Youth Ministry Links

Some headlines from the world of children’s and youth work:

• Young adults delay leaving family home: reports on an increase of twenty and thirtysomethings choosing to live at home – one fifth of women and nearly one third of men.  BBC News delves deeper into the question of why.
• Photoshop Alternatives: Chris suggests some good, cheap Photoshop alternatives.
• Is Gen Y falling behind the social media curve?: an interesting article which highlights how Generation Y is opting out of Twitter etc.
• We are all suspects in the new inquisition’s eyes: Camilla Cavendish has a bash at the new Independent Safeguarding Authority
• Viral NHS video banned on YouTube: YouTube deemed the clip of a teenager going into labour on a school playground inappropriate.  I’d probably be tempted to side with Tim Rideout, chief executive of NHS Leicester City who said, “We know this film is hard-hitting but so are the numbers of under-18s getting pregnant in Leicester.”
• Database of all UK children launched: ContactPoint’s theory is wonderful – more joined up thinking between professionals who work with children and young people, but it’s been delayed a few times, including after a report into the project by Deloitte and Touche who said it could never be totally secure.
• The end of ysmarko: Marko decides its time to end blogging, facebook and twitter – some big decisions.
• Keeping Perspective About “One of Those Nights” in Ministry: Dennis posts about how we deal with one of those nights where it just doesn’t flow.
• Your Rhythms: wonderful article from the Fuller Youth Institute on the rhythms of life.
• What did I do? Keeping track of what fills your time: Tim suggests using Wordle to see how you really spend your time on the job – very innovative idea.