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Weekly Resources, Ideas and Articles from The Source for Youth Ministry
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
| In This Issue |
- Featured Article: Jonathan’s Collection of 10-Minute Talks
- Youth Culture Window: WhatAreTheyReallyDoing dot com, An Inside Look At the Online Lives of Teens
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| Featured Article: Jonathan’s Collection of 10-Minute Talks |
Looking for some “ready made” resources so you can ?hang’ with kids instead of re-inventing the wheel, trying to create material? Jonathan McKee’s 5th book comes out in less than a month, and people are already talking about this one. Recommended by Duffy Robbins, Dan Kimball, Kurt Johnston, Ken Davis, Dave Rahn, Gordon-Conwell’s preaching dept., and more… 10-Minute Talks provides 24 “ready-made” talks, and a free supplemental CD with transcripts & a complete small group curriculum for each talk.
Two-time “Outreach Award” winner Jonathan comes through once again, using his style as a storyteller to communicate truth to today’s generation of young people. Communicate more while saying less, with 10-Minute Talks.
Author/Speaker Greg Stier says it well:
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| GREG STIER ABOUT TALKING TO TEENGAGERS: “It seems as though books about how to do ?talks’ are a dime a dozen. Not this one. 10-Minute Talks is full of material that flat out works. If you’re a youth worker who’d rather spend time ministering to students than Googling the latest lesson outlines and illustrations, 10-Minute Talks is exactly what you need. Jonathan’s talks combine compelling intros, solid biblical teaching, and practical applications. You won’t be disappointed!” -Greg Stier, president, Dare 2 Share Ministries |
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Pre-order this book now from us here at THE SOURCE (we get an early shipment directly from the printer).
| Youth Culture Window: WhatAreTheyReallyDoing dot com, An Inside Look At the Online Lives of Teens |
Most nights found “Dylan” in front of his laptop looking at online pornography when his parents thought he was asleep. We know that teens love the Internet…so why is it that 41% of parents are still clueless about their kids’ use of it?
Here’s one simple example of the glaring misunderstanding between kids and parents when it comes to kids’ use of the Internet. A new study by Norton Online Living claims that kids spend almost 20 hours online each week. Does that amount shock you? Maybe, maybe not. But it DID shock the parents of the same group of kids who thought their children only spent 2 hours online each week!
Are these 41% of parents just disconnected from their kids, or, do these kids intentionally keep mom and dad in the dark?
A Quick Test
Whether you’re a parent or a youth worker, take a moment and answer each of the following questions?
- How much time do your kids spend online in a typical week?
- Do your kids have a Facebook and/or MySpace profile? If so, are you a “friend” of theirs?
- What are they actually doing when they connect to the WWW?
- What are their favorite sites to visit?
Many parents do not have the “right” answers to these questions. Sadly, many more don’t have an answer at all.
So what are kids up to online?
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Jonathan McKee
Jonathan McKee is the author of over twenty books including the brand new The Guy's Guide to FOUR BATTLES Every Young Man Must Face; The Teen’s Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices; If I Had a Parenting Do Over; and the Amazon Best Seller - The Guy's Guide to God, Girls and the Phone in Your Pocket. He speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for youth workers on TheSource4YM.com. Jonathan, his wife Lori, and their three kids live in California.