Category archives: Social Youth Ministry

 

 

 

Four Basic Guidelines for Engaging with Youth on Social Media

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Connecting with the kids in our ministry on social media makes things even riskier. As their “friend” on Facebook or their “follower” on Twitter, we are offered a candid window into their lives. We are able to see how they talk and interact with their peers, and learn about what they did over the weekend. Often, we’re not going like everything we see. How we react, what we do and what we say matters.

 

An Introduction to Social Media Youth Ministry

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I was a Young Life leader during the height of Myspace’s popularity. Even though I had a Myspace account, I never mustered the courage to use it in my ministry. I was scared. Stories about Myspace predators and scandals kept me from meaningfully engaging with students on the platform. Looking back, I wonder how much more effective I could have been if I used the platform to reach out connect with students. We’ll never know, but I can’t help but imagine how I would’ve used the social media tools that are now available to today’s youth ministers and leaders.