Illusion of Words

Seminar

There was a Youth Ministry Training in Wesley. Literally it was for adults who are ministering to youths, but because of the embarassing lack of participants, the youths were dragged into it too.

Of course I had to go. Twice in the week people called to remind me about the training. I promised to go once Saturday afternoon, even though there were three sessions. I wasn’t about to torture myself with so many sessions that frankly, has nothing much to do with me.

So sitting there in the little chapel, with less than 50 people sitting around, I felt a little sorry for the speaker. Not very nice when you’re speaking in a seminar to so few people.

(Cut to say that the USB port is so stupid!!!! The computer man came twice and it still can’t work!!!!)

Anyway, the speaker is from West Malaysia, a Dr Herbert Tan, who reminded me somewhat of the tour guide we had during some trip, who was disliked by everyone. Of course, this speaker has nothing to do with tour guides, and everything to do with youth ministry.

He was talking about generation gaps and stuff like that. Doing youth ministry has become a cross-cultural mission, because the adults and the youth belong to two different generations and two different cultures. To reach out to the youths, we have to learn their language, and stuff similar to that, just as what cross-cultural missionaries usually do. Talking about SMS and chat language, I’m not sure where I fit in those. I’m a youth, that’s for sure, if you know my age. But I don’t chat, I don’t SMS, and I’m quite anti ‘bad English’, as used in such areas by most teens. I prefer using the normal English.

(Cut again. The USB port isn’t dumb anymore, it worked perfectly, but my mom deleted my pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Back. Which makes me wonder where do I actually stand in all this adult and teen stuff. Teens love movies. I don’t fancy them, as I don’t really have the time.

In any case, I still have some characteristics of today’s youth. Is that to be a comfort?

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