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The opening description of the blatant apathy youth ministry faces was great to read. It made me feel less alone. 

On the question of relevance, many religious people with a conservative bent confuse the medium with the message. Christian theology has been successful for nearly 2000 years; it doesn't need to be updated. However, there is a long history of updating the delivery method. Jesus did not speak in English, yet we do not require Christians to learn Greek and Hebrew and Aramaic. We have no record of His singing hymns and the organ had not been invented yet, but these are considered part of the "traditional" worship service. Most of the hymns we sing were written more than 1000 years after His ministry. 

Given this, why do we balk at using email, twitter, or YouTube? If there are objections to the content, that is a valid concern. Some media will affect the content detrimentally. Composing a theologically sound tweet is very difficult. However, if we resist newfangled styles and art forms, we risk losing the next Sistine Chapel or Bach mass or Guttenberg Bible. Just being able to search the BIble electronically is a huge improvement and one students get behind.