I still believe that videoblogging can be a tremendous tool for youth ministry. Today’s generation is tied to stories, and videoblogging is about telling stories. Marv Penner writes in The Core Realities of Youth Ministry, “It’s no secret that adolescents today are predisposed to experiencing life as a series of intersecting stories….’You will know me if you take the time to get to know my story’ is their invitation. And the one thing that makes Scripture attractive to this generation is that it’s a fascinating story in which they have a role. If I can introduce them to a script in which their personal stories are written, they can embrace the relevance of Scripture” (12).

In youth ministry, we are constantly looking for new ways to tell the “old, old story.” We are trying to get young people involved and interested in what God has to say to them. We are inviting them to be a part of His redemption story. Story is a great part of our teaching, and videoblogging helps tell the stories of life.

Here are a few ways you could use videoblogging as a teaching help:

• Put up an example or a what would you do in this situation video (Decision making, Case studies)
• Put up a parable about what you will be teaching
• Video of a cultural problem which you will cover in the teaching time
• Put up a thought on a topic and invite responses…vary your thoughts to be according to what you think or not
• Interview people on the street about their thoughts on topics
• Interview respected people about their thoughts on a topic
• Get the students to make videos about a topic, interpreting the lesson in visual form
• Make an investigative report and post like a news report
• Cover a local story of interest with your camera and invite responses
• Invite missionaries to show their place of service so you can better pray for them
• Use trailers from movies to provoke discussion
• Look for videoblogs that make you think

Related: Part 1

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