Stat of the week: “61% of American adults currently own a smartphone, which equates to nearly 143 million smartphones in total” (Thanks Higher Visibility). If your church doesn’t have a digital or social media strategy yet to reach people, you might want to start thinking about getting on board soon because this number will only get higher every year. Quote to ponder: “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Ministry Blogs to look at…
“The Future of Youth Ministry According To The Smashing Pumpkins” by Jeremy Zach
“4 Great Ways to Kill Your Volunteer Base!” by Stan Rodda
“Announcing 2015-2016 Certification Labs Dates” by Church Marketing Sucks
“Look Back, Look Around & Look Forward in Your Youth Ministry” by Josh Griffin
MinWrap Video: [youtube width=”650″ height=”400″]https://youtu.be/OkKIsNc6MSo[/youtube] This is the weekly Persicope/Meerkat video I did about some of the blogs above and others not mentioned here. Are there other stats, quotes or blogs that you found interesting this week? If so, share them below or on social media using #ymsidekick so we can learn and benefit from each other. ]]>