Pastor’s Nexus

SOME World Youth Day pilgrims during the past week have summed up the impact of the event to me by saying that, at least for the time being, they no longer felt as though they were an embattled minority. Surrounded by hundreds of thousands of like-minded people, the idea that they might be a last, dwindling generation of practising Catholics – as most Australian media tend to portray them – was no longer plausible.

Gen Y’s papal connection | The Australian.

“As denomination’s Internet platform arrives locally, leaders offer young people training in news, Web production”

“Mexican youth trained in multimedia for adding content to church Web sites”, Adventist News Network

Body image has become youth’s biggest worry: “FORGET suicide, bullying and the environment. Body image is the thing most young people really worry about according to a survey of Australians aged 11 to 24 – and the problem is getting worse.”

Young becoming addicted to social networking sites: “A GROWING number of young Australians are becoming addicted to online social networking websites such as MySpace or Facebook, a study has found.”

Include young adults in church, women in ministry, says Adventist Church president: “Pastors play an important role in including young adults in church life and encouraging women employed in ministry, Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, said in a live September 13 telecast.”