From the blog
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Young Life and AI
I’ll try to make this general enough for a wider Christian ministry audience, but my context is Young Life, so forgive some of the insider language if you’re reading this from outside the organization. “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will…
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We Followed 1,000 Kids – Here’s What God Did
We interview Reed and Emily Salter, Young Life staff in Valdosta, GA, about their use of Instagram as a ministry tool. Their story highlights how intentional digital outreach has dramatically expanded their ministry’s reach, particularly in underserved schools.
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“Who” Matters Just as Much (If Not More) Than “How”
Ministry can be challenging in many areas of our mission. After spending a week with our Young Life staff in Europe, I walked away feeling both concern and excitement about the current state of ministry there. While it’s natural to feel sadness, frustration, or even bitterness about Europe’s “post-Christian” condition, what Young Life is doing…
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6 Misconceptions of Social Media and Young Life
Social media has rightly received a bad rap in the past few years. For all that it promised, I think most of us would say that it has had a negative effect on our world, in particular on kids and young adults, who are more likely to see the negative effects in their lives. While…
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Innovative Evangelism Over the Centuries
I was thinking the other day about all of the innovation over the centuries that God has used to communicate Gospel message to people. This is especially relevant to our conversations as we try and convince both ourselves and others that Digital Contact Work is a way to communicate the Gospel effectively to teens and…
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The Anxious Generation
“I didn’t set out to write this book. In late 2021, I began writing a book on how social media was damaging American Democracy… But when I finished writing that first chapter – which became chapter 1 of this book – I realized that the adolescent mental health story was so much bigger than I…
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The Digital Ministry Podcast
I was lucky enough to be a guest on a new podcast that is focused on digital ministry this past month. Take a listen if you want to know some of my general thoughts on things and then go and listen to the other folks they are interviewing.
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(Digital) Ministry
It’s easy to reach everyone now. If you have enough money, you can advertise to everybody. Take the latest attempt at this with the He Gets Us campaign. Massive amount of exposure with a massive budget. Super Bowl ads, billboards, big social media campaigns, and more. I’m not saying this is bad, it’s tough to…