Research into Resources
Princeton Seminary’s Institute for Youth Ministry recently posted an interview with me on our College Transition Project. You can listen online or download it from their Youth, Church, and Culture podcast website (where there are some other pretty thoughtful interviews,…
When Christianity Today released their list of the “Top Ten News Stories of 2008″ that have shaped, or will significantly shape, evangelical life, thought, or mission, it was no surprise to me that the 2008 election was at the top…
Audio download on race relations in life and ministry from Doug Schaupp
Recently Doug Schaupp, co-author of Being White: Finding our Place in a Multiethnic World and a regional director for InterVarsity campus ministries, trained a local group of youth workers through our Los Angeles Youth Ministry Network on race relationships and moving beyond talk of “reconciliation” to actively building justice in our lives and ministries.
In spring 2007, one of our FYI Advisory Council members, Toben Heim, helped our FYI leadership team identify the key values that we wanted to permeate our organization. At that time, they were that we wanted to be research-based, practical,…
- Urban Ministry Self-Care Toolkit first interview
- Sabbath Rest in a 24/7 City
- Intergenerational Ministry: Revisiting our definition of “family”
- Time management strategies for youth workers
I’m a goal-oriented person; arguably too goal-oriented. I never met a goal I didn’t like.
So I’m a big fan of using calendar milestones to review the past and dream about the future. And I’m an even bigger fan of…
Dr. Kara Powell interviews Dr. Jude Tiersma Watson and Kimberly Williams, researchers and creators of the Sabbath Rest in a 24/7 City ministry resource.
What is the “environmental press” of the city, and why does it impact us so deeply? Part I of the Urban Ministry Self-Care series, Sabbath Rest in a 24/7 City introduces important concepts for your ministry journey.
Have our youth ministry practices and philosophies sold kids and families short by focusing on a too-narrow definition of “family”? Pulling from family ministry guru Diana Garland’s work, Fraze challenges us with some helpful reframing of our understanding of family in Christ and its implications for youth work.
