Rewired : youth ministry in an age of IM and MySpace - Kendall, Peggy (Valley Forge, PA : Judson Press, 2007)
Introduction -- Virtual technology -- Instant messaging: the new virtual coffee shop -- Where's the hangout? -- What do teens think? -- Who's hanging out? -- Social networking: the new weekend party -- MySpace basics -- How do I make friends? -- I'M here, so now what do I do? -- Why party? -- Virtual challenges -- Underlying impact: relationships, community, and faith -- Virtual relationships : ideals, intimacy, and disconnect -- Virtual community : shedding responsibility -- Virtual faith : reconnecting the ties that bind -- Social networking pitfalls : garbage, disconnect, and privacy -- MySpace pitfall #1: jewels among the garbage -- MySpace pitfall #2: the reality disconnect -- MySpace pitfall #3: is it public or private? -- Instant messenging pitfalls : bare bones, boundaries, and silliness -- IM pitfall #1: bare bones text -- IM pitfall #2: mischievous misuse -- IM pitfall #3: brittle boundaries -- Virtual opportunities -- Benefits of online ministry : connections, gateways, and openness -- Virtual connection -- Virtual gateway -- Virtual availability.
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords: Church work with youth; Online social networks; Technology -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Internet and teenagers; MySpace (Firm); Instant messaging; Internet -- Safety measures