Resilient, or…?
This week’s E-Journal features Jesse Oakes’ new article on the study of resilience and its implications for youth ministry.
Archive October 14, 2010
Resilience A Closer Look
Ever had a student who seemed to rise out of adversity, only to later fall even harder? If you’ve wondered about the mysteries of “resilience” and how to tap into it, this study is an eye-opener!
Bouncing Back Increasing Resilience for Hurting Kids
Our kids face obstacles every day — difficulties with friends, stress at school, issues with boyfriends or girlfriends.
But many of the students we work with also face larger obstacles-poverty, violence at school or in their neighborhood, parents getting divorced, …
Lawndale
A few weeks ago I was in Chicago to speak at the Willow Creek Conference. Before I went to Willow Creek, I visited with Noel Castellanos, CEO of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA). Noel invited me to meet with …
Whole Ministry for the Whole Kid and the Whole Church Connect For Intergenerational Ministry Conference
Dr. Kara Powell and Dr. Pam King lead a workshop discussing the incorporation of an assets-based ministry framework across the ministries of the church. This workshop was part of the Connect For: An Intergenerational Approach to Ministry conference hosted by Fuller and FYI (then CYFM) in March 2007.
Your Kids Half Full or Half Empty?
When you look at the students around you, what do you tend to see—their potential or their hindrances? Their advances or their setbacks? This second report from our Urban Youth Workers in America (UYWA) study takes a closer look at the “full-ness” and “empty-ness” of both urban kids and non-urban kids.
Curt Gibson Interview Holistic Ministry
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.
Turning Towards Holistic Ministry
Many of us would agree that the forms of typical youth ministry are in need of change. But towards what new forms are we turning in order to have greater transforming impact in students’ lives? Mark Maines offers an integrated asset-based model as one opportunity for re-forming our ministries in a holistic way.
Unearthing the Whole Truth About Holistic Ministry
Most of us have no trouble focusing our ministries on the spiritual needs of students — it’s what we do best. But how carefully do we look at the “whole kid” in our approach to youth ministry? These findings from FYI’s Urban Youth Workers in America research dig up some powerful truths about the reality of holistic ministry.