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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
| In This Issue |
- Featured: New Podcast Episode… the highly anticipated PART II of the two part outreach series: High Impact Outreach Ministry
- Youth Culture Window: And the Winner Is… The 2008 Teen Choice Awards Preview
- Win an iPhone: The Source iPhone Contest- Where your “two cents” could be worth a new iPhone
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| Featured: New Podcast Episode… the highly anticipated PART II of the two part outreach series: High Impact Outreach Ministry |
THE SOURCE PODCAST: SPECIAL EPISODE: “HIGH IMPACT OUTREACH MINISTRY” PART II (7/24/2008)
This is one of our favorite podcast series yet! In this much-anticipated second part of the two-part outreach podcast, Jonathan and David are joined once again by Rob Maxey of Youth for Christ, where he shares his Seven Sins of Visiting Kids On Campus. Get ready to take notes as the “Outreach Guru” shares his strategies.
Episode Highlights:
- Hear the inside scoop about high school dances in the Youth Culture Window section.
- Rob tells about the time he met the female version of Satan!
- David and Rob give practical ways for youth workers to prepare themselves for on-campus ministry.
- Rob offers great tips for monitoring the culture of our schools.
- All three guys take a turn saying the same word, for no reason at all.
- Rob gives youth workers advice on how to talk with kids while on the school campus.
- Hear why Rob doesn’t think David is a “football stud” and why Jonathan’s kids think he’s a “fat wannabe.”
| Youth Culture Window: |
At 8:00pm EST on August 4th, millions of teens, tweens, and let’s be honest…young kids, too, will be sitting in front of their TV’s watching The 2008 Teen Choice Awards on FOX, the show that twice topped the Parents Television Council’s “Worst Family TV Show of the Week.”
Viewers have high expectations of the show’s 10th Anniversary, and as a youth worker, here’s why you shouldn’t miss it.
Crash Course in Youth Culture (Emphasis on the “Crash”)
Since its debut in 1999 with host Britney Spears, The Teen Choice Awards (TCA) has been “must see TV” for youth workers across America. It’s one of the three shows each year that gives a fantastic glimpse of today’s youth culture. The other two are the MTV Movie Awards and MTV Video Music Awards (better known as the VMAs).
The sad fact is, this show is pumping (or dare I say “pimping”) adult content to kids. Our own Jonathan McKee said it well in his article about the show last year:
“I can’t help but wonder if parents really know what goes on behind the doors of the Teen Choice Awards with role models like Snoop Dog, Fergie, The Shop Boyz and the cast of the new R-rated hormone infested film Superbad who were plugging their film to an audience that couldn’t even get into the theatre without Mommy or Daddy.”
The show’s content is always a little risqu?, and many of the celebs featured are probably the last people parents would select as role models for their kids.
But the Teen Choice Awards is always a hit. The show allows teens (or anybody who logs onto their website) to vote as many times as they want on a huge collection of entertainment-based favorites including movies, TV shows, music, fashion, and more. Just as they boast, the show lets teens share “their choice and their voice.”
| Win an iPhone: The Source iPhone Contest- Where your “two cents” could be worth a new iPhone |
It’s been fun letting you, our THE SOURCE EZINE subscribers, already get early “dibbs” on Jonathan’s new book, 10-Minute Talks. We’ve had the book available on our web site for two weeks now even though you can’t even get it in stores yet. Now we want your feedback! This contest is a little way to reward all of you for your comments!
What others are already saying about this incredible new book:
“Jonathan truly understands youth and how to minister to them. He also knows how to communicate Scripture to youth in high-impact ways. 10-Minute Talks is filled with messages that do exactly that.”
-Dan Kimball, author, They Like Jesus but Not the Church: Insights from Emerging Generations
“Working with junior highers, I’ve learned the importance of short, high-impact lessons. Thanks, Jonathan, for providing us with an easy-to-use resource that makes the tough job of writing talks a whole lot easier!”
-Kurt Johnston, Saddleback Church; author, My Faith, My Family, My Friends, and My School (from the Youth Specialties Middle School Survival Series)
“Few things have greater power than a story. Jonathan McKee has gathered some unforgettable stories that can provide a foundation for presenting life-changing truth. If you only have 10 minutes, this may be what you need to make every one of them count.”
-Ken Davis, author, How to Speak to Youth…and Keep Them Awake at the Same Time
“Spurgeon said that the first golden rule in holding an audience’s attention is to say something worth hearing. Relevance. That’s what keeps people riveted on the Word of God. Jonathan McKee shows us how to demonstrate the Bible’s relevance for youth. These talks grew in the soil of Jonathan’s experience (young people have real needs) and were forged in the fire of his convictions (the Bible has real answers).”
-Jeffrey Arthurs, professor of preaching and communication, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
“Good, tight talks to teenagers are a challenge, if not an art form. Jonathan’s book not only supplies practical outlines and stories that make this task much easier, it teaches a way of thinking about talks that you’ll carry with you into a fruitful ministry anywhere. While there’s no such thing as a ?just add water’ resource, if you learn to ?just add context,’ this book will jump on and off your shelf like your favorite cereal!”
-Dr. Dave Rahn, vice president and chief ministry officer, Youth for Christ/USA
“If you can talk to kids, you can talk to anybody! I’ve always believed that youth pastors make the best preachers, and Jonathan’s book proves the point. His method and messages will help every communicator connect quickly, communicate clearly, and close effectively.”
-F. Bryan Wilkerson, senior pastor, Grace Chapel, Lexington, Massachusetts
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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.