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A Theology of Shalom
by Noel Castellanos Fri, May 18, 2007 Shalom is a biblical concept that pushes us as Kingdom people to examine the depths of our understanding of wholeness, justice and community. In Jeremiah 29, the Lord commands his people to pray for and to seek the shalom of Babylon, where they were in exile. In this…
Read MoreEnvironmental Justice and the Call to Stewardship of the Earth
by Michael Mata Sat, May 19, 2007 Did you know that we sin against God when we abuse the environment? Rarely do we think of caring for nature as a sacred act of a loving God. Yet scripture extols our responsibility as caretakers of God’s creation. Learn how we as Christians can honor God’s gift…
Read MoreLarry Acosta excerpt from “Deep Justice in a Broken World”
“Whether we live in an urban, rural, or suburban context, we are now making either/or choices with our checkbooks and finances everyday. Yet we who have enough money to do what God is calling us to now often take that for granted. We can easily slip into the cultural trap of feeling like we’re entitled…
Read MoreThe Missing Pieces to Your After School Program
by Wanda Parker & Lori Ybarra Christian Are you satisfied with the results of your ministry? What if you could get even greater results? Come discover what missing pieces may be keeping you from experiencing the ultimate results in your after school program. This is a totally interactive lab – come prepared to work.
Read MoreA PLACE OF HOPE (General Session 2 – UYWI05)
by Jeremy Del Rio Fri, May 20, 2005 Jeremy co-founded the Ground Zero Clergy Task Force/Northeast Clergy Group following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He will challenge you to walk youth toward a place of HOPE out of the tragedy of their daily livees by empowering them to live out their dreams and…
Read MoreMartin Luther King Jr. quote
The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If the church does not recapture its prophetic zeal, it will become an irrelevant social club…
Read MoreWe’re Brothers Forever
If you didn’t watch American Idol last night, we’ll catch you up on the next William Hung sensation. I sure hope there’s a chorus of THIS sung at one of the UYWI08 general sessions this year.. I can’t get it out of my head. (skip ahead to about 2:30 to hear the song)
Read MoreUYWI07 Quote
“I see right here — This is what the future of the American church HAS to look like. This is where it’s headed. This is what American Christianity HAS to look like. Right now we have alot of images out there of — this is the image of the American church. 99% of them are…
Read More“Rookie” Question
I love when we get questions in like this because those of you with experience really help develop young leaders who have all the questions. Please give any possible “constructive” remarks and instruction to the young “rookie” who e-mailed this in: “I’m going to be working at a urban youth group very soon as the…
Read More“Help for the Homeless” video
Andy Bales, a trainer at UYWI08 and President of Union Rescue Mission, was featured in a Human Rights VLOG video by Chronicle Project (CP). Here Andy talks about the overwhelming homelessness in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles and his personal as well as the Christian response to this opportunity. On their site, CP…
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