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« Previous EntriesOn Teen Sex
Friday, June 20th, 2008One of the reasons I love the internet is its capacity to shrink the world so people can find each other and share ideas and resources across geographic, cultural, and other boundaries. Exhibit 786: a mother found the articles “Let’s Talk About Sex” and “Things We Don’t Talk About” when Googling, “Teenage Son Sexual […]
Monday Morning MP3
Monday, June 9th, 2008
Tony Evans on Being “Salt” and “Light” in our Schools
May 29 @ 20/20 Vision for Schools
20/20 churches activate people in their pews to do the work of ministry. In the context of education reform, that begins by recognizing that 50-80% of each congregation is already directly connected to public schools, as students, parents, grandparents, brothers, […]
If you could, would you?
Thursday, June 5th, 2008If you could impact a local middle school in the following ways, would you?
• 77% of the students now consider their actions or words prior to acting or speaking.
• 66% now have a desire to be a person of good character.
• 60% say they now make better choices.
• 85% of the students now feel that […]
Free $$$
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008They’re at it again.
My friends at TechMission are once again innovating solutions for under-resourced urban ministries and … GIVING THEM AWAY FOR FREE! This from a recent TechMission announcement:
TechMission’s UrbanMinistry.org is adding a new free Website called ChristianGrantsDirectory.org, which has information on hundreds of Christian foundations, nonprofit discounts and sources of in-kind donations. […]
Live from UYWI08: 20/20 Vision for Schools
Friday, May 16th, 2008
Downloads
+ PowerPoint Slides
+ 20/20 Resources
+ The Concept
+ “20/20 Vision for Schools” article
+ Co-presented with Curt Gibson of Lave Avenue Foundation and church.
+ Watch the overview in 3 minutes and 33 seconds:
Live from UYWI08: Empowering Indigenous Leadership
Friday, May 16th, 2008
Downloads
+ PowerPoint slides
+ “Embrace the Mess: Why Youth Must Lead Now” article (Willow Magazine, February 2008)
+ Co-presented with Rudy Carrasco
Live from UYWI08: Jesus Justice
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Downloads
+ PowerPoint here
+ “Jesus Justice” article (Youth Workers Journal, 2007)
+ Audio coming soon.
Upcoming 20/20 Events
Friday, May 9th, 2008+ Heart of a Champion
May 12, 2008
7-9 pm @ The King’s College (Empire State Building, LL, 34 Street and 5th Avenue)
The fifth in the monthly 20/20 Vision training series features Steve Riach (bio), a veteran film and sports television producer whose Heart of a Champion character education curriculum is being taught in public schools across […]
20/20 Prayer Guides Now Online
Monday, April 7th, 2008“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” - 2 Chronicles 7:14
Phase 1 of the 20/20 Adoption Matrix is to select one school […]
Speaking of vision
Monday, March 3rd, 2008TechMission offers a fully accredited, online college specializing in urban ministry. Check it out.
Engage Leadership Conference
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008I spent the weekend at the NY Baptist Convention’s Engage Leadership Conference, where I had the privilege of spending five sessions interacting with youth workers from around New York and New Jersey. As promised, here are links to the notes and materials online.
Note to non-Engage participants: The theme of the weekend was leadership development […]
Xcel and Xpress cofounders featured in new Bible
Sunday, January 13th, 2008NIrV My City, My God
GREAT FOR URBAN TEEN OUTREACH
Within its contemporary cover are 32 color pages of photos and testimonies of teens from large cities that have chosen to live their lives for Christ, a dictionary/concordance, and a gospel presentation. The easy-to-read NIrV translation makes it perfect for teen outreach!
304 pages (5-1/4″ x 8-3/8″)
$1.59 each […]
Bagged Lunch and A Drop of Oil: Multiplying Re$ource$ for Urban Ministry
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007+ Bagged Lunch Morsel 1; Morsel 2; Morsel 3; Morsel 4; Morsel 5; Morsel 6, Morsel 7; Morsel 8
This is post 1 of 8 in a series based on the curriculum I wrote for last year’s Urban Youth Workers Institute Reload training events: “Bagged Lunch and a Drop of Oil: Multiplying Re$ource$ for Urban Ministry”. […]
Monday Morning MP3
Monday, October 1st, 2007
In lieu of the weekly MMMP3, visit UrbanMinistry.org’s new FREE Podcasts resource. Techmission has even uploaded all my MP3s into an official iTunes podcast. Subscribe today.
TechMission UrbanMinistry.org and partners are now providing audio podcasts in the following areas: UrbanMinistry.org (all new audio), CCDA, AGRM, KingdomWorks, John Perkins, Brenda Salter McNeil, Wayne Gordon, Jeremy […]
My City My God
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Help International Bible Society select the cover for its upcoming “My City MY God” urban youth themed Bible, which features testimonies from Xcel alumni Luis Velez and Kevin Cedeno as well as an introduction by Rudy Carrasco. Visit UYWIblog.com to cast your vote.
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