Taco Bell Youth Ministry

I was at Taco Bell a few days ago looking at their menu. I thought about why I go to Taco Bell so often. What they advertise draws me back to eat there again and again. Taco Bell has the same familiar reliable favorites that I enjoy, but they also are continually changing up certain items-a slightly different burrito or nacho, or a new fruit drink.

I think that youth ministry is like that. Well, at least weekly events are like that. There are some mainstays, but some things should change each week to keep it interested and exciting even if it is a just a variation of what we have been doing. As much as change can make me uncomfortable, I think in this case "variety is the spice of life."

Youth Specialties parent newsletter

Check out the YS parent newsletter:

1. Tools for Parenting Teens
2. Learn Their Lingo
3. Links to Learn From
4. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

1. Tools for Parenting Teens

From http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/
Redefining Success

What are you some of our deepest hopes for our children? How do we define “success” for them? Are we rooting for them to gain financial security, career satisfaction, and universal respect and devotion from their peers—or to become success…
Read More:
http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/article/redefining_success1/
Featured Resource: Boundaries with Teens

In this exciting new book, Dr. Townsend gives important keys for establishing healthy boundaries—the bedrock of good relationships, maturity, safety, and growth for teens and the adults in their lives. The book offers help in raising your teens to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions.
http://www.realworldparents.com/store/item/boundaries_with_teens/
2. Learn Their Lingo

Last Texter = That friend that always sends you a meaningless text after the obvious end of a text conversation, just to get the last text.

KPC = Text shorthand meaning "keep parents clueless."
3. Links to Learn From

Up Close & Personal with Lisa T. Bergren
http://www.christianitytoday.com/momsense/2009/sepoct/upcloseandpersonal-lisatbergren.html

Study Reveals More Details About The iPhone Mom
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/26/study-reveals-more-details-about-behavior-of-the-iphone-mom/

“Say Aah” …and, “What’s in Your iPod?”
http://www.thesource4ym.com/youthculturewindow/article.asp?id=99
4. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
- Thomas Paine