Less than a week away until I head down to Atlanta for the National Youth Workers Convention. Among the myriad of things I’m excited about (having a booth for YMX, seeing dozens of friends, fantastic time of worship and renewal, a road trip with Todd, making new friends) I am also pumped about an opportunity I have to lead a discussion at one of the Late Night Options.
My topic… I hope some people even show up… has a nerdy title but is actually going to be quite relevant to youth workers as they learn to get better at interacting with their students using the internet and internet devices.
Here are 3 reasons I think my 1 hour session is worth coming to
- Most youth ministries are not doing a good job interacting with their students on students internet turf.
- Most youth pastors, as savvy as they are, have no idea how to use Web 2.0 utilities.
- Most youth pastors need more information to convince their bosses that internet ministry can be an effective means of reaching the students of their communities. If nothing else, using some web 2.0 tools will make their communications with students more effective and faster.
If you are planning to attend, you can RSVP here. All of the notes, videos, and other stuff will appear right here on my blog.
As a special bonus to those who clicked the read more link:
Yesterday I added Jeremy Brown on my list of blogs. Jeremy and I go back 8-10 years and were fellow youth ministry students at Moody Bible Institute. Jeremy is doing an amazing job down in Bryan, Ohio at New Hope Community Church. New Hope is a great model for what we are trying to do in Romeo. Their senior pastor has been there quite a long time and helped revitalize a church that had kind of lost its way. George and the rest of the staff have led the church passionately over the long haul to the point where they are now very effective in reaching into the community of Bryan.
Jeremy and I had a lot in common at Moody and share the same passions. As married students who were a few years older than the typical undergrads, we spent a lot of time hanging out between classes at ESPN Zone, Guitar Center, Costco, and just about anywhere in between we could kill 1-2 hours between classes.
Jeremy is new to blogging, but he’s got great things to say.
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