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Una Reunión Dinámica Juvenil
BY JEFFREY DE LEON Cómo puedo programar para ganar? Existen ciertos ingredientes que debemos considerar para que nuestras reuniones juveniles sean mas dinámicas y efectivas. Quiero sugerirte algunas ideas que...
Being Single in Ministry
BY SONNY ARGUINZONI, JR. Nearing the twenty-first century, we are faced with the harsh reality that although our world is advancing in many ways, it is also experiencing a steady...
Is Daddy On That Avión?
BY NICK AND SANDRA GARZA "Avion mami, avion!" "Is Daddy on that plane?" "Are we going to get him at the airport today?" This repetition of my son's words, as...
From the Editor
Recently I was refreshed by the message of a Sprite commercial. It said, "Image is nothing, thirst is everything - obey your thirst." For me, the refreshing part of the...
Pastor Gadget
BY MAX TORRES In the society we live in today, we always seem to be human doings instead of human beings. So what's the answer to this dilemma, you might...
Influencing the Influencers
BY LARRY ACOSTA THE HISPANIC MINISTRY CENTER HOSTS THE NATIONAL HISPANIC YOUTH WORKERS SUMMIT Leadership seems to be the buzz word of the 90's. Ministries and organizations seem to rise...
Hispanic Youth Ministry and the Philadelphia Project
BY RUBEN ORTIZ Hispanic Youth Ministry Getting a bunch of Hispanic youth workers together (outside of a wedding or funeral) is almost an impossible task. But when we finally managed...
Weary of Ministry: What Is Success If Your Personal Life Is Falling Apart?
BY MARVIN JACOBO I remember the day I arrived home emotionally empty and mentally weary of ministry. With jolting words only a loving wife could say, she confronted me. "Look...
Liderazgo en Accion: Betty Alvarez Ham, Phil Marquez, Max Torres
BETTY ALVAREZ HAM Betty Alavarez is a dynamic Latina who is the president of City Impact, an outreach to at-risk youth and families in Oxnard, California. She is boldly leaving...
Interview with Jesse Miranda
BY WENDY CALDERON SHOUT: What are the key issues facing the Hispanic church? MIRANDA: Leadership! As leadership developers, we need to be more concerned about building character in our leaders;...
Small Groups Saved My Ministry
BY ROGER FELIPE Three years ago I was wrestling with my future. I felt trapped between my aspirations to lead a church as a senior pastor and continuing to minister...
¿La Directiva Juvenil, Efectiva Realmente?
BY JEFFREY DE LEON En un entrenamiento, no hace muchos meses, una señorita encargada de un grupo de jóvenes local se me acercó y me contó sus frustraciones con relación...
