ICYMI – April 25, 2012
If you are like me you try to read as many articles, blogs and books as possible but just cannot catch all of them. “In Case You Missed It” is my way of pointing out a few “reads” that I think are too good to miss!
5 Prices a Leader Must be Wiling to Pay – Perry Noble
Jesus gave some INCREDIBLE advice in Luke 14:28-30! Today, we will dive into five areas where we need to be willing to pay the price as a leader.
1. There Is a Financial Cost
Books cost money. Conferences cost money. Putting yourself in a position to be stretched and grown cost money. AND one of the qualities that I’ve always noticed in leaders who were “getting it done” is that they were personally willing to pay a financial price.
Replacing vs. Partnering with parents – Tim Schmoyer
The more I read youth ministry blog posts, it feels like there’s a growing dichotomy between how we work with parents in our youth ministries.
The first approach doesn’t come right out and say this, but to me it feels like we’re essentially replacing parents by assuming the roles and responsibilities scripture gives to parents. That includes things like:
- assuming responsibility for teenagers’ spiritual growth
- preparing them for the future
- building a spiritual foundation for them
- teaching good morals
- helping them make right choices and establish good habits
- keeping their focus on Jesus
- and more.
STATS: Young People are Flocking to Twitter – Adam Ostrow
One of the most actively discussed topics in the Twitter universe over the past couple months has been the idea that teens don’t tweet– at least not as much as older demographics, and certainly not as actively as teens who use other popular social networking sites.
Now, it appears that this story may be shifting. According to new data from comScore, younger users – specifically those in the 12-17 and 18-24 year-old demographics – are Twitter’s fastest growing audience segment.
Here’s what the audience measurement company has to say on the trend:
