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Friday, June 8th, 2007SALARY: $75,000 per year, plus benefits The Coalition is a volunteer association of metro New York youth leaders facilitated by a leadership council that serves two-year terms. Delegates for the September 2007 – August 2009 term will be chosen on Monday, June 11, at American Bible Society (61 St and Broadway). (Just kidding on the [...]
PAID Urban Ministry Internships
Friday, June 8th, 200740 Paid Urban Ministry internships in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chiacago, and Denver. … Click here for more info. General Requirements and Qualifications * Applicants for this program must be at least 18 years old * must have a high school school degree or equivalent (GED) * must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national [...]
Why Does America Have Orphans If It Has Christian Churches?
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007America has nearly 115,000 orphaned kids in foster care waiting to be adopted. Some wonder how this is possible in a country with Christian families. Surely, there are 115,000 missional families in America, right? Missional families, for example, embrace the redemptive mission of God and practice “true religion” in their local communities (James 1:27). Missional [...]
Beats-N-Blessings
Monday, June 4th, 2007Saturday night I had the privilege of speaking at the 3rd annual Beats-N-Blessings fundraising gala at New Life Fellowship in Queens. Efrem Smith and Phil Jackson profiled BNB in their book, The Hip-Hop Church, for their innovative use of music and production classes as an effective youth outreach and development strategy. I experienced that effectiveness [...]
Understanding the Mindset of a Gang Member
Saturday, May 19th, 2007Panel – Featuring Blinky Rodriguez (and 12! other ex-gang members and workers) Q: East LA church plant wants to reach gang members. “Church doesn’t work for them,” but they want God. How do we help them grow? A1: Find the leader. Train him. Blinky: Find a relevant point of contact. What does that individual need? [...]
Justice for All, Part 1
Thursday, May 17th, 2007Last year at the national UYWI conference, World Vision, Fuller Seminary, and UYWI convened 30 urban youth practitioners to explore whether and how to collaborate around a national social justice initiative. The consensus was: 1. The time is right to collaborate. + Biblical Justice imperative + Increased national consciousness + U.S. urban youth realities 2. [...]
Coalition News
Monday, May 14th, 2007+ Now accepting nominations for Coalition Leadership Council. + World Vision offers One Life Revolution curriculum as a resource for engaging public schools about justice.
Battle Cry, VA
Monday, May 14th, 2007Battle Cry 2007 Nissan Pavilion / Bristow, VA In an ongoing effort to keep youth ministries informed as they decide whether to engage Battle Cry in New York/New Jersey in 2008, a contingent of NYC youth workers attended Battle Cry in Bristow, Virginia, this weekend: Adam Durso, Jack Redmond, Dimas Saleberrios, Rafael Fernandez, and me. [...]
Motley Monday
Monday, May 7th, 2007+ Faith Confronted, and Defended, Downtown. NY Times profiles Off-Off Broadway portrayals of faith, including a production by Generation Xcel volunteer Lear DeBessonet. HT: DJ + Embrace the Mess. Reuters reports: Raging hormones may explain teen moodiness. Hmm… Sounds familiar. + On evangelicals’ misuse of stats. (Although CT published this in January/February, it’s particularly timely [...]
To whom much is given…
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007“From him much more will be required.” I didn’t make that up. Jesus did. ___________________ Back in 1999 I wrote this in a vision document for Generation Xcel: “Strategic alliances with professional athletes, individuals and corporate sponsors will facilitate X-cel’s expansion. Why athletes? 1. Common culture and heritage 2. Admiration, respect, and credibility 3. Resources [...]
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