Youth Ministers Need To Be Online

Posted on 06. Jan, 2009 by JoeRBennett in Church, Social Media, Video

For 3 ½ years, I served as Minister to Students at First Baptist Church in Chillicothe, Missouri.  In a small town, having a ministry of presence is usually an easy task.  To make sure the students knew I cared, I attended sporting events, plays, school lunches.  I simply hung out with them.  Just being a presence in the lives of teenagers is so important.

So why do Youth Ministers need to be online?

The answer is simple – because that’s where your students spend a lot of their time.  The Internet is a mission field in and of itself.  You have an opportunity to connect with students in a whole new way.

Many students tend to communicate more freely through Facebook messages or email or IM.  Those students feel free to express themselves in ways they probably would not face-to-face.  And if you aren’t connecting online, you are missing out on a whole new realm of ministry.

Places to connect with your students:

-Facebook        -Twitter        -MySpace        -YouTube

-Flickr            -Skype            -Blogs            -IM

Why do you think Youth Ministers should be online?