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« Previous EntriesPursuing Authenticity Requires Practicing what we Preach
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Readers of this blog know of my fascination with stories and storytelling, especially the stories we live out loud everyday. You also know of my interest in public education, and my work with 20/20 Vision for Schools.
It’s time for a confession. Even before launching 20/20 in 2008, despite being known is some circles as the [...]
20/20 Architect Jeremy Del Rio Now Executive Director
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Republished from 20/20 Vision for Schools website.
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20/20 Vision for Schools proudly announces the hire of its lead architect and visionary Jeremy Del Rio, Esq., as its first executive director, effective January 1, 2010. Jeremy previously served 20/20 as a strategic planning, organizational development, marketing, and program design consultant since its inception in 2007, and [...]
My first Twitview for Entrepreneur Enclave
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Friend and business guru Harry Tucker recommended me (via Twitter) for a “Twitview” with Entrepreneur Enclave — an interview consisting of nine questions and answers constrained only by Twitter’s 140 character limit. Participation was an exercise in self-editing, but fun. Turns out the Twitviewer and I have at least one mutual friend in California. [...]
Wisdom of a 5th Grade Solomon
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Sojourners features 20/20 Vision for Schools’ Advisory Board member Dr. Nicole Baker Fulgham on their God’s Politics blog today. She recounts an experience as a first year teacher in Compton, CA, when a 10 year old challenged her:
“Aw c’mon Ms. Baker, nobody thinks we’re smart! If they did, they wouldn’t give us this broken [...]
Back to School with 20/20 in the News
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009This month, two local newspapers and a national magazine profiled 20/20 Vision for Schools as part of their back-to-school coverage.
In New York, both city-wide Christian monthlies published “Why Public Schools Matter to God (and Should Matter to You Too),” a column that makes the case to pastors and faith leaders why literacy and education reform [...]
Going Public
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009The comment below was published as a Sidebar to a feature article called “Going Public” in the Sept/Oct 2009 issue of Outreach magazine, and challenges churches and youth groups to think differently about Campus ministry. How is your youth ministry engaging the public middle and high schools nearest your church this year?
Download the article [...]
Goliaths Fall When Students Lead
Monday, September 14th, 2009Goliaths fall when adults like Saul get out of David’s way.
The Biblical character David was an untested teenager, a shepherd boy with no military training, when he simultaneously proved to be the only man among soldiers courageous enough to confront the giant Goliath.
For 40 days, Goliath’s taunts paralyzed Israel’s army with [...]
Why Public Schools Matter to God (and Should Matter to You Too)
Sunday, August 30th, 2009My latest article was published in the September issues of Tri-State Voice and Love Express. Here’s an excerpt.
How many eighth grade Bible studies lead with Lamentations? Or Leviticus?
Yet last I checked, Lamentations and Leviticus are part of the Biblical canon, along with Romans and Revelation and lots of other heady reading material.
Should [...]
The Voice We Haven’t Heard
Thursday, August 27th, 2009It feels trite to even say this, but Bono’s prophetic voice speaks again, this time to those of us facilitating the ONLY student led student leadership conference in NYC this September.
Every generation gets a chance to change the world
Pity the nation that won’t listen to your boys and girls
Cos the sweetest melody is the one [...]
The ONLY student led, student leadership conference in NYC?
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009All of us in youth ministry aspire to empowering students to actually lead. Rhetorically, it’s why we do what we do. Jesus called it making disciples and put it in his Great Commission speech right before he left his own disciples to run things. History records the advantages as every major social [...]
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009Been thinking a lot about the Kickin’ It Old Skool Conference and can’t help but wonder how to incorporate this video accompanying the classic Gil Scott Heron song/spoken word masterpiece, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.”
Here are the lyrics:
You will not be able to stay home, brother.
You will not be able to plug in, turn [...]
Students Leading Students – Kickin’ It Old Skool 9/12
Monday, August 24th, 2009If you think that a student led, student leadership conference sounds too good to be true, be amazed on September 12.
The planning retreat with the conference’s student organizers last week was unquestionably the professional highlight of my summer. These teens are legit. (Too legit … too legit to quit.)
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20/20 Students Help Inwood Go Green
Thursday, July 9th, 2009Citivision Inc. is one of the founding partners and pioneers of 20/20 Vision for Schools‘ school adoption strategy since 2007. Watch their student leaders from Heart of a Champion’s character program help beautify their Manhattan neighborhood in spring 2009.
Why Politicians Need Your Help with School Reform
Friday, July 3rd, 2009The politics of New York City’s public education system stepped into sharp focus again this week, with petty partisanship ruling the day. The New York State Senate persisted in its recent foolishness by refusing to vote on renewing Mayoral Control of the NYC’s public schools, allowing the law granting mayoral control to simply lapse. [...]
Friday Foto Finish
Friday, May 29th, 2009Mentoring Proteges
Attending the 2-day Mentoring Institute hosted by 20/20 Vision for Schools today. Here are my two favorite proteges.