Volume 5, Issue 3
March 3, 2009
This month we offer four new resources focused in two directions:
1. Pain. Tough topic, but it’s essential to talk about and develop strategies to address pain in youth ministry, particularly the ways pain impacts our levels of stress and burnout. Designed for our urban youth ministry self-care toolkit, this interview and article are actually applicable to any of us in youth ministry.
2. Short-term Missions. We are so excited about the upcoming release of our new curriculum project, Deep Justice Journeys, that we are sharing samples you can use with your teams right now for your next service outing or spring break mission trip!
Cynthia Eriksson Interview
Kara Powell interviews Cynthia Eriksson, a Fuller clinical psychology faculty member who specializes in trauma. Cynthia shares insights and strategies for working through pain and suffering, particularly considering the vicarious pain we experience in youth ministry. This interview is part of Month 3 of the Sabbath Rest in a 24/7 City five-month resource.
Your Pain: Six Lenses to Help
Pain is a given in ministry, but what we do with our pain is up to us. In Month 3 of the Sabbath Rest in a 24/7 City series, we look at our responses to pain and suffering for insights to help prevent burnout.
Deep Justice Journeys Excerpt:
Where I Come From
This sample curriculum piece from Deep Justice Journeys (to be released May 2009) is designed for you to use BEFORE your trip to help your team members “culturally locate” themselves.
Deep Justice Journeys Excerpt:
Heroes
This sample curriculum piece from Deep Justice Journeys (to be released May 2009) is designed for you to use DURING your trip, perhaps as a daily debrief exercise.
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