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Archive for January, 2007
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Thursday, January 11th, 2007Part 1, Part 2 (Unless otherwise indicated, all UrbNet ’07 notes are courtesy of Virginia Ward) Urban/Suburban Partnerships · Few real relationships with urban and suburban · Scale of 1-10, the number is 3 · Expectation that urban should/must adapt to suburban way of doing things BUT, our goal should be to Build Bridges that [...]
UrbNet Notes – Part 2
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007Notes are courtesy of Virginia Ward: Devotions – Chris Brooks Nehemiah 1:1-4 – They Wept In America we are feeling like we are in the place of weeping like Nehemiah. This is a regular response when we are facing crisis. This is the mourning phase. 2:17 – They Worked Now it is time to do [...]
City Connector Resources
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007Download city connector resources, courtesy of Doug Tegner and the National Network of Youth Ministries: Principles of Strategic Partnership (Word Doc) Conflict Curve (Word Doc) Partnering Continuum (Powerpoint)
H A L T
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007Cheryl Beard led a devotional this morning from Psalm 23, reminding us of the need to be led by the Good Shepherd. Being led by Him requires us to make time to rest and renew. In the busyness of life, she encouraged us to HALT when we experience Hunger, Anger, Loneliness, and Tiredness.
A 30-year Vision for Urban Youth Ministry Networking?
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007Chris Brooks has been facilitating the Urbnet Summit on behalf of the NNYM and began our time together with a “futuring” exercise. In small(er) groups, we were asked to imagine what a national network of urban ministries (Urbnet) might look like in 3-years, 10-years, and 30-years. Participants include: Virginia Ward (Boston), Brian Dye (Chicago), Tommy [...]
Please pray for Aunt Mary
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007Diana’s Aunt Mary has defied the doctors by living with Ovarian Cancer for the better part of ten years, after she was given months when they first diagnosed it. We got the call yesterday that she’s taken a turn for the worse and only has days left. Please pray for her and Uncle Jonny and [...]
Black/Brown Racial Strife
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007Rudy’s blogging about Black/Brown racial strife in Los Angeles, and exerpts a provocative article from the Los Angeles Times. Over the years, there’s also been a tendency on the part of observers to blame the conflict more on African Americans (who are often portrayed as the aggressors) than on Latinos. But although it’s certainly true [...]
Urbnet takeaway
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007“When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.†– Ethiopian proverb, shared by Cheryl Beard (Memphis)
Del Rio Family Day
Sunday, January 7th, 2007I came to Florida a day early to spend some time with my Del Rio family. At Abuelo’s funeral this summer, I met dozens of relatives for the first time. All four of my grandfather’s surviving brothers live in Florida, with three of them in Orlando, along with many of their children and Abuelo’s wife [...]
Self-portrait
Sunday, January 7th, 2007I met my cousin Esly yesterday for the first time. She’s a caricature artist at Disney World by day and a painter by night. She sketched this self-portait after a frustrating afternoon with Windoze. Check out her online portfolio, blog, and myspace.
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