eZine 01.04.2011

By Jonathan McKee
In 2010, we provided so many brand new free resources and training articles, you can’t possibly have used them all. Here’s a highlight of some of my favorites from TheSource4YM.com in the year 2010:

• We launched an entire new website just for parents with resources and articles helping parents build relationships and teach lasting values to their kids: TheSource4Parents.com
• We added a bunch of new MUSIC DISCUSSIONS this year, all with small group questions, scripture and a wrap up. You’ll see Crowder’s Shine, and Everything Glorious, Rihanna’s Only Girl, Airplanes from B.o.B, Taylor Swift’s Mine, TobyMac’s Lose My Soul… and more. All on our MUSIC DISCUSSIONS page.
• We revamped our MUSIC DISCUSSIONS page with new comment and rating features and the ability to organize them by artist, title, topic or user rating.
• We provided you with a Youth Culture Window article reviewing the music and messages of the 17 different songs that went #1 during the year 2010.
• We added user rating and comments to our YOUTH CULTURE WINDOW page so you can chime in and give your own two cents on our articles about today’s youth culture.
• We added “Quick Q’s” to our MOVIE REVIEWS page, so you have questions on-hand to dialogue with kids after watching a film.
• We provided a bunch of new MOVIE CLIP DISCUSSIONS this year, all with small group questions, scripture and a wrap up. You’ll see The Karate Kid, The Book of Eli- talking about our actions, The Book of Eli- talking about God’s Will, Avatar, The Blind Side, Letters to God, Star Trek, The Invention of Lying, and more!
• We provided a great new training resource on our TRAINING TOOLS page, The Top 5 Training Methods You Can Do Yourself.
• We provided a plethora of great YOUTH CULTURE WINDOW articles that ended up being plugged across the web by Youth Specialties, GROUP, Simply Youth Ministry, etc. Here’s a few of the most popular articles, including a few from my blog:
  – Voices of the Bullied-And Where Bullying Really Stops
  – In the Dark-MA Sobering Peek into a Public High School Dance
  – To Glee or Not to Glee
  – Just Let Em’ Watch TV
  – It’s Good to Be Katy Perry-But is She Good for Our Kids?
  – Monkey See, Monkey Do-Who’s to Blame for Kids’ Sexual Dilemma?
  – Dad, Can I Download This Song?-A Parents Perspective on Teaching Discernment
  – Media Consumption-A Consuming Generation

What: This Saturday workshop equips youth workers, both paid and volunteer, to initiate contact with today’s teenagers.

Where: Bethany Presbyterian Church 740 Washington Avenue Bridgeville, PA 15017-2077

When: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM

Cost: $20 per person, Lunch Included.

REGISTER: Email info@yfcmp.org or call Pam Hart at 412-854-1110. Registration forms available at yfcmp.org

What: This Sunday workshop equips youth workers, both paid and volunteer, to initiate contact with today’s teenagers.

Where: Cibolo Creek Community Church, 30395 Ralph Fair Rd, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX 78015 www.cibolocreek.com

When: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (immediately following a 2 hour parenting workshop)

Cost: FREE

REGISTER: Email tblack@cibolocreek.com or call 830-981-8989

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Authors Jonathan McKee and David R. Smith provide strategies to help youth workers- from pastors to volunteers-build a foundation for ministry-driven youth groups that focus on:

If you’re charged with ministering to young people, Ministry by Teenagers is a must-have resource to make the most of the opportunity you’ve been given.

	Dr. Dave Rahn about “Ministry By Teenagers” Picture me doing the deliberately slow appreciation clap while I read this book. The topic of students engaging in ministry-especially the ministry of influence-is one of my own passions, so I approached this book ready to wrangle over values and strategies. Instead, I find myself in jealous admiration for how well these guys have translated important principles into practical tips so church youth leaders can experience the joyous fruit of “Ministry by Teenagers.” – Dr. Dave Rahn Youth for Christ/USA Chief Ministry Officer and Huntington University Director of MA in Youth Ministry Leadership

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