COVID-19—Response from UYWI

March 19, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we operate in the world and is shaping what the future of the church will look like. Now is the time to rally together and support each other and this movement so that we can continue to reach urban youth with the Gospel. The world needs hope and we have the answer in Christ. We want to make sure urban leaders have the support to do the work of raising up the next generation that will lead the Church into the future. We have admittedly been a little slow to come out with a  statement on the Covid-19 pandemic. This was not due to a lack of care. Rather, we have been hard at work planning and strategizing on how we respond to this crisis. We are a leadership development organization. We are called to lead and to help others lead. We rest…

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UYWI Conference 2020

January 15, 2020

Thank you for your years of service to youth across the globe! We have been blessed to come alongside you all these years. We look forward to every time we come together, and we love hearing about the important work you are doing in your city! As a leadership development organization, we train, teach, and coach leaders to make hard decisions. We wouldn’t be very good at what we do if we did not model that. As a team, we have prayerfully considered our options, and we have decided to cancel National Conference 2020. This decision is specific to 2020. It was a difficult decision and one we do not take lightly. Please take a moment to view the video below to hear more about the reasons behind this decision. We ask you to stay connected with us this year through our other events, our online resources, and through training…

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