Rewired
Subtitle: youth ministry in an age of IM and MySpace
By: Peggy Kendall ; foreword by Duffy Robbins.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Judson Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Valley Forge, PA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780817015138
Subjects: MySpace (Firm); Church work with youth; Online social networks; Technology -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Internet and teenagers; Instant messaging; Internet -- Safety measures
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The virtual technology; title: Hanging out on IM : the new virtual coffee shop; title: Basics; title: Speak; title: Expression; title: Integration; title: Where's the hangout? : integrating conversation, IM, and daily life; title: Part of daily life; title: Sign-on strategy; title: Hanging out redefined; title: What do teens think? :P IM from a teen perspective; title: I love it!; title: What a waste of time!; title: Who's hanging out? : the face of teenage IM'ers; title: The IM divide; title: Teenage IM's; title: Hanging out on myspace : the new weekend party; title: Yeah, this is bigh; title: The basics; title: Where is the party? : choosing the site; title: How do I get ready? : building the profile; title: How do I make friends? : the art of social networking; title: IM here, so now what do I do? : starting the conversation; title: So where's the drama? : myspace danger zones; title: Why party? : teenage uses of myspace; title: The virtual problems; title: Redefining relationships, community, and faith; title: Virtual relationships : ideals, intimacy, and disconnect; title: No nonverbals = fantasy; title: Fantasy = virtual intimacy; title: Virtual intimacy = virtual disconnect; title: Virtual community : shedding responsibility; title: Accountability; title: Teenage drama; title: Homogeneity; title: Virtual faith : reconnecting the ties that bind; title: Unity of person; title: Unity of the body; title: Unity of the creation; title: Social networking pitfalls : garbage, disconnect, and privacy; title: Pitfall #1: jewels among the garbage; title: Pitfall #2: the reality disconnect; title: Pitfall #3: is it public or private?; title: Instant messenger pitfalls : bare bones, boundaries, and silliness; title: Pitfall #1: bare bones text; title: Pitfall #2: mischievous misuse; title: Pitfall #3: brittle boundaries; title: The virtual opportunities; title: Benefits of online ministry : connections, gateways, and openness; title: Virtual connection; title: Myspace : ministry compliment; title: Instant messenger : ministry connection; title: Virtual gateway; title: Myspace : a virtual introduction; title: Instant messenger : a virtual opening; title: Virtual availability; title: Myspace : sharing the gospel 24/7; title: Instant messenger : sharing the Gospel by way of the heart.