Ministry with Youth

Info About the Net Gen

Latest Youth/'Net Stats:

bullet63% of kids 9 to 17 years old prefer the 'Net to TV. 
bullet55% of 'Net users 9 to 17 years old prefer the 'Net to the telephone. 
bullet69% of 'Net users 16 to 22 chat with friends via instant messages. 
(Sources: Nua Internet Surveys and Forrester Research (from Yahoo! Internet Life magazine) 
bulletkiskipby Net Gen site
bullet "Becoming a Child-Friendly Church"  article in Presbyterians Today (by Erin Cox-Holmes) on ministry with the Net Generation

Central Sites Devoted to Youth Ministry

bulletYouth Specialties: like the energizer bunny, Youth Specialties has been "at it" for 30 years, and is still going strong.
bulletYouthPastor.com: lots of resources, games, articles and links
bulletYouth Ministry Resources Galore:  Pastor2Youth.com.  Site by Ryan Nielson, which includes comprehensive resources, including a "Gigantic Page of Christian Links"

Games

bullet Games-4-Youth: From the Youth Ministry Newsletter exchange
bullet Youth Ministry Message Board: Games and Crowdbreakers (from Youth Specialties)
bullet Ideas and Games Resource Sites: as listed on the YouthSpecialties site
bullet Index of over 700 games from Youth Ministry Resources Galore

Clip Art and Design Resources

bullet Clip Art and Design Resources from Youth Specialties

Presbyterian Resources

bulletPresbyterian Youth Connection (PYC) 

Online Youth Ministry Journals

bullet Youth Worker Journal Library: online version and availability of hardcopy version. Lots of articles available free online, including up-to-date statistics.
bulletCrumbs: online youth ministry journal from New Zealand.
bulletExcellent issue on Mentoring youth


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