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Youth Culture Lesson
Supergirl Syndrome
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California high school senior Jordan Wright is her student body president, captain of the cross-country track team and homecoming queen. Some call her a “Supergirl.”
Young people are under growing pressure to succeed in every area of life—academically, athletically and socially. Many researchers believe girls are particularly at risk.
Some girls feel pressured to be everything to everybody. They must be smart. They must be pretty. They must be sweet. They must be athletic. They must be fashionable. It’s what you might call the Supergirl Syndrome.
Access our free Youth Culture Lesson on this subject here.
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Making the Transition to College |
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It’s been a season of graduation ceremonies and family gatherings, but what’s next for your students who are going off to college?
Evan Hunter of the Ivy Jungle asked ministry veterans at one college campus a simple question: “What would you say to youth pastors if you had the chance?”
Click here to learn what they told him.
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Smoking Out the Truth About Teen Smoking
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More African-American adults smoke than their Caucasian compadres. Most smokers start when they’re teens. So, it’d make sense that more black youth would smoke than white youth, right? Not so fast, amigo.
Click here to learn what the latest research shows.
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Music to Our Ears (and Hearts) |
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We’ve always known music could be good for the soul. Turns out, it’s pretty OK for the heart, too.
Dr. Mike Miller from the University of Maryland examined the cardiovascular systems of people as they listened to music and discovered that, if his subject liked the tune played, the inner linings of their blood vessels relaxed and released heart-friendly chemicals.
If subjects didn’t like the music, though, Miller noticed their blood vessels actually contracted, as if they were under stress. (CNN)
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YouthWorker Journal TOOLS Review
Sustainable Youth Ministry
Mark DeVries
Intervarsity Press, 2008, 232 pp., $16.00
www.ivpress.com
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Mark DeVries has spent years helping churches design sustainable ministries. Now he has collected his wisdom in a powerful new book that is a must-read for youth workers and other church leaders.
Click here to read the full review.
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To get your own copy of Youth WorkerJournal, all you need to do is subscribe. then you will get all our articles, columns, reviews of all the best books, curriculum and other materials. [click here]
Thanks for joining us for this issue of the YouthWorker eJournal. See you next time.
Sincerely, Steve Rabey, YouthWorker Journal editor, and our entire crew
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