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What cultural artifacts defined your youth?

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What are the cultural artifacts that define

young people today?

Should the church be a place of culture?

If so, where does the culture come from?

If not, why not?

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Kerry Young - “The art of youth work” (2006)

Youth work has changed...

Culture Making:

Recovering Our

Creative Calling

By Andy Crouch(2008)

Culture - how do you like yours?

• Consumers of culture• Critics of culture• Creators of culture

Are you a creator of culture in your youth ministry?What sort of culture are you creating?

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Name one major way that the world has changed in your life time?

What impact does that have on youth ministry?

What impact does that have on church?

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What impact has:• Globalisation• Social networks• Communication• Celebrity• the News• the Financial crisis• Family break-down• School

...had on young people?

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Culturally sensitive activities foryouth ministry…

Benefits of taking young people out of their culture, into another?

Crossing boundaries.

• visiting other churches• overseas mission trips• exploring other religions• linking youth group with a group from a different culture

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Using Social Media in the Classroom (edited)youtube.com/watch?v=riZStaz8Rno