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.
A curriculum excerpt from Deep Justice Journeys designed to help you engage your whole church before, during, and after you mission trips with students.
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.
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!
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.
This curriculum sample is taken from , co-authored by Kara Powell and Brad Griffin and released May 2009 through Youth Specialties. This activity is taken from the BEFORE section of the book, intended to be used with a group BEFORE …
This curriculum sample is taken from , co-authored by Kara Powell and Brad Griffin and released May 2009 through Youth Specialties. This activity is taken from the DURING section of the book, intended to be used with a group DURING …
Kara Powell interviews Eric Iverson from YouthWorks! about best practices in youth short-term missions. If you are preparing for an upcoming trip, Eric shares some thoughts that will be invaluable for your team.
Training in cross-cultural communication used to be reserved for elite business leaders or career missionaries, but now it’s essential for all of us—even for your youth ministry! Check out this overview of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and interview with Dave Livermore, CQ guru. No matter what your ministry context, this paradigm shift is guaranteed to stir changes in the way you approach cross cultural interaction.
What’s the difference between service and justice, and what’s the big deal, anyway? Following their highly-acclaimed book Deep Ministry in a Shallow World, authors Chap Clark and Kara Powell invite a host of key justice-minded leaders to help craft Deep Justice in a Broken World, including Jim Wallis, Tony Campolo, Jeremy del Rio, Larry Acosta, John Perkins, and more. This article offers a snapshot from the book itself—a challenge to dig deeper into what it means to truly seek God’s justice through our youth ministries.
