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Motivational Monday: Quotes of Influence
Quotes of Influence: Martin Luther King, Jr. “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” Urban youth ministry is challenging and the hurdles often times seem beyond our range, but your perseverance and constant sacrifices…
Read MoreFinally Friday: Group 1 Crew Joins Us at Our 360 National Conference!
Exciting news for everyone attending our 360 National Conference in September! Christian hip-hop duo Group 1 Crew will perform new songs from their album “Fearless.” With salsa dancing and spoken word artists like Propaganda, Group 1 Crew is just another way to spice up this overall youth worker training event. If you haven’t already registered, you…
Read MorePropaganda, Freely Given
Friends of UYWI are not strangers to Propaganda, the Los Angeles based spoken word artist, who has been featured at UYWI’s national conference and Reload events for years and is headlining 360 in September. Watch the promo video and hear him tell his story below. Art Ambidextrous promo video Propaganda Tells His Story
Read MoreMotivation Monday: True Life Story! Lecrae’s “I AM SECOND” Testimony
True Life Story: Transformed by the Gospel Inspirational story of redemption. Going from the “church isn’t for me” mentality-> to overcoming fatherlessness, drugs, and gang violence through the power of the Spirit.
Read MoreFinally Friday: Dr. René Rochester @ 360 “Learning the Language of the Kingdom”
Dr. René Rochester takes a closer look at how culture is transformed by the Spirit and the Word of God at 360 Nashville National Conference. Workshop title: “Learning the Language and Culture of the Kingdom: Neither male nor female, Greek nor Jew… we are all one in Christ Jesus.” Examine how a newborn learns the language of…
Read MoreMotivational Monday: All About Me!
No matter who you are or how long you have been doing youth ministry, every one of us has experienced disappointment, discouragement and questions like “Am I doing a good job? Am I doing this right? Am I the right one for the job?” It is natural for us to look outside ourselves for affirmation,…
Read MoreChanging the Odds in your Community
Geoffrey Canada describes his personal success story as “against the odds.” Many of his childhood friends are dead or in jail, and others have battled lifelong addictions and chronic unemployment. Like him, most grew up fatherless and poor. By the mid-1990’s, Canada had personally overcome the odds that still conspire against millions of inner city…
Read MoreMotivational Monday: Take Your Youth to the Ball Game!
RELOAD Lab ATL Where Training Meets Fun for you & Your Youth We want to encourage you to mix a little play into your curriculum. Here’s a great way to do so: RELOAD Lab ATL training for youth and youth workers (includes Braves game tickets). Topic: Nothing progresses without change – science, technology, education, even…
Read MoreReproducing Reproducers
There is an old saying that goes, “You can’t see the forest for the trees.” What this simply means is that when you are so deeply engrossed in something, so completely lost within the trees, it is impossible to get a clear view of the bigger picture. Simply put – you miss what is going…
Read MoreEight Full-Funding Essentials (Because Who’s Not Tired of Being Broke)
“God’s work done God’s way will not lack supply.” – Dr. A. R. Bernard I confess. I struggle with believing this. Not the overarching idea of it. I believe in Jehovah Jireh after all, the God who provides. I preach from the same Bible prosperity preachers espouse, and encourage myself in Jesus’ assurance that our…
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