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Money, Love, Money
Chip, stash, bank roll, Benjamins, C-Notes. Whatever you call it, teenagers love to get & spend money-- on concerts, clothes, shoes, food, and of course, music. But when it comes to...
Motivational Monday- Young and Bold
Found this verse and thought it would be useful as we encourage our youth: "Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech,...
Dunk Tanks and Digital Downloads
By Chris Lassiter After pelting me with a barrage of whip cream pies, the group of teenagers I took to summer camp knew exactly how to clean me up....The dunk...
Youth Look up to YOU… Lecrae’s “Just Like You”
Lyrics: “I grew up empty cause my daddy wasn’t with shoot. I wasn’t picky I’ll take any male figure… you.” Believe it or not, your youth are watching! The...
Strategic Partnerships: Connecting the Right People to the Right Strategy – Cheryl Beard
Trainer: Cheryl Beard, Urban Youth Initiative It has been said that Salvation is free, but ministry cost! As ministry leaders it is imperative that we learn how to identify the right...
The Help: Part Two
This is Part 2 of a series by Lee Wilson on recruiting a great ministry leadership team. You can read Part 1 here. In the movie, The Help, one...
The Help: Part One
Recently, I went to minister in Kenya, Africa. While taking the longest, most grueling flight from Syracuse, NY to Bungoma, Kenya, I decided to do something I rarely get to...
Natalie Warne: Being Young and Making a Difference
Veteran UYWI speakers like Harvey Carey challenge urban youth workers that, "youth ministry is not about ministering to youth but about empowering youth to minister." (Download, for example, Harvey's "Legacy...
Hope Help Heaven
Every youth leader knows that the summer is one of the busiest times of the year. Your students are out of school, free for activities and expecting you to provide...
“Protest and Invest” and Other Marketplace Lessons for Youth Workers
UYWI friend and frequent co-conspirator Rudy Carrasco has championed market-oriented solutions to youth poverty and joblessness for years. He summarizes his call for holistic economic justice as "Protest and Invest,"...
First Things First
by Pastor Lee Wilson I thought I would take a break from the norm and blog about one of the most important things in youth ministry. It has nothing to...
Cries in the Wilderness: When Generations Emerge
"Be alert, be present. I'm about to do something brand-new. It's bursting out! Don't you see it? There it is! I'm making a road through the desert, rivers in the...
