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Youth Proclaim that God Occupies Wall Street Too
On Saturday, October 29, 2,000+ young people will prayer walk the streets of Manhattan with t-shirts that proclaim: "God Belongs in My City." At the same time, thousands of other young...
Are you an indispensable youth worker?
Seth Godin is one of those provocateurs that youth workers should read. His blog is the most widely read business blog for a reason, mostly because it rejects the impulse...
Start and Develop A Movement, Not a Youth Ministry – Part 1
This is part 1 of 3 in a series from Maina Mwaura. John 1:38: Jesus looked around and saw them following, “What do you want?” he asked them. Usually when...
What’s Your Ministry’s X-Factor?
Today UYWI welcomes new blogger, Lee Wilson, to our writing team. Lee Wilson has been communicating to young people for over two decades. Lee is the founder of Lee Wilson...
How Do I Keep My Marriage and Family?
This is a question that many ministry leaders are starting to ask themselves more and more. In a culture where more than 50 percent of marriages are falling to divorce...
Knoxville Speciatly Training
October 22, 2011 Sentertown Missionary Baptist Church 7149 Millertown Pike Knoxville, TN 37924 MAP IT Cost - FREE BUILDING A THRIVING YOUTH MINISTRY Join us along with your volunteer team...
In Plain Sight: Youth Ministry Resource Lessons from Dr. Ben Carson
Dr. Ben Carson is one of my heroes. Partly because he was the first black man to lead Johns Hopkins Hospital's Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Partly because of his groundbreaking...
How Do I Stay “Fresh” In Ministry?
Though Webster’s dictionary has several references to the word fresh, the one that stands out for me is: Fresh - with restored energy. I think many of us enter...
Nothing Like Thank You from a Former Student
Johnny Rivera (rt, middle) and other Xcel Service Corps. graduates after reciting the Xcel Community Pledge This morning I had a pleasant surprise when my FaceBook...
Start With “Why?” Before “How Do I?”
Maina Mwaura serves as the Student Pastor at Greenforest Community Baptist Church in Decatur, GA. He is a graduate of Liberty University and New Orleans Baptist Theological seminary. When Maina is...
Webinar Sept 27: Larry Acosta / Leading Beyond Fumes
Our new premium resources program, THE WELL has launched, and we're kicking it off with a live webinar with Larry Acosta. Leading Beyond Fumes: You - Better, Healthier, Stronger Tue,...
How to View the Urban Culture – Part 2
by Maina Mwaura This is Part 2 of a series started here. According to George Barna’s latest book Futurecast, there are three types of people when it comes to the future:...
