The Internet is the world’s largest library.” says John Allen Paulos, “It’s just that all the books are on the floor.” Well, browsing through the youth ministry section I noted some interesting pages that I’d like to share with you.
What to do during your first night in youth ministry – I wish I had this advice when I first met my youth group. (Life in Student Ministry)
22 free software apps for youth ministry – From the given list, I’ve used irfanview, VLC Media Player, AVG Anti-virus, E-Sword and found them to be very useful indeed. (Life in Student Ministry)
4 Temptations of a Youth Worker – Use this to check yourself. I wonder if there’s anyone not tempted by number 3. (REAL STUDENTS)
The Illuminati – Pictures portraying the use of technology by teens, be sure to take a look at the insightful article that comes with these. This can make for a very good discussion material for your youth group (filemagazine via Ypulse)
A letter to Senior Pastors… – Here’s an article you might want to send to your boss or read yourself. (learning my lines)
True Leadership – a post by Brian Berry on an article by Patrick Lencioni, great take on leadership (via YSMarko)
A Critical Evaluation of the Westernization of the Gospel – what parts of our Christianity are “Western culture” and what parts are true “biblical Christianity”? (Lausanne World Pulse)
Also make sure to check out the youth resource links (lower right portion of the blog) that are the source of many of the articles above.
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