Resources
UYWI07 Trailer
Urban Youth Workers Institute 2007 May 17-19, 2007 There’s a Jubilee passage in Isaiah 61 that’s been referred to by various translators as Good News for the Oppressed, The Announcement of Freedom to all Captives, The Year of the Lord’s Favor and the Exaltation of the Afflicted. In terms of our urban reality, the Isaiah…
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Urban Youth Workers Institute 2006 May 18-20, 2006 It is one thing to be forgiven; it is another thing to BECOME more and more of the person God made you to BE. Not just for the life to come…but for NOW! For Jesus, salvation is NOW. I need God for NOW. I need healing and…
Read MoreUYWI06 – Power of the Kingdom video
Urban Youth Workers Institute 2006 May 18-20, 2006 The Kingdom of God has the power to influence and transform lives. This General Session will look at the Parable of the Yeast to help us see the tremendous potential for fueling a movement of God in our lives, our communities and even in countries when the…
Read MoreUYWI06 Conference Opening
It is one thing to be forgiven; it is another thing to BECOME more and more of the person God made you to BE. … Yes, even greater things will happen one day soon, but NOW IS THE KINGDOM!
Read MoreUYWI05 Trailer
Urban Youth Workers Institute 2005 May 19-21, 2005 Urban people desperately need a place of REFUGE from the challenges of the city. You represent and provide REFUGE for the children, youth and families of your community 24/7, as you connect people to the heart of the Father. However, who provides refuge for you? This year’s…
Read MoreUYWI04 Trailer
Urban Youth Workers Institute 2004 May 13-15, 2004 Our cities desperately need quality trained leadership! Urban youth leaders, the programs they run and the youth they serve represent much of what is good in the hood. However, the challenges facing today’s urban youth are overwhelming and therefore, the leaders we have must be more prepared…
Read MoreUYWI04 Wrap-up Video
Urban Youth Workers Institute 2004 May 13-15, 2004 Our cities desperately need quality trained leadership! Urban youth leaders, the programs they run and the youth they serve represent much of what is good in the hood. However, the challenges facing today’s urban youth are overwhelming and therefore, the leaders we have must be more prepared…
Read MoreLiving Holy And Loving It!
by Melody La Luz Sat, May 19, 2007 Loving sex as a single? Are you wondering how to live holy and love it? Learn the theology of purity, sex and the body that will transform your life, so you can radiate it to the youth you work with. (Click play to hear audio file) [audio:https://uywi.org/files/Resource_Library/UYWI07/07-146-livingholyandlovingit.mp3]…
Read MoreA 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…
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