Social Media: The Fourth Dimension

Below is an article I wrote for CBF Georgia regarding the effects social media has had on youth ministry... hopefully it will help those who have teens, work with teens, or know teens to understand a little better how social media is changing youth culture!

To see the full issue of Visions, which is dedicated to Student Ministry, click here

Surrender Our Sin

The pink post-its represent "our sin."

We spent our last Sunday before Easter discussing the challenging topic of sin. We talked about how many churches seem to either focus on sin all the time or not at all. We watched several different videos that showed some very different perspectives on sin.

In our small groups, students were encouraged to look at what Jesus had to say about sin. We also read what Paul had to say about how difficult it is to avoid sin.

As we observe Good Friday, we recognize this as a day where the sins of humanity got the best of us and led to us putting to death the one person who had never sinned.

May we take the time to observe this Holy Weekend just how much history was changed. May the story of Jesus's death cause us to rejoice all the more that evil did not have the final word.

As we join with millions of Christians around the world, tonight we mourn all that is wrong in the world and in us. We mourn the death of Christ. Tomorrow we dwell in the agony of waiting and the difficulty of uncertainty. And as the sun's first rays peek over the horizon on Sunday morning, may we shout with all of creation that "CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED!"