TY - BOOK AU - Kendall,Peggy TI - Rewired: youth ministry in an age of IM and MySpace SN - 9780817015138 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BV 4447 .K47 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Valley Forge, PA PB - Judson Press KW - MySpace (Firm) KW - Church work with youth KW - Online social networks KW - Technology KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Internet and teenagers KW - Instant messaging KW - Internet KW - Safety measures N1 - Includes bibliographical references; 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007002848.html ER -