Deep Justice Journeys Live
Watch a presentation by FYI’s Kara Powell on shifting short-term mission trips to become justice journeys!
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Short-Term Missions and Missional Youth Ministry
FYI research partner and short-term missions guru Eric Iverson shares a new vision for missional involvement with the poor.
Journeying Together Creating Walls of Support and Feedback for Students
This final sample from our new short-term missions curriculum Deep Justice Journeys includes both theory and practical ideas for ways to surround students with support while they serve.
Living More Than Mission Trip to Mission Trip Leveraging Social Media to Multiply a Missional Team
What happens to that incredible mission team a few weeks after the trip? Too often, nothing. If you’re no longer satisfied with that result, prepare yourself for this innovative and practical look into utilizing social media to catalyze a missional movement.
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.
Churches Before-During-and-After Missions More Than Just "Isn't That Sweet...?"
A curriculum excerpt from Deep Justice Journeys designed to help you engage your whole church before, during, and after you mission trips with students.
Helping Students Own Justice, Part II Using Student-Created Videos to Spur Action
Last month we invited Jesse to share about his church’s journey in leading students into acting justly. This month Jesse gives some hands-on advice for using technology to tell stories through the medium of video.
Helping Students Own Justice A Case Study of One Church's Justice Journey
Wondering how to get students engaged in creating justice movements of their own? Part One of this article shares ideas to set the framework. Look for Part Two in late April to learn about birthing student-created videos!
Cultural Intelligence Improving your CQ to Engage the World
Whether you’re prepping for next month’s mission trip or building a cross-cultural relationship in your neighborhood, this quick look at cultural values and how they shape our behavior will increase your CQ.