As leaders of students, we must be able to “reach them” where they are or communicate with them where they are.  If we are going minister effectively to teens using Social Media can be an extremely helpful tool.  First, we must know what socially is most popular or most used by teens.  Second, we must get acquainted with these different social media platforms.  Third, we MUST have some parameters to safely guide our interactions with teens over social media.

Watch the video above to hear more about engaging and ministering to teens using social media.

Joshua Glymph is the High School Pastor at Fruit Cove Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL. He is a 13-year ministry veteran, the husband to Beth, Daddy to Hannah, Micah, and Ezra, and a football loving, UGA fan. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram @jglymph1 or at www.joshglymph.com and josh@fruitcove.com.