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From the Leadership Chair Musings on Technology and Youth Ministry Reflecting on my years in youth ministry, I marvel at how technology has changed the way I do various tasks. In my early years, there was cutting and pasting of clip art for our monthly newsletter. However the cutting was with scissors and the pasting was with a glue stick. Then the newsletter was sent to every youth via good old postal mail. When going on long trips, whether to a retreat or on our summer mission trip, we would caravan in vans. The drivers would stay in touch using CB radios. When the schedule changed for one of our activities, a phone tree was used to contact the youth. I would call our Youth Board with the information and they in turn would call their list of youth. This would often take hours. Continue reading this article…		Other Feature Articles in this Issue... Evangelization! Toward a Theology of the E-world Pope John Paul II recognized the impact of the internet for the world and we are called to do the same. In fact, throughout the ages, the workers of the church have been called to adapt to their surroundings. Read more… Share Your Bread Speaking of being techo-savvy, the diocese of St. Louis has a radical website with all the latest—featured in this month’s Sharing Your Bread with the hungry (that’s us!). Read more… Confessions of a Techno-Geek Wanna-Be A new regular column has been added to our newsletter. Chris Weber will be sharing resources and his sense of humor to help youth ministers use technology in their ministry with young people. Read more… Would Jesus be in MySpace? Youth are using MySpace regularly and we have to acknowledge that fact. But we can also use the Cardinal Virtues as a positive way to support this new technology that has swept the nation. Read more…

The following article in this issue includes a "YourTurn" link to a special discussion forum on the article with an opportunity for conversation with the author: Evangelization! Toward a Theology of the E-world: Discuss the various ways in which media and technology have enhanced your ministry with young people. How do you utilize technology to reach out to young people you may not otherwise encounter?



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