Fortnite, 13 Reasons Why, Snapchat… The shifting currents of culture all play a role in shaping the teenagers you serve, and give you unique opportunities to connect the Gospel to what’s actively forming their identity.
What You’ll Find
Our Media and Culture section will give you a window into the world of teenage culture. From gaming and movies to TV and technology, we’ll provide expert advice and perspective that will help you to engage with them on a cultural level. We’ll also review the latest gadgets, tools, and tech that can help make your job a bit easier.
The “wired” ministry: when is enough, enough? by Brandon Early Shiny, beeping distractions are irresistible. Whether they’re texting, checking social media, taking selfies, or playing games, students will drop everything to take a peek. When teaching, I use this to my advantage—I change things up every five to seven minutes.…
When we look at the investment of cash in some tech items, we have to determine whether or not they’re worth the cost. I have purchased a lot of things that turned out to be worth it, but I have also invested in a lot of JUNK.…
Today one of my favorite online tech resources was rebranded becoming, “Church Media Drop.” Everything on the site is free to use. Church Media Drop was created to help churches share what they have created. Together we can resource churches around the world with quality media to share the most important message, the good news of Jesus Christ.…
Facebook is stirring things up on the social media front with some new features. You now have more options to react to posts on Facebook. Also, Instagram (owned by Facebook) just added the ability to sign in to their app with multiple accounts at once.…
“You know, the elderly [iPad], although slow, and dangerous behind the wheel, can still serve a purpose. Don’t you go dying on me now!” -Lloyd Christmas, Dumb & Dumber I have a first generation iPad floating around my house. I could get $100 for it at a local used video game store, but I think I can still get more than $100 use out of it.…
I love overly salted, cured meats but that is not the SPAM we are talking about. In 2014, we realized we were spamming the parents in our ministry. The open rate of our student ministry emails were crazy low. We were working hard to be heard outside of email too, and it was a little exhausting.…
Football season is about to end, and we are going out with a bang! My favorite resource for group games (Crowd Control Games) just dropped a crazy awesome game that will be perfect for any Sunday morning gathering, your pre-game or halftime activity, or anytime you want your group to scream and have a good time!…
This message is from a former student who goes to a church where I onced served… Hey! I went to church yesterday and it made me wish you were still there! I hope you, Keri, and the kids are doing well!…
The Bible app, which recently celebrated 200 million downloads, is the best thing to happen to smart phones and a tremendous tool for Bible readers. When people get upset that I am reading or teaching from a digital Bible (By the way, that confrontation is a rarity.),…
Here are a few tech elements from our midweek program that worked well…and one that did not. ProPresenter Remote: We use ProPresenter (and recently upgraded to ProPresenter 6) and the ProPresenter Remote App. It is easy for a student or volunteer to use, and since it is wireless they do not have to sit in the back of the room.…
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