UYWI Remembers 9/11: A Place of Hope at Ground Zero

As our nation revisits the horrors and hope of September 11 during this tenth anniversary week, UYWI joins our friends in New York City, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC, in remembering a God who’s present with us in our suffering. The video below is of Jeremy Del Rio at the 2005 UYWI National Conference, reflecting on…

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Boston Specialty Training

June 25, 2011 Abundant Life Church 47 Howard Street Boston, MA 02139 MAP IT RATE – $40 (Includes Lunch & Training manual) Please register by Tuesday, June 21, 2011 TOPIC: Jesus Focused Youth Ministry Forum Taught by Roger Palmer Reach Out Ministries- Atlanta • This training will provide a planning framework for church-based youth workers…

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Free for All: Youth Specialties Features UYWI’s Innovative Resource Library

In UYWI’s ongoing effort to make youth ministry training resources more accessible to urban youth workers, we forged a partnership in 2009 with “Jesus, Justice, and Technology” innovators Techmission to digitize all of our available training content dating back to 2001 and include it in their growing UrbanMinistry.org resource library. As of this month, 700+…

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Announcing UYWI Northeast

In an ongoing effort to bring training resources closer to where urban youth workers actually serve young people, Urban Youth Workers Institute began implementing various training and mentoring initiatives regionally beginning in 2009. After launching offices in the Southeast (Atlanta) and West Coast (Los Angeles) Regions under the leadership of Anthony Flynn and Dr. Gabe…

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Attn Greater NYC: ACTS Urban Youth Leader Training Available. Register Today

The Latino Leadership Circle in partnership with Street 2 Street and American Bible Society offers ACTS to equip youth leaders, ministers, and volunteers through cutting edge training for those involved on the frontlines of Urban Ministry. Sessions will be conducted by professionally trained and experienced ministers, social workers and marketplace leaders. Topics Include: + A…

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The Simple Way Center detroyed by fire

This morning, a 7-alarm fire consumed an abandoned warehouse in our Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia. The Simple Way Community Center at 3200 Potter Street was destroyed as well as at least eight of our neighbors’ homes. Over 100 people were evacuated from their homes, and 400 families are currently without power. Despite this developing tragedy,…

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