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I have for years been rebelling against text messaging. However, the other day I finally gave in and purchased a larger text messaging plan. This generation of texters finally broke me. I have fought the good fight against text messaging for years now, but I have officially raised the white flag in surrender to its power.

At least I finally gave in for good reasons.

As a youth minister, the generation I work with has their own language – texting. It is easily their most used form or communication. The days of teenagers picking up their house phone and calling their friends are over. No more ridiculous, late into the night phone conversations with that new significant other. Instead, it is a generation that stays up late into the night having 5-6 texting conversations at the same time.

I got more texting for one reason – ministry. I plan on using this to better communicate and connect with the students in my youth ministry. If adding a few bucks to my monthly cell phone bill brings more people closer to Jesus and connected closer to their church family, it is an investment well worth it.

I only hope I can decode and translate all this “text” language.

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Interesting text messaging facts (all can be found here):

• The first text message was sent in 1989.
• In 2000, 17 billion text messages were sent.
• By 2004, 500 billion text messages were sent.