Sex When No One Is Watching
It all started with a recent visit to Times Square in NYC with my family. We didn’t notice the billboards until the sun went down and the light’s went on. There she was, several stories high towering...
View ArticleShould We Feel Sorry For Justin Bieber?
I have never been one for celebrity gossip. I sort of “keep up” with it by looking over the racks as I check out of the grocery store. Truthfully, if I wasn’t in youth ministry or the parent of teens I...
View ArticleAn Honest Facebook Movie
Facebook celebrated 10 years of being Facebook this past week… a fact you’re well aware from the gazillion one-minute user-made videos that showed up in your feed. Perhaps the best is a parody put...
View Article5 Pinterest Boards You Should Follow
I am not on Pinterest much, but I do click over there when I need a little inspiration for a project, experience, or sermon series graphic. Check out these 5 Pinterest boards and add some of your...
View ArticleNegative Nancy and Social Media
(My apologies to anyone named Nancy.) I recently taught at a conference where another key note speaker was there to share about today’s teens and culture. What struck me is how negative the messages...
View ArticleHappy Social Media Day!
Finally, a holiday that Hallmark did not create. Starting in 2010 by Mashable, a massive tech blog, Social Media Day is a way to recognize the digital revolution happening right before our eyes. Read...
View ArticleSermon Series Ideas
It is time for me to start planning our 2014-2015 calendar; events, sermon series ideas, retreats, etc. I have posted a list of my favorite resources that help in the area of sermon series ideas and...
View Article4 Summer Tech Ideas to Connect
I am always looking for ways to connect with students, but in my ministry context it is hard to connect over the summer. Here are 5 “Summer Connecting” ideas to help you get touchpoints with your...
View ArticleIce, Ice (Bucket) Baby: The Takeaway for Christians
For the record, I know this isn’t the first “ice bucket challenge” post on the internet. (Check out Brandon Early’s great coverage here and here, and Rick Lawrence getting drenched here) The spotlight...
View ArticleDoes Your Church Have A Social Media Policy?
I have often been asked that question paired with, “I just don’t know what I don’t know. How do I mine for issues that should be covered in guidelines for social media use by our staff?” It is hard to...
View ArticleAnonymous Depression
Ladies… gentlemen… this Twitter account exists. Because that student exists. Not just online… but likely right under our noses. It’s not always anonymous depression. There is probably someone in your...
View ArticleTwo Sides to Gay Teens Coming Out
In what it becoming a popular trend these days, another “live-coming-out” video has been posted on Youtube. These stories will temporarily trend in social media feeds, including one in particular that...
View ArticleTeens are officially over Facebook
We said it about a year ago… Surveys of this type are, of course, a dime a dozen, and teen whims are as volatile as Twitter’s trending hashtags. That said, Piper Jaffray’s research is pretty thorough:...
View ArticleA Little Experiment On Yik Yak
I’m not a huge user of social media. I do have a Facebook, Twitter and Instagram account and I post occasionally on them – usually things that pertain to my family and sometimes ministry items. But I...
View ArticleLTYM: Answering Questions From The Email Bag!!
In this episode we answer these four questions: How do I get a JOB in youth ministry? How to recruit volunteers, when you’re NEW to the youth group and area? What are some fundraising IDEAS? How do you...
View ArticleMessing with the Homeless?
This video has been making its rounds on social media. The guts of it seems to be in its title: “How Does A Homeless Man Spend $100?” To be more accurate,what is “sticky” about this is the way this man...
View ArticleThrowing In The Towel On Sexting?
Sexting. You can talk about this until you’re blue in the face. Still, a large majority of teens and adults see nothing wrong with it: “Our only way of being alone was to do it over the phone.” – one...
View ArticleMessing with the Homeless?
This video has been making its rounds on social media. The guts of it seems to be in its title: “How Does A Homeless Man Spend $100?” To be more accurate,what is “sticky” about this is the way this man...
View ArticleThrowing In The Towel On Sexting?
Sexting. You can talk about this until you’re blue in the face. Still, a large majority of teens and adults see nothing wrong with it: “Our only way of being alone was to do it over the phone.” – one...
View Article15 Minutes Tech Talk: via Periscope
It seems that the latest social media craze is here in Periscope. This new iOS app allows the user to capture and broadcast video live with a smartphone. Periscope has been hitting the Political and...
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