Kara Powell asks Curt Gibson, Pastor of Neighborhood Student Mentoring at the Lake Avenue Community Foundation in Pasadena, about applying insights from Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets to outreach-based holistic ministry among urban youth.
In part 2 of this series, Dan again tackles some of the questions he most often receives as an expert on Hip Hop culture, and the questions you may be receiving as a youth worker trying to navigate the waters of Hip Hop’s impact on students you know. Pull up a seat and join the dialog, and let us know what questions you would add to this list!
OK, really: What exactly is Hip Hop Culture, anyway? Researcher Dan Hodge offers a user-friendly FAQ approach to Hip Hop in the first of a two-part series. Whether you think you “get it” or you know you don’t, take a look to see if you’ve ever asked the questions on this list!!
Kara Powell interviews Luther Whitfield, urban ministries coordinator for Youth for Christ in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and national community ministries consultant for YFC, on conducting program evaluation.
Kara Powell interviews Larry Acosta, President of Urban Youth Workers Institute, on developing strategies for ministry Fund Development.
Kara Powell interviews Rudy Carrasco, Executive Director of Harambee Ministries in Pasadena, CA, on Indigenous Urban Leadership Development.
Backwoods or central city, your students identify with some kind of community as “their” space. Have you ever considered the levels of meaning attached to those identifications? This article takes a look into the roles of “place & space,” specifically in urban contexts.
Kara Powell interviews Chris Brooks on the importance of Networking and strategies for developing youth ministry networks.
Dr. Cynthia Eriksson and Dr. Tina Houston lead a three-part seminar for urban youth workers on helping kids who have experienced severe trauma.
Jude Tiersma Watson and Dan Hodge teach a seminar on developing indigenous leaders in urban youth ministry contexts.
