The Importance of Friends and Generosity
I LOVE this recent blog by the Harvard Business Review about the importance of friends – being a good friend, being generous to your friends, etc.
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New MTV show tomorrow night
Irene Cho, our awesome FYI teammate, let me know last week about a new show on MTV called “If You Really Knew Me”…
The Attack of the Zombies Why Community and Belonging are Hard to Construct
Note: This article is an adaptation of chapter three of The Promise of Despair: The Way of the Cross as the Way of the Church
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Highlights of Youth Group Reunion
Wow. I had such a great time at the reunion of youth group kids from the 80′s and 90′s at my old church, San Diego First Assembly of God…
College Flashbacks
Yesterday I was walking around my alma mater. As much as I loved my time in college, and am grateful for the amazing friends I had and growth I experienced (believe me, the two were closely linked), I find that…
Going Global When US Teens Tackle Tough International Issues
Can students in your youth ministry really make an impact on the world? Using an international Transformational Development model, David Russell shares what can happen when we re-cast youth ministry and kids catch on.
Why Ecclesiology? Imagining a New Theology of Youth Ministry for the Church
What do we really think about the church, and does it make a difference in the way we do youth ministry? Kara Powell and Brad Griffin argue here that our ecclesiology matters immensely for youth workers, and make practical suggestions for working out a new theology of youth ministry for your church.
Toward Deeper Justice for All The Urban Social Justice Report
What is social justice, and how do I know if I’m doing it—or doing it well—in youth ministry? To help you evaluate your own ministry, we’re reporting here on a collaborative effort by FYI, World Vision, Community Solutions, Inc., and the Urban Youth Workers Institute to get at the difference between average justice work and deeper justice ministry. FREE DOWNLOADABLE ASSESSMENT TOOL.
The Other Side of At-Risk Freeing Youth from Suburban Oppression
Few of us actually think suburban kids live risk-free lives, but most of what we hear about “at-risk” relates to kids who live in urban areas, in deep poverty, or in obviously harsh family environments. This article looks deeper into the oppressive forces impacting the lives of suburban kids—no less real or oppressive, but perhaps less obvious.
Through the Zone Creating Rites of Passage in Your Church
How do the kids in your church know when they have become adolescents? How do they know when they have become adults? As we re-think the value and necessity of rites of passage in our ministries, we may help bring clarity to these life stages and help students through the zones of identity confusion.