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THE DIGITAL SKATEPARK // GET YOUR MINISTRY ONLINE

DIGITAL SKATEPARK

This is a 10-part blog series on HOW TO GET YOUR MINISTRY ONLINE. It is written with a primary application for youth ministries but a more general church or other ministries application should be obvious enough. You can follow the DIGITAL SKATEPARK tag or come back to this post for links out to the rest of the series.

  1. THE DIGITAL SKATEPARK
  2. ONLINE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTES TO OFFLINE COMMUNITY
  3. DON’T REINVENT THE INTERNET
  4. SOCIAL MEDIA SOAP OPERA
  5. CREATE AN OFFICIAL “HEADQUARTERS”
  6. MINIMAL IS BETTER THAN MAYHEM
  7. NOBODY LIKES STALE BREAD
  8. CREATE MEDIA STREAMS
  9. ALL STREAMS FLOW INTO THE SEA
  10. MAKE SOME NOISE!

DIGITAL SKATEPARK

In 1990s youth ministry, one way to connect with teenagers was at the local skatepark. This is where lots of them hung out, so this was a good place to connect socially with teenagers who were already part of your youth ministry and their friends.

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ADD A WORD RUIN A CHRISTIAN BOOK #AddaWordRuinaChristianBook

#AddaWordRuinaChristianBook

#AddaWordRuinaChristianBook was trending on Twitter around the world today. Some really funny stuff! What was your favourite? Have you got any new ones?

Here is what I tweeted into the mix.

This is the best I’ve got:

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FREE FALL // GENESIS 3

FREE FALL // GENESIS 3

During the last 5 weeks I’ve been slowly working through the opening chapters of Genesis as part of the #BibleStott bible reading plan. I was struck again by how much of a let down Genesis 3 is after Genesis 1-2! There is a glimmer of hope in Genesis 3:15 where it says that the offspring of Eve will crush the head of the serpent. That’s Jesus and that’s good news. But nonetheless, sin is still terrible and Genesis 3 and the downward spiral of sin in the subsequent chapters is sad news.

Prolifik Films has produced a thought provoking short film introducing sin and the fall. “Free Fall doesn’t provide a resolution or call to action, but serves to creatively set up the topic of sin & brokenness, or our desperate need for redemption.” Here it is:

Click here if you can’t see the video in your reader.