Global Youth Ministry Network - Asia

Pieces of information for the puzzle that is youth ministry.

Asia Youth 2009 – a slideshow on youth and social media (tidbit: only 16.5% of Asia is online but that’s around 660 million people)

Doug Field’s letter to Saddleback – It’s the beauty of relationship that makes this resignation letter great and personal to me (Doug Field’s PDYM was the first book I read on youth ministry).

Tear Down The Walls of Your Youth Room – Wow! Ideas (and very practical too) that you can use to meet youth outside of your youth group. And you can even download the file to keep.

Too Busy to Train – An idea for training volunteers.

What is success in Parenting Teens? – This came up some time ago in a different format but it’s worth linking to again.

Research

Teens and Young Adults Most at Risk of Death – “Death from injury including traffic accidents, violence and suicide accounted for two in five deaths worldwide and almost half of male deaths.”

Teen Acne and Depression: Can Mood Worsen Skin? – Norwegian Study confirms depression has an effect on acne.

Researchers describe txt sp3ak as “brain workout” for kids – Though there are a few who disagree, here we find that… “children who use “textisms” on mobile phones tend to have a better grasp of word reading, vocabulary, and phonological awareness.”

Teens Who Feel More Peer Pressure Turn Out Better, Not Worse – My thought: it’s the kid who learns to resist peer pressure. Great article for discussion though.