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« Previous EntriesMore than a T-Shirt: God Belongs in my City
Monday, October 10th, 2011One of the greatest joys attached to my eclectic work life is the life-giving relationships forged with hundreds of dedicated youth workers throughout the metro New York area. Today, I rejoice with Daniel Sanabria and Jack Redmond, two local champions whose book God Belongs in My City releases today. Full disclosure: I have been privileged [...]
FREE, Custom UYWI Training for You & Your Team All Year
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011Do you need to recharge your staff and reload your arsenal of ideas as you prepare for the upcoming ministry year? Are you frustrated because your need for training doesn’t match the available budget? Money is no longer an object as you consider how best to equip your ministry for success. Design a custom professional [...]
We Got Next: Youth Leadership by Youth for Youth
Monday, January 31st, 2011I was a proud big brother on Saturday at Reload NY/NJ (a/k/a Storm), introducing and then watching Eden Martinez teach the three-hour Teen Track at the conference’s Montclair, NJ, location. I first met Eden ten years ago when she was a precocious twelve-year old visiting YW8? Youth Ministries, where I was youth director at the [...]
Coming October 23: Embodying Hope Campus Ministry Conference
Friday, October 8th, 2010Register here.
Churches 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 [...]
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