Archive October 14, 2010

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Stuff Has a Story – And It’s Us

Looking for some interesting fodder for a youth group talk focused on justice this summer?  Try The Story of Stuff.  It’s not a church curriculum video. It’s a truth-telling video by a maverick storyteller who cares about global injustice.…

Justice Church Partnerships

This weekend as I was reading Christianity Today, I was struck by a quote from an interview with Princeton’s Robert Wuthnow based on his new book, Boundless Faith: The Global Outreach of American Churches.  It made me think immediately …

Effective Homeless Ministry

About a year ago, Fuller’s Dean of the School of Psychology and I had lunch with the senior pastor of Bel Air Presbyterian Church, Mark Brewer. Mark is a Fuller alum and a good friend of Fuller and I …

Maybe Bono is Wrong

At least so says Dambisa Moyo, a native Zambian with a Harvard and Oxford education who recently authored the book Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa.

Living More Than Mission Trip to Mission Trip Leveraging Social Media to Multiply a Missional Team

What happens to that incredible mission team a few weeks after the trip? Too often, nothing. If you’re no longer satisfied with that result, prepare yourself for this innovative and practical look into utilizing social media to catalyze a missional movement.

Segregated Proms

I guess I’m still a bit naive about the racial divide here in the U.S. I had no idea that there was still such a thing as segregated Senior Proms but the New York Times ran an article this weekend …

Two New FB Posts Today

There are two new Facebook discussion posts up and running today about moving from mission trips to missional living.  Join in the conversation!

Materialism and Missional Living Post-Trip:

Many of us have returned from mission trips with kids who vow …

Leveraging Social Media to Build A Missional Team

Whatever our feelings about social media applications, we can’t ignore their reality in kids’ lives. Front-lines youth pastor Drew Sams shares innovative research and practice in utilizing social web platforms for short-term missions team building.

Parents: More Than Checkbooks and Chauffeurs

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.

Facebook Talk About Deep Justice Journeys

Lately we’ve been posting discussion questions on our FYI Facebook page surrounding Deep Justice Journeys.  These are questions that helped drive the conversations surrounding the development of the curriculum, a conversation we hope will continue to grow.  Here are …

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