Links from Around the Web

Hey everyone, it’s Angela again!!  Here are some links that can brighten your day!!

Be a Person

There isn’t much out there about “who” you should be as a youth minister.  My approach to it is: Just be a person.  Teenagers don’t want to be lectured after every story they tell you about the things they’ve done.  There are times when they want to hear about Jesus, and there are times when they just want to talk about The Avengers and how super heroes blowing stuff up is awesome.  There’s nothing wrong with using The Avengers in a youth group lesson (in fact, that would be awesome!), but if you are hanging out with a youth and he or she is talking about how he went out with some friends to see The Avengers and how it was awesome because super heroes blew stuff up, then just talk about that with him.  Show him you are a person and you like to watch super heroes blow stuff up too (that is, if you’re into that kinda thing).

My Interest in Pinterest

Hey everyone, it’s Angela!  A new fad I have been seeing a lot of is Pinterest – a website you have to be invited to join where you can look at cool craft ideas, recipes, jokes, or pictures.  It kind of reminds me of Stumbleupon but my friends would say it is a little more feminine.  On Pinterest you can have followers and post other people’s findings to your own boards by re-pinning things.  You  can name your boards and have different boards for different things.  In my opinion Pinterest can either be really good or really really bad.  I have found myself using Pinterest to avoid studying, or to just look for five minutes, but it turns out I end up spending hours on there.

Our New Youth Intern

Angela!

Hey everyone!! My name is Angela and I will be the new youth intern at Anderson First this summer. Saying that I am excited is an understatement. I am stoked to work with the youth and just be a big help to Jake and the already successful youth ministry that we have. I can’t wait to get to know everyone and share my experiences them. I know that it is going to be a fun and eventful summer and I am more than happy to be a part of it.

Links From Around the Web

It’s been a while since I’ve scoured the internet for funny pictures or crazy stories, but I present the following bits of awesomeness to you right now.  Click “Read More” to check ’em out.