Gangs: Why Kids Join and What You Can do About It

Peer counseling, effective parent participation and training caring adults as mentors are just a few of the ways to positively influence gang-influenced children. In this workshop you will get a Biblical and psychological understanding of why kids join gangs, and how you can continue to influence their lives. We will also discuss gang prevention and…

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Fathering in the Fast Lane

Fathers are being pulled in so many directions today. they have been passed down models of fatherhood that have left our children lacking key emotional attachments. If we are truly re-imagining community engagement, fathers must be at the core of this innovation. this workshop will train participants to understand the five components that a community-based…

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Engaging the Powers: Learn How to go Beyond the Walls of Your Church

Implement a vision that engages your church, community, the city and the world. In this session we will teach you how to grow your leadership, conduct unconventional outreach, collaborate with elected and city officials, and advocate for change at the political level. If you want to help transform your community for Christ this workshop is…

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Effective Outreach for the Hope Dealer

This workshop addresses the issue of reaching youth that many consider violent, useless, or a virus in our communities, with a main focus on youth in gangs, jail, or on the fringe. the workshop emphasizes effective strategies of how to free youth from hopeless mentalities to purposeful lives, which leads to familial and societal change. this…

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Creating a Serving Culture of Young People

Teens are our future! successful businesses understand the absolute necessity of marketing to teenagers; everyone wants a piece of them. Likewise, the church also has the opportunity to impact this generation and harness the power of their influence. It is time to raise up leaders who will impact the church by serving the church. In…

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Collaboration Works! How Ready is your Community for Collaboration?

More importantly, are YOU ready to collaborate with other ministries? Many leaders serving in the same neighborhood with similar passion and vision admit that the barrier to partnering with others is trust. this workshop will consider key components and benefits of effective collaboration in order to help you as a leader see that you can…

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Bridging the Cultural Shift

Gain practical insights for growing beyond your ethnocentric context to bridge to the multiethnic reality. Presenter: Noemi Chavez, 7th Street Church Album: 360LA The City Needs A Father   Year: 2014 Length: 52 minutes (49 MB) Format: MP3 Noemi Chavez

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Are we Ready to Serve those With Same-Sex Attraction?

In this seminar we will discuss 1) Why the Church has struggled, and failed to serve those with same- sex attraction 2) What are the stumbling blocks that we create that hamper our ministry to those with same-sex attraction? 3) What tools and attitudes do we need to develop into our culture that will help…

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Using the 40 Developmental Assets for your Urban Youth Programs

Have you ever wondered why a youth program does not recognize certain issues that urban youth are experiencing in the inner city? Then this workshop is for you. Learn why it is important to recognize developmental deficiencies in urban youth as well as developmental enhancements. this workshop will provide a model on how to modify…

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The Messy Art of Helping Hurting Kids – Jamie Kovich

Taught by Jamie Kovich Hurting kids come in different forms: Parents divorce, a friend commits suicide, they get bullied at school, family members struggle with addiction, physical or sexual abuse as been forced upon them…The list goes on. When students are left to navigate through these things alone, they often turn to destructive behaviors which…

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