Special Update May 2009
- Utilizing social media to build a mission team
- Deep Justice Stories Page Debut
- Involving Parents in missions support
Archive: October 2010
Leveraging Social Media to Build A Missional Team
Whatever our feelings about social media applications, we can’t ignore their reality in kids’ lives. Front-lines youth pastor Drew Sams shares innovative research and practice in utilizing social web platforms for short-term missions team building.
Parents: More Than Checkbooks and Chauffeurs
How can we avoid the too-common fallacy of omitting parents from our missions and justice work? This sample from Deep Justice Journeys includes some ideas for re-engaging parents beyond asking for their money and driving skills.
Shifting Our Mental Models
The informal job description of most pastors goes something like this: “Help us grow; don’t change anything.”
You’re smiling. Of course, growth requires change. Of course, change is painful. And of course, we avoid pain at all costs. So while …
Facebook Talk About Deep Justice Journeys
Lately we’ve been posting discussion questions on our FYI Facebook page surrounding Deep Justice Journeys. These are questions that helped drive the conversations surrounding the development of the curriculum, a conversation we hope will continue to grow. Here are …
Theological Therapy
Along with 40 youth workers from around the country, I am immersed in our weeklong FYI Urban Youth Ministry Certificate this week here at Fuller. Here’s what one of our faculty members said a few days ago:
“The deeper into …
Ethiopia II: Choices
I looked at the airport restaurant menu. Sweetened or unsweetened? Shaken or stirred? Hot or cold? Decaf or regular? Crushed or cubed? Bottled or tap? Non-alcoholic or alcoholic? Sin gas or gas?
I hungrily dug through my backpack and proudly …
Great Quotes from Urban Youth Workers
Yesterday was the first day of our Urban Youth Ministry Certificate program. We have 40 youth workers here – sharp, passionate, and strategic leaders from all over the country.
In one of the courses, students shared about what they were …
Lawndale
A few weeks ago I was in Chicago to speak at the Willow Creek Conference. Before I went to Willow Creek, I visited with Noel Castellanos, CEO of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA). Noel invited me to meet with …
Dreams About Justice
In the last “Take 5″ from the National Network of Youth Ministries, Will Babilonia said something powerful:
“A quote that I have come to love is by author Thomas Friedman from his book, The World Is Flat: ‘Does …