Jon Nungester-Living from the Inside Out

OK, I have to make a confession.  The other day I was flipping through my gazillion channels and came across a show entitled, High School Confidential. It is the dramatic 4 year story of 12 High School girls from Kansas.  The creator follows these girls for four years and interviews them along the way.  Then has combined each of the girls stories over the 4 years into a one hour show.  I was mesmerized by the pain and struggle that these teens go through.  I have been working in youth ministry since I was in high school and I have never seemed to fully grasp that this kind of life happens outside of the church.  My heart broke listening to the paths that these girls decided was best for them and the repercussions that happen.  

I love tivo because I was able to record most of the episodes and I have it set to record if the other episodes air, but I believe that even itunes has them for download if you want to get a glimpse into the lives of teens in our world today.  Prepare to be shocked, bewildered, and amazed at the situations these girls must go through between the ages of 14 and 18!

I just watched this amazing video on how students learn from a secular perspective, but I really think the church needs to think about this.
How do we reach students of this generation who are dealing with all of this stuff? I look at this blog and there are so many things that even I don’t know about or things I don’t know how to do on this blog! Craziness for a 27 year old!

So I found this interesting blog that has some great resources and may be a cool connection for youth ministry. Check it out at www.youthministryideas.net.

Invisible Children is an organization that is focused on helping children in Uganda.  My sister now works for them at their San Diego based headquarters.  They were recently at Agoura High School and the local newspaper interviewed my sister.  Check it out here.

When your parents get upset at how much you are on the phone and how high your phone bill is after you have texted everyone you know show them this article.