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Monday, March 7th, 2005If you ever wondered why God loves inner city kids, check out the (cheesey pun alert!) aching song Ghetto by hip hop/R&B singer Akon. An immigrant to NJ from Senegal, he was ensnared by the streets until a jail stint forced him to concentrate on his music. A lyrical sample follows: These streets remind me [...]
Discipleship as Reality TV?
Saturday, March 5th, 2005As if throwing him on stage to preach to 10,000 people and then parading him in front of the media spotlight weren’t enough pressure for former Korn guitarist Brian Welch’s emerging faith, now he wants to “make TV history” by doing a so-called reality TV show to document his “life change.” Four months ago, Welch [...]
Viva la revolution! – Part 2: the Mobilization Strategy
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005So my original report from Square One promised a follow-up post with next step instructions. Here goes. 1. Grow the army. To the extent we’re serious about giving 5 million young people in the Greater New York area a credible opportunity to attend Billy Graham’s “Get Real” Crusade, 787 youth leaders is a nice start [...]
Viva la revolution! My report from Square One
Monday, February 28th, 2005787 youth leaders converged on the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown for the Square One breakfast Saturday morning. Evangelistically speaking, that’s eight hundred. Youth leaders. From the New York metro area. There are 298 public high schools and alternative high school programs in the five boroughs. Hmm. 800 youth leaders. 300 high schools. Those schools are [...]
29,000 died of hunger today
Friday, February 25th, 2005That many die of hunger every 24 hours. To them we dedicated the Voice of Silence. Over two hundred inner city teens gathered at Primitive Christian Church to consider the pain of hunger as part of World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine. Through spoken word, music, dance, and art, they identified with the hurting and vowed [...]
Last call – invitation to Square One breakfast
Thursday, February 24th, 2005Youth workers and pastors interested in the Youth Initiative for the upcoming Billy Graham Crusade, join me at Square One: Saturday, 2/26, 9:30-11:30, at the Roosevelt Hotel Grand Ballroom (45 Street and Madison). For more info and to rsvp, go here. As of Wednesday, 600 guests had already RSVP’d, so confirm your attendance today. Listen [...]
Why Art Matters
Thursday, February 24th, 2005It communicates Truth viscerally in ways that mere words cannot. See for example, Transformations, the mural we commissioned from artist Greg King for Generation Xcel’s 88-Step theater. Greg King, 2002. Oil on Canvas. Triptych measuring appx. 8×12 Transformations depicts Generation Xcel’s vision for community and individual renewal. The perimeter of the cityscape is characterized by [...]
VOICE (of silence)
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005Join Generation Xcel in raising awareness of global hunger and AIDS at the “Voice of Silence,” an interactive evening of music, spoken word, and artistry presented in partnership with World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine. Friday 2/25/05, 7 pm @ Primitive Christian Church 207-209 East Broadway (b/w Jefferson and Clinton Streets) F train to East Broadway Xpress [...]
Adoptive Racism?
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005Bob has a great post about the need for adoptive homes for African American boys. Check it out, especially if you are considering adoption.no loan account instant bank moneyday without pay loan account checkingno account needed checking loanbank accounting loan systemloan ace americaloan business aceactual cash loanslender loan credit ad personal Mapgambling 18 and oklahoma [...]
Why I Support the Billy Graham Crusade (and Pray You Do Too)
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005Billy Graham is coming to New York in June for his final crusade in the city, and quite possibly the last crusade of his distinguished career. So what? Why should you care, beyond perhaps the historical curiosity of the 86-year old, so-called “Protestant Pope†retiring? My friend, for one, doesn’t. He’s a respected youth pastor [...]
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