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« Previous EntriesChurches Should Adopt Schools? (Via YM Today)
Monday, August 30th, 2010While away, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Youth Ministries Today revived an article I wrote for National Network of Youth Ministries in 2008, before the launch of 20/20 Vision for Schools. Why Churches Should Adopt Public Schools Sometimes a good idea takes a while to generate traction. But then a combination of timing, [...]
“I am my School” and other Student Prayers for New York
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010[Ed. note: Originally published in August 2010 issue of Tri-State Voice] Goliaths fall when adults like Saul get out of David’s way. For the last twelve months, student leaders from greater New York have proven this truism time and again. Now some are organizing a citywide prayer walk of 1,600 public schools the weekend of [...]
Reload 1.2.3 Workshop Videos
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010So you’ve watched the Reload 1.2.3 general sessions and waited with baited breath for the featured workshops to be posted online as well. Wait no more. For more information on Reload 1.2.3, the first multi-state, multi-site urban youth ministry training event in the country that featured adult youth workers and more than sixty “plus-1 proteges” [...]
Reload 1.2.3 Webcast Videos
Friday, July 2nd, 2010What? You missed Reload 1.2.3? Never heard of a “Plus-1“? No worries. The general session videos are now available to watch online for FREE, and the featured workshops are coming soon. Enjoy the general sessions here. General Session 1: “Homegrown: The Leader” Featuring: Jeremy Del Rio and Ryan Schlachter, 20/20 Vision for Schools; Mitchell Torres [...]
On Student Led Student Leadership at Reload 1.2.3
Thursday, June 24th, 2010Those familiar with 20/20 Vision for Schools’ Transformation Matrix know that empowering student leaders as change agents within schools is a pillar of our paradigm for transforming public education within a single generation of students. In summary, it goes something like this: Stop viewing students as consumers of education, buying a product from teachers Instead [...]
Are You Infected? Plus-1’s Change the World
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010If you missed the national broadcast of Reload 1.2.3, here’s a flavor of the opening general session, introducing both the technology innovations and the concept of plus-1′s. Broadcast Intro Emcees: Ryan Schlachter & Jeremy Del Rio [VIDEO INTRO: River Rush] Ryan: “Welcome to the national broadcast of RELOAD 1.2.3. My name is Ryan Schlachter and [...]
Christian Post: No Time for Passive Youth Ministry
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010The Christian Post reported on Reload 1.2.3 last Monday. Here’s an excerpt: Youth are being empowered in gangs and dying in the streets, yet Larry Acosta of Urban Youth Workers Institute finds many churches giving teens nothing more than the role of passing the offering plates every fifth Sunday. “Are you kidding me?” he said [...]
Student-Led Student Ministry: Possible
Thursday, June 17th, 2010One of the workshops during the national broadcast of Reload 1.2.3 examined four student-led youth ministries from New York City. Facilitated by Enid Almanzar (Avenue of Hope Fellowship, Manhattan) and featuring student leaders Eden Martinez (Abounding Grace Ministries, Manhattan), Johnny Navarro (No Limits International Church, Staten Island), Vanessa Medina (God Belongs in My City, Brooklyn), [...]
FREE Live Webcast of RELOAD 1.2.3
Friday, June 11th, 2010So you’re intrigued by the first ever multi-site youth worker training event in the country, and the interactivity it offers an audience, but traveling 3,000 miles from SoCal or 1,000 miles from Miami or X miles from your city to the Bronx, Manhattan, or Jersey City isn’t within your youth worker budget. NO PROBLEM! Join [...]
Reload 1.2.3: Not a Total Blog Slacker
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010The last few weeks, I’ve been mostly blogging about Reload 1.2.3 at Urban Youth Workers Institute’s website. But here, tonight, I share gratitude and a prayer request with all of you, from an email I sent earlier today: Dear Reload 1.2.3 host committee and friends: Thank you all for your hard work, everybody! With pre-registration [...]
Fuller Youth Institute Class Notes
Friday, May 28th, 2010Friends from FYI’s Leadership and Management of Urban Youth Ministry Class, below are the lecture slides as promised. Sorry for my delay posting them. Enjoy! For those not enrolled in the Fuller Youth Institute at Fuller Seminary, sample the content of one of the intensives. Applications for the 2011 cohort will be available online in [...]
Help Promote Reload 1.2.3
Friday, May 7th, 2010Help promote Reload 1.2.3. Today we posted lots of fresh content at http://uywi.org/reload123 including downloadable fliers, animated gifs, links to Facebook and Twitter resources, and more. Please help spread the word so that every youth worker in Greater New York and New Jersey has a meaningful chance to attend. Also, be advised that additional content [...]
Best Value for the Youth Ministry Training Dollar: Reload 1.2.3
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010Reload 1.2.3 Coming to NY/NJ June 12
Friday, April 23rd, 2010The greatest value for the youth ministry training dollar returns to the NY/NJ metro area June 12. Greater NY youth workers are already familiar with Reload, the best-of-class, one-day training experience offered by Urban Youth Workers Institute (UYWI) in 20+ cities each year. Metro New York has hosted Reload for 4 of the last 5 [...]
The Call to Open Source Ministry
Thursday, March 4th, 2010The call to Open Source ministry training originally posted here two weeks ago is reverberating on cyberspace. UrbanFaith.com republished it today, one week after Youth Specialties featured it as well. The Information Age has changed the cultural landscape, and our models for ministry must change along with it to stay relevant — and raise more [...]
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