Churches Take New Approach to Youth Ministry, Dance Music, Web Surfing Are Now Part of Draw
Charleston Daily Mail › May 03, 2004
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TULSA, Okla. - It's Wednesday night, and the hottest teen hangout around is packed and throbbing with what seems an unholy beat.
A DJ spins dance tunes upstairs, sending boys in sagging pants into contortions. Downstairs, girls surf the Internet from rows of iMacs flanking a glassed-in basketball court. Hundreds of new arrivals flow under a neon sign reading, "Oneighty," slowed only by a weapons check at the door.See the full content of this document
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Churches Take New Approach to Youth Ministry, Dance Music, Web Surfing Are Now Part of Draw
Church night Bible study, it's not. But the music is Christian, the surfing monitored and "the funnest part," a 12-year-old Oneighty regular attests over a video game, "is learning about God."
With a worship style that's both hugely popular ...See the full content of this document
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