist in Grand Rapids, MI, posed this insightful question to the Rooted blog regarding declining attendance at large group and its relationship to social media and the digital age. Dave Wright…
“I want what I want, and I want it NOW!” could be the mantra of the instant-gratification generation that student ministers serve in the postmodern era. And, you know what, it’s not just that they want it now,…
