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Tuesday, May 24th, 2005A couple of weeks ago a visitor to the Billy Graham office here in New York asked if I was from California. Said I was too laid back to be a New Yorker, and my shaggy hair gives off a surfer vibe. Nah, I’m definitely a New Yawka, born and raised. I love living in [...]
UYWI – speaker schedule
Friday, May 13th, 2005If you’re in LA next week, check out the Urban Youth Workers Institute. Elective: What Would Jay-Z Do? Engaging the Culture Friday, May 20, 2005, Time: 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM In the last thirty years hip hop has revolutionized pop culture while evangelical Christianity has created an insular subculture. How have self-proclaimed “controversies” like [...]
Goin
Tuesday, May 10th, 2005… for the Urban Youth Workers Instutute in Los Angeles, May 19-21, where I’m presenting three messages in two days. Fun. “A Place of Hope” – Friday Night Keynote “WWJD (What Would Jay-Z Do): Engaging the Culture” – Elective (article here) “From Irrelevent to Revolutionary” – Elective (article here) [Descriptions and schedule here.] You goin’? [...]
BREAKING poll NEWSFLASH poll
Thursday, April 21st, 2005[This post represents the first ever poll at this blog.] Please reply Yes/No (plus or minus any comments). Are evangelicals/charismatics overloaded on conferences? [BIAS ALERT -- If you want to avoid any undue influence in how you reply to the question, stop reading now, submit your reply, then proceed with the rest of the post.] [...]
“This is a nontraditional course.”
Thursday, January 27th, 2005So begins the course description for the Urban Community Development class I’m teaching this semester at Alliance Theological Seminary. It continues: “Equal parts graduate seminar, academic laboratory, and clinical practicum, our overriding goal will be to understand and apply strategic leadership principles in a real-world, urban community development context. While exploring the evolution of community [...]
Kudos to Larry and Urban Youth Workers Institute
Wednesday, December 8th, 2004Larry Acosta and the Urban Youth Workers Institute visited New York City with their Reload tour on Saturday (12/4). Larry — Thanks for your heart, and your generosity! We consider it a privilege to serve alongside you in urban ministry. Keep up the great work. Everyone else — Check out Reload at a city near [...]
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