Research into Resources
Kara Powell interviews Dr. John Perkins, renowned justice worker who has founded a number of ministries and organizations including the Christian Community Development Association, and author of nine books. An abbreviated version of Dr. Perkins’ interview appears in the upcoming book from Kara Powell and Chap Clark, Deep Justice in a Broken World: Helping Your Kids Serve Others and Right the Wrongs Around Them.
Kara Powell interviews Lina Thompson, World Vision’s National Director for Training and Capacity Building for U.S. Programs, about talking about race with kids and adults.
Kara Powell interviews Jim Wallis, President and Executive Director of Sojourners/Call to Renewal and author of justice-seeking books such as God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It. An abbreviated version of Jim’s interview appears in the upcoming book from Kara Powell and Chap Clark, Deep Justice in a Broken World: Helping Your Kids Serve Others and Right the Wrongs Around Them.
Are we more comfortable with singing about God’s love or God’s justice; with raising our hands in church or reaching our hands out to the poor and oppressed? Whether we’re uncomfortable or not, the Old Testament prophets and the example of Christ point us to a radical both/and type of worship justice. This article challenges us to think carefully about how we teach and model worship to students.
Kara Powell interviews Shane Claiborne—author, speaker, and founder of The Simple Way justice-seeking community in Philadelphia. Shane’s interview appears in the upcoming book from Kara Powell and Chap Clark, Deep Justice in a Broken World: Helping Your Kids Serve Others and Right the Wrongs Around Them.
Kara Powell asks Dr. Tony Campolo for his honest reflections on social justice and youth ministry, and receives some provocative input from the widely-acclaimed spokesperson for recasting youth ministry in light of concern for the poor and oppressed around the world.
Jude Tiersma Watson and Dan Hodge teach a seminar on developing indigenous leaders in urban youth ministry contexts.
