Replace expensive greeting cards with inexpensive electronic cards. Most greeting card sites allow you to send electronic cards for free. Most kids already have their own email accounts, but for the few who don't, direct them to one of the Web's many free email providers - hotmail. Do online counseling, evangelism, or discipleship. Of course, your emails should supplement, not substitute for, your face to-face interactions with young people.
Connectivity is one of the biggest challenges in youth ministry, and email has made it a lot easier.
And if you already know you need some focused training to get the most out of your little gray box, contact a local community college for information on continuing education courses on computer software programs, surfing the Internet, or even desktop publishing. Rajendra Pillai has worked with young people for seven years. He lives in Maryland.