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Troubling Tradition (conference in LA)
“God is challenging us to take the idea of troubling texts to the next level, to begin a new conversation across faiths and throughout the world, with the goal of realizing God’s own hope that all God’s creation may learn to live harmoniously together.” – Jerry D. Campbell, president of the Claremont School of Theology,…
Read MoreRelational Barriers to Networking
The first barrier in regards to networking that we discussed at the retreat was the “Relational Barriers”. These stemmed from many times a lack of trust of people in other organizations. You may have a desire to network, but have been burned or even felt used at other times while networking. The people who brought…
Read MoreConference Call on Self-Injurious Behavior in Students
Here is a great opportunity for urban youthworkers to be trained and discuss a critical issue. Center for Youth Ministry Studies (CYMS) at North Park University and North Park Theological Seminary to host Conference Call on Self-Injurious Behavior in Students Join CYMS staff and other youth workers as we talk about self-injurious behavior in students,…
Read Morean Opportunity for Men
TechMission’s program Safe Families is offering a program called “Towards Sexual Purity.” The purpose of this group is to help participants experience freedom and healing in the realm of sexual behavior. Through teaching, prayer, and group interaction, the men will graduate having learned the basics of maintaining a lifestyle that promotes integrity, continued growth, and…
Read MoreUrban Youth Ministry Certificate
Fuller’s Center for Youth and Family Ministry is getting more and more excited about their next Urban Youth Ministry Certificate cohort, set to begin in March 2008. UYWI has a number of spots reserved for this program. Through our online form, you can inquire, ask questions, and connect with Kirk Scott, Director of Learning Communities,…
Read Morenew job entries
Our “jobs list” is constantly being updated with new entries and removing positions which have been filled. Currently there are 4 opportunities on there which have come in within the past week. If you want to find a paying gig to work with or support admin for urban youth, this is a great place to…
Read MoreCasualties of War video
Several of you wanted to find out where we got that stats video from the opening General Session at UYWI07 (the general session Harvey Carey spoke at). BattleCry has it on their website, but it is also made available on YouTube & Google video. It may be worth downloading it for your iPod to constantly…
Read Moresorry… UYWI07 mp3s explanation
We said that August 20th was going to be the day we’d have 25 new workshops up, and technically that’s true. Technically, they are online. Technically, they’re uploaded onto our webserver, however, the web development tool we use is giving us an error when we try and add workshops to the resource library database. Basically,…
Read MoreLift up Minneapolis (updated)
photos via Star Tribune, Aug 2nd, 2007. (updated) Eric Iverson, a Minneapolis-based youth worker who has trained at our UYWI national conference and several RELOADs, got back to me with how he would suggest responding. Eric passed on some pictures he had and suggested visiting the Star Tribune and Red Cross for information and how…
Read MoreCity Sues Gang Members
The city of Fort Worth, Texas is trying a different approach to their gang dilemma. They are bringing lawsuits against gang members to disrupt and prevent gang activity. The AP story on this brings up many issues with this practice because of the profiling involved and the gang member testimony that ultimately the lawsuits won’t…
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