Sickness and Deep Justice
All three of my kids—and I for that matter—were sick in December. When my kids were sick, I both prayed for them, and got them the blankets…
Archive October 14, 2010
Every New Decision Has a Justice Price Tag
That’s the theme in Everyday Justice: The Global Impact of Our Daily Choices
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, …
Shift of Christian Gravity
How much are we willing to listen to and learn from what God is doing in the “global South”?
One Church, or Lots of Churches? Connect For Intergenerational Ministry Conference
Brad Griffin and Dr. Linda Wagener lead a workshop discussing the fragmentation of the church that has resulted from trends in both the church and culture over the past 50 years. Workshop participants share practical ideas for re-engaging congregations and facilitating cross-generational ministry opportunities. This workshop was part of the Connect For: An Intergenerational Approach to Ministry conference hosted by Fuller and FYI (formerly CYFM) in March 2007.
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.
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.
We Have Forgotten that We Belong to Each Other
Who are the youth you consider developmentally “at risk” in your church or neighborhood? In contrast to the individualism that has guided most work with kids who are labeled this way, Jude Tiersma Watson offers an approach based on ecological development theory and a theological principle of belonging. These insights affect the way we view ministry with ANY kind of student.