[2ry] Student Ministry Leaders Engage and Innovate to Connect with Youth
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[2ry] Student Ministry Leaders Engage and Innovate to Connect with Youth
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Ritual or worship changes
Emphasis on children
Technological and organizational changes
Unity of religious community
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Various student ministries are employing methods including Zoom calls, Facebook Live broadcasts, partner Bible studies through bible apps like YouVersion, Google hangouts and video chatting through apps such as Marco Polo. The method and delivery format sometimes depends on whether the occasion is teaching the Bible to a group or having a conversation with a few participants. Ben Trueblood, director of student ministry at LifeWay Christian Resources, said the innovation of student ministry activities now will permanently affect the very future of the ministry. “An exciting question to think about is, ‘What if COVID-19 provided the space for teenagers from coast to coast in our country to truly engage with God’s Word like never before?’ That has revival energy all over it,” Trueblood said. Hoping for exactly that, Davies and his team have produced videos three times a week for their middle-school students, posting them to YouTube. The videos contain challenges, encouragements and questions.
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2022-12-16
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Tess Schoonhoven
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