Research reveals that urban youth workers struggle to get personal help when they need it. This research brief and interview with Young Life Vice President Angel Ruiz offers ideas to change that trend.
Kara and Michael discuss ways community mapping can be a tool to help you discover and utilize local assets in urban youth ministry.
Kris Rocke from the Center for Transforming Mission shares at a recent Fuller Northwest seminar about transforming our view of the Gospel in the City from “battleground” to “playground”.
Kara Powell interviews Youth for Christ and Young Life urban leaders about raising funds to start and sustain urban youth ministries.
More from FYI’s Hip Hop scholar on finding God and grace in the midst of Hip Hop music and culture.
In this workshop, Dr. Larry Acosta, President of Urban Youth Workers Institute, shares insights to help you develop your own fund-raising skills in your ministry. (1 hour 30 minutes)
Click to download a pdf of Larry’s notes.…
FYI’s Hip Hop scholar takes us a step toward understanding the core theological beliefs that weave through Hip Hop music and culture.
Most spiritual retreats are focused on withdrawing from your environment and from noise and distraction. In contrast, this is a retreat focused on allowing the surroundings and context of the city to draw you into an awareness of God’s presence.
They are like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither-whatever they do prospers. Psalm 1:3
A few years ago, this passage caught my attention. I was on a …
Kara Powell interviews Christine Sine, Executive Director of Mustard Seed Associates and author of several books, including GodSpace: Time for Peace in the Rhythms of Life. Christine helps Christ-followers connect faith to all of life and develop more sustainable rhythms.
