Baby and Bath Water?
Last week Fuller was a host of a gathering of scholars and practitioners on the topic of North American Mission Work. Robert Preist from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School…
Archive: October 2010
The Middle 70%
Recently I’ve been thinking about how much of a leader’s energy goes into 30% of the people in their community…
The Right Kind of Peer Pressure for Girls
My husband is brilliant. And he reads a lot. He recently sent me this Slate article on peer pressure – the right kind of peer pressure.
Racial/Wealth Gap Widening
Last week those of us who care about justice and seeing all people experience God’s Kingdom shalom got some bad news…
8,000 Reasons
There are at least 8,000 reasons today to care about hungry kids. Eight thousand is how many children will die today of hunger and hunger-related causes.
New Spins on Social Media Research
According to an LA Times article yesterday entitled “Teenage social media butterflies may not be such a bad idea,” we shouldn’t be very concerned about those kids who spend lots of time …
Award-Winning FYI Film
Last year our friend and filmmaker Paul Sun created a short film that features what we hope you will find most true of us at FYI: leveraging research into resources that elevate leaders, kids, and families.
Dive
You’ve probably heard about dumpster diving—the subversive practice of gathering tossed goods (usually food) from store dumpsters.
Tell someone you believe in them
Yesterday was the kick-off of the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference, which happens to be held about 3 miles from my house in Pasadena. I love this conference – such amazing diversity and great people!
Mission, then Measurement
Last week, thanks to an E-Update I received from the Gathering, I read this article by Bob Buford…