Midterm

Question 1

Definition of culture

Answer 1

Cultures are deeply entrenched attitudes that govern our lives - oftentimes without us noticing them.

Question 2

Example of culture

Answer 2

Gossip, prayerful, outreach-oriented, discipleship oriented, kind, sarcastic

Question 3

Definition of pop culture

Answer 3

the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group; also: the characteristic features of everyday existence (such as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time.

Question 4

How the church parallels culture and the problems associated with that

Answer 4

a paralleled church culture in which the styles and symbols are the same but we have interchanged the worldly elements with Christian language or symbols.

Question 5

What it is for youth ministry to be counter-cultural (stage design, worship)

Answer 5

We should be COUNTER CULTURAL - showing them a new culture that is far more desirable to live by
Example: Worship Service - like Mumford and Sons concerts Stage Design - Euphoric much like a nightclub or concert Tailored to the Preferences of the Group - Dillutes the purpose of the church being to seek and to save that which is lost to being more of working to meet the tastes and preferences of the congregants and those it seeks to attract - make no mistake when the church ceases to fight the church will cease to exist

Question 6

Where the major sources culture input comes from

Answer 6

Social media, sports figures, entertainers and actors and musicians, the games they are playing, and lastly their friends

Question 7

The biggest issues coming against your average student

Answer 7

Social media, single parent homes, freedom- lack of accountability, accessibility- accessibility is easy to a variety of things, no absolute truth, political correctness, liberal education

Question 8

Definition of technology and benefits

Answer 8

machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge.
Efficiency gained, saves time, increases health and longevity of life, reach people quickly and broadly

Question 9

Facts on exposure to technology

Answer 9

Exposed to worldliness, false doctrines, unholy trends, unproductive practices and methods, pornography, bullying and social pressues

Question 10

Cultural norms and how technology changes them

Answer 10

The danger of social media and what this does is it teaches us that we how look to the internet for what cues to mimic to be more socially accepted.
In Church Kids:
Casual church
I’m supposed to be bad as a kid and grow up later
Lessons rather than sermons
Dynamic sets
Chasing excitement - students go where they see the marketing
drawing them
In Secular Kids:
Authority is just there to ruin my life and good time
As long as I don’t hurt anyone else it’s okay, and sometimes I mayneed to hurt someone else
Sex is ever changing, based on pleasure rather than commitment
Pornography is what intimacy is
Society owes me everything, I don’t need to work for anything Carnality and Stupidity are Celebrated

Question 11

Process of addiction

Answer 11

The more attention a platform can pull, the more effective its advertising space becomes, allowing it to charge advertisers more. The easiest way to understand this term is by imagining a slot machine. You pull the lever to win a prize, which is an intermittent action linked to a variable reward. Variable meaning you might win, or you might not. In the same way, you refresh your Facebook updates to see if you’ve won.

Question 12

Technology traps you

Answer 12

In the brain, pleasure has a distinct signature: the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the nucleus accumbens, a cluster of nerve cells lying underneath the cerebral cortex (see illustration). Dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens is so consistently tied with pleasure that neuroscientists refer to the region as the brain’s pleasure center. All drugs of abuse, from nicotine to heroin, cause a particularly powerful surge of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens.

Question 13

The dangers of social media

Answer 13

You Become more narcissistic, You lose ability to focus and learn less effectively, Your identity is shaped by Social Media – how you portray yourself on social media

Question 14

Challenges and tips for dating

Answer 14

Long term relationships are not a good idea unless marriage is around the corner - the longer the relationship the more vulnerable you are to crossing physical boundaries
Don’t date for the sake of dating - this is a cultural phenomenon which isn’t good - you don’t have to have a boyfriend or girlfriend - and many times we do because of our own insecurities
Dating is not a missions trip - flirt to convert isn’t a good idea
Be not unequally yoked together - you’re always pulled down not pulling up
What can I do?
set boundaries and listen to your parents
stay in groups - there is no need to be on private dates and set yourself up for failure
what if I cross a boundary? 1 - repent 2 - if you can’t prevent another mistake the relationship isn’t worth it

Question 15

Dangers of pornography and depression

Answer 15

Damaging consequences, early intimacy, dangerous and risky.

The more one looks at pornography the more that one feels lonely

Question 16

How to disciple someone who has viewed pornography for a long time.

Answer 16

One challenge arising from pornography, as it pertains to new converts is that new converts generally carry in a false impression and view their new youth group members as objects of lust rather than vessels of righteousness. We need to have a strong sense of virtue in your youth group - so young people can withstand the vitriol of the world

Question 17

Matthew 18:8-9

Answer 17

[Mat 18:8-9 KJV] 8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast [them] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. 9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
Make smart decisions, accountability, break the habit

Question 18

The habit cycle

Answer 18

First, there is a cue, a trigger that tells your brain to go into automatic mode and which habit to use. Then there is the routine, which can be physical or mental or emotional. Finally, there is a reward, which helps your brain figure out if this particular loop is worth remembering for the future.