| TheSource4YM.com | |
 | Jonathan’s Resource Ezine |
Weekly Resources, Ideas and Articles from The Source for Youth Ministry
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
| In This Issue |
- Something for this week: Scalp
- A youth culture resource you don’t want to miss. Walt Muellar knocks the ball out of the park with his new site!
- Jonathan’s Reaching the Unchurched Training in Cincinnati
- It’s coming! The new look of The Source’s web site with some features you’re gonna love!
| If you aren’t a subscriber of this EZINE and would like to subscribe – it’s free – just pop on www.TheSource4YM.com and sign up in the upper right hand corner. |
| Something for this week: Scalp |
Scalp (or “Duct Tape Tag” if you want to be a little more P.C.)
Divide into two teams. One team places a 1.5 foot long strip of duct tape horizontally on their backs. The other team places a 1.5 foot long strip of duct tape vertically on their back. (You can use different colored tape if you want and name the teams by the colors. i.e. Yellow vs. Black) Have teams separate in a large playing area, preferably at night. The object is to “scalp” the other team by pulling the tape off their backs. Once their tape is removed they are out of the game.
Added by Jon Henry
| A youth culture resource you don’t want to miss |
Walt Muellar knocks the ball out of the park with his new site!
Last week I had lunch with Malt Mueller in Washington D.C. after he gave a presentation at the National Youth Summit put on by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS came to Walt as an expert on youth culture today, seeking his input on how to deal with teen problems that confront our nation daily. If you’ve been to any of my seminars, you’ve probably heard me quote Walt or plug his site: www.cpyu.org I think Walt is the best Christian resource … strike that – the best resource for understanding today’s youth culture.
Walt’s new site rocks, so I asked him to write a personal note to you EZINE subscribers about it:
Dear “EZINE” Subscribers,
I hope you will find our newly designed and reconfigured Center for Parent/Youth Understanding site to be a big help as you prepare to share the unchanging Good News with teens growing up in a rapidly changing culture. As many of you know, we’ve been providing information and analysis on popular culture for years. I believe everyone who hopes to minister effectively to today’s students needs to see themselves as a cross-cultural missionary … that’s what we are.
Check out our new site – www.cpyu.org – it’s packed full of stuff that will help you in your youth ministry “missionary” venture. We’re going to work hard to keep it updated daily so you’ll want to stop by each morning. I’m a firm believer in what one theologian once challenged the church to do. He said, “Every Christian needs to start their day with their Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other.” Yes, we need to know the Word and the world. After you spend time in the Word, give us a visit. Keep up the good work!
Walt Mueller
www.cpyu.org
There you have it. It’s a great site, I’m on it all the time. And don’t forget to subscribe to CPYU’s free biweekly Youth Culture e-Update as well.
Jonathan McKee
“The Source”
| It’s coming! |
The new look of The Source’s web site with some features you’re gonna love!
Not just a new layout with new colors, but a custom game search area and more!
Coming Soon on www.TheSource4YM.com
| This Saturday: Jonathan’s “Reaching The Unchurched” Training in Cincinnati |
Youth Specialties/Zondervan is publishing Jonathan’s new book, REACHING UNCHURCHED STUDENTS (coming in 2004), but don’t wait for the book … get the training now!
If you are in driving distance from Cincinnati, you won’t want to miss this!
Tic Long, President of YOUTH SPECIALTIES EVENTS says “We had Jonathan do his REACHING UNCHURCHED KIDS seminar at our National Youth Workers Convention and he did a great job. Not only is Jonathan’s presentation dynamic, his information was extremely helpful to those in attendance. In fact, that’s why we’re publishing his book.”
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: December 6th, Jonathan is doing a Saturday workshop (9AM to 3PM) for youth workers in the city of Cincinnati. If you’re a youth worker, barely paid or a volunteer, this is for you! Here’s the details:
WHEN: December 6th, 9AM to 3PM
WHERE: Christ Lutheran Church, 3301 Compton Rd., Cincinnati 45251
COST: Two affordable choices:
$15 a person if the church receives payment by Dec. 1
$20 at the door
TO REGISTER – CONTACT: Carol Arszman at (513) 385-8342
or contact Jonathan at Jon@TheSource4YM.com
Delivered free via e-mail to subscribers each week. We encourage you to distribute this newsletter freely and ask only that you not change its contents.
HAVE YOU MISSED PAST “EZINE” ARTICLES?
CLICK HERE FOR JONATHAN’S “EZINE” ARCHIVES
And for more FREE resources and ideas … go to THE SOURCE
www.TheSource4YM.com
Copyright ?2003 The Source for Youth Ministry
All rights reserved.
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.