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THIS WEEK'S CONTENTS:

1. Listen to the March podcast from Youth Specialties
2. The stations of the cross for you and your students
3. The DCLA Early-Bird registration deadline is this Friday!
4. News & article clips
5. Links
6. Upcoming YS events


1 :: LISTEN TO THE MARCH PODCAST FROM YOUTH SPECIALTIES

Find out the latest trends in student evangelism from Dave Rahn, a youth ministry professor and Youth For Christ V.P. who has been conducting research for the past several years. Listen and find out how you can get your FREE DCLA t-shirt.

Listen or download the podcast now!

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2 :: THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS FOR YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS
An invitation from Beth Slevcove at Youth Specialties

Do we really want to look at our Savior, the one we are trying to follow, in all sorts of pitiful, compormising positions?

By "walking" and praying the Stations of the Cross, we are given a prayer practice that allows us to get honest with some of the brokenness in our own lives and world. After all, who else is strong enough to hold the depths of suffering that we, our students, and those around us experience? I believe that many of our students are yearning for such a place.

During Lent we are invited to boldly enter into this uncomfortable and unsettling part of our journey. For more of the WHY? and some thoughts on HOW? check out the YS Web site.

We also recognize that many of you have more knowledge and experience with this than we do. We want to hear from you. We also would like to collect stations from various youth groups to use at our conventions. To continue the conversation, email Beth@youthspecialties.com.

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3 :: THE DCLA EARLY-BIRD DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY!

The next DCLA registration deadline is this Friday, March 17. You can still save $20 if you register by this date. We have over 8,200 registrations already in the door!

Get all of the registration details!

And don't forget that DCLA logo product is now available. You can order t-shirts, carabineer key chains, and bags.

See all of the logo product or download an order form.

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4 :: NEWS & ARTICLE CLIPS
...about the culture our students live in...and youth ministry today

• Girls Keeping Up With the Boys at Bars [ABC News]

• There's No Pulpit Like Home: Some evangelicals are abandoning megachurches for mini-churches--based in their own living rooms [TIME magazine]

• [The] Lord Works in High-Tech Ways: Pastors use Internet to reach congregations [BostonHerald.com]

• Isaac Hayes Wants Out of "South Park" Due to Religious Jokes [mtv.com]

• What You Say Online Could Haunt You [USATODAY.com]

research:

• Body Image Relates to Sexual Risks Taken by Men and Women Differently [PennState Live]

• Life's On-Call Butler: How Australian teens view God [The Australian]

• Study Show Parents' Attitudes on Sex Do Matter to Kids [MyWestTexas.com]

• Teens Crave Plastic Surgery [The Daily Mail]

• Teenage Girls With Depression May Have a Higher Risk of Physical Abuse By Their Partners [News-Medical.Net]

• Americans Reveal Their Top Priority in Life [The Barna Group]

All links to other Internet resources are provided for informational purposes, and do not imply endorsement by Youth Specialties. [more]

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5 :: LINKS

• At the Drive-In Church: A photo essay from TIME Magaine

• thinkerlabs.ca: An open source creative resource website for church leaders

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• Life in Student Ministry

All links to other Internet resources are provided for informational purposes, and do not imply endorsement by Youth Specialties. [more]

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6 :: UPCOMING YS EVENTS

• the CORE 2006: Get the training you need to be the youth worker your students need. The CORE is a half-day of training coming to 100+ cities spring 2006. It's accessible for busy youth pastors and volunteers--the most affordable youth ministry training you can find.

• DCLA 2006: The 3Story Training Event for Students, in Washington D.C., July 1-4, and Anaheim, CA, August 8-11. Don't miss the Early-Bird rate deadline--Friday, March 17!

• NYWC 2006: 2006 National Youth Workers Convention: there's nothing like it.... because there's nothing like youth ministry. In four cities this year! Austin, Oct.5-9; Anaheim, Nov.2-6; Cincinnati, Nov. 16-20; Charlotte: Nov.30-Dec.4. Registration is now open.

You love kids. We love you.

Renee Altson
Youth Specialties
Real Help for Real Ministry
www.youthspecialties.com

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Th YS Update provides links and resources to you that reflect today's culture and thoughts on youth ministry today. This doesn't always mean that you'll agree with what you read; in fact, you may not even like it, but these links will make you aware of prevalent issues affecting your ministry (both now and in the future). We make every attempt to link to "safe" sites (without pornography or offensive images), although the occasional, informative site that includes foul language may be linked to, if deemed valuable enough. Generally, we look around those sites a little bit to verify no offensive material, but the Internet is fluid enough that sites can change from moment to moment, and once acceptable material might suddenly contain unacceptable material or links to questionable sites. We also may completely miss something that you might find offensive. Our intent is not to offend, but rather to inform, educate, encourage, challenge and entertain.

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