Research into Resources

Resources For Empowering Youth
For Service and Justice

Deep Justice Research

One of our primary research objectives over the past three years at FYI has been to lead students and adults deeper into their service and justice work. Like you, we believe that God has called us to serve the poor, oppressed, sick, and anyone in need, and that God calls us to share the good news of Jesus Christ with them in very tangible ways as we serve. We have also heard and observed that youth workers struggle to effectively engage students in life-transforming, long-term commitments to live out God’s heart for justice.

We have listened to the needs and concerns of youth workers across the country and literally around the world, and have created a series of resources that we hope will contribute to the transformation of students and adults alike. To the left you will find links to our Deep Justice and Deep Justice Journeys books as well as a number of free curriculum resources, articles, downloadable audio files, and more. We pray these resources will assist you in making a kingdom difference in kids’ lives and in the world around you!

When Faith Gets AIDS Research

In order to help Christians worldwide engage in issues surrounding AIDS, FYI followed up extensive research into the AIDS pandemic by working with World Vision and Youth Specialties to provide supporting resources and curriculum for youth ministries utilizing programs such as One Life, Vision Generation, and 30 Hour Famine.  For more resources related to AIDS, see specifically the One Life Curriculum page.

In addition, a book emerged out of that research and was published by World Vision Resources Featuring Kara Powell and other Fuller authors. Born out of theological reflection on children and the mission of God, Understanding God’s Heart for Children is an expansion of papers delivered at the 2005 Cutting Edge Children at Risk Conference hosted by Viva Network. This book can be ordered by visiting www.worldvision.org or calling: (US) 1.800.777.7752 or (international) 1.909.463.299.

For Further Study: Fuller’s Children at Risk Degrees

Interested in pursuing these and other issues related to children and youth at risk globally? Take a look at Fuller’s Children at Risk degree programs through the School of Intercultural Studies.