Media and Culture Archives - YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/media-and-culture/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:21:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 A Stressed-Out Generation https://youthministry.com/a-stressed-out-generation/ https://youthministry.com/a-stressed-out-generation/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:00:49 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=56021 The current generation of students is being considered a group that is marked by a fear of failure and public scrutiny.
Of course everyone blames the rise of technology and social media for the pressure this current generation of adolescents is under.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/a-stressed-out-generation/feed/ 0 As those who pour into this stressed-out generation, the tension we see growing ever more is the need for them to have their identity settled in Christ.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-30-270x196.png270196 Challenging Digital Dependency https://youthministry.com/challenging-digital-dependency/ https://youthministry.com/challenging-digital-dependency/#respond Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:00:30 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=56065 #ScreenFreeWeek
There was one time I was sitting at a coffee shop enjoying a café Americano with one of my favorite friends. We were catching up, being stupid, making each other laugh, and absolutely we were people watching, when all of the sudden she hit me over the head with this doozy:
“My school is doing screen-free week,” she said with ease.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/challenging-digital-dependency/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/screenfree2-270x196.jpg270196 How to Fight Teen Tech Addiction https://youthministry.com/fight-teen-tech-addiction/ https://youthministry.com/fight-teen-tech-addiction/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:00:27 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=55362 Today’s teenagers are glued to their tech devices. They have tablets, laptops, and especially cell phones that suck them in and demand their full energy and attention, often to the exclusion of other important things in life—including sleeping, live interaction with family members and peers, and schoolwork.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/fight-teen-tech-addiction/feed/ 2 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/18-270x196.png270196 Questions That Help Teenagers Learn to Follow Jesus https://youthministry.com/questions-help-teenagers-learn-follow-jesus/ https://youthministry.com/questions-help-teenagers-learn-follow-jesus/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:00:28 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=60347 Are the kids in your youth group the first to grow up in a “post-Christian” world?
The research says they are… Post-Christian describes a cultural dynamic marked by the absence of Christianity as the foundation—or hub—of the broader society. One writer also refers to this time in history as the “post-truth” era. …

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]]> https://youthministry.com/questions-help-teenagers-learn-follow-jesus/feed/ 0 They know it takes grit to live a life centered on Jesus, they just don’t know how to do that. So how do we help them move from acquaintance to disciple?https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/allison-griffith-537599-unsplash-270x196.jpg270196 A New Year, A New You https://youthministry.com/turning-youth-ministry-on-its-ear/ https://youthministry.com/turning-youth-ministry-on-its-ear/#respond Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:00:47 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=60042 The promise of a new year is also, always, the promise of a “new you.” In my life, the promise of a “new you” translates to a deep desire to be a better youth worker. I look out on the sea of perfectionistic, entrepreneurial, social-media-tethered teenagers and ask myself: How can I help them boldly live for Jesus?…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/turning-youth-ministry-on-its-ear/feed/ 0 The promise of a new year is the promise of a “New You.” In my life, this promise translates to a deep desire to be a better youth worker.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/nathan-dumlao-491152-1-270x196.jpg270196 Why Do We Take Attendance? https://youthministry.com/why-do-we-take-attendance/ https://youthministry.com/why-do-we-take-attendance/#respond Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:00:52 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=44023 I just sent a quick message to my small group leaders thanking them for leading and offering a quick tip on caring for their students. I hope this is helpful for you, and if you really like it feel free to send it to your leaders.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/why-do-we-take-attendance/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/LTK-600x300-email-header-size-8-270x196.png270196 What It Means to Be Made in God’s Image https://youthministry.com/means-made-gods-image/ https://youthministry.com/means-made-gods-image/#respond Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:28:10 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58826 For the third week in a row, I watched a junior higher struggle to complete the conditioning course before track practice. I don’t know why I hadn’t noticed before, but his clothes were three times too big. The baggy wardrobe was slowing him down.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/means-made-gods-image/feed/ 0 With identity and body-image issues, there’s no quick or easy fix. But knowing the problem’s spiritual origin and combating it with Biblical truth is a good place to begin.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/Body-Image-270x196.jpg270196 Lonely Kids and the Church https://youthministry.com/lonely-kids-and-the-church/ https://youthministry.com/lonely-kids-and-the-church/#respond Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:46:57 +0000 https://youthministry.com/?p=76538 What’s wrong with young people today? We’ve all heard about the symptomatic things that may characterize today’s teenagers, such as lower church attendance. But what’s underneath these trends? For many young people, it’s a suffocating sense of loneliness and isolation.
A Generation Defined By Loneliness
“This is the most lonely generation,” said Josh Packard, sociologist and author of Church Refugees.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/lonely-kids-and-the-church/feed/ 0 We’ve all heard about the symptomatic things that may characterize today’s teenagers. Why? For many young people, it’s a sense of loneliness.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/NH4W0127-002-new-2-270x196.jpg270196 Pulling Off an Online Lock-In https://youthministry.com/pulling-off-an-online-lock-in/ https://youthministry.com/pulling-off-an-online-lock-in/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:00:04 +0000 https://youthministry.com/?p=76924 Looking for a COVID-friendly subsitution for your youth all-nighter? Try pulling off an online lock-in! 
I’ve never been a huge fan of all-nighter’s, except for when I was a teenager.
This Online Lock-In is more of a check-in than an all-nighter and, frankly, it’s one of the best things we’ve done to connect with our middle school students during the pandemic.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/pulling-off-an-online-lock-in/feed/ 0 Looking for a COVID-friendly subsitution for your yearly youth group all-nighter? Try pulling off an online lock-in this year! https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/dai-ke-GkraTrCYA_0-unsplash-270x196.jpg270196 The Loneliness Epidemic https://youthministry.com/the-loneliness-epidemic/ https://youthministry.com/the-loneliness-epidemic/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:00:06 +0000 https://youthministry.com/?p=76967 At Springtide™ Research Institute we’ve spent the past year researching the consequences of epidemic loneliness among young people.
Loneliness
The findings are astonishing, heartbreaking, and hopeful… Our newest report, Belonging: Reconnecting America’s Loneliest Generation, documents these findings and offers a research-based pathway forward.…

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