Values
In spring 2007, one of our FYI Advisory Council members, Toben Heim, helped our FYI leadership team identify the key values that we wanted to permeate our organization. At that time, they were that we wanted to be research-based, practical, …
Archive October 14, 2010
Roles and Goals
I’m a goal-oriented person; arguably too goal-oriented. I never met a goal I didn’t like.
So I’m a big fan of using calendar milestones to review the past and dream about the future. And I’m an even bigger fan of …
Time Flies Organizing Your Schedule for Optimum Results
Does time really “fly”, or do we just fail to pay attention to where our time is spent? This brief and thoughtful article offers a handful of practices to try right now as you take charge of your schedule rather than letting it take charge of you.
Open Source Advocacy…Open Source Youth Ministry?
Our friend Jeremy Del Rio (who also teaches in our Urban Youth Ministry Certificate program) is modeling what systemic approaches to justice are all about. An advocate for kids in his community and other communities across New York City, Jeremy …
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.
A Deeper Integration of Theology and Ministry
How often do you stop to ask, “Is the way I practice ministry leading to the results I am hoping for?” or, “How do my theology and my ministry shape each other?” Whether you think about these kinds of things a lot or a little, this Deep Design from Kara Powell and Chap Clark’s new book Deep Ministry in a Shallow World offers a “practical theology” loop that you can incorporate into virtually every aspect of ministry.
Luther Whitfield Interview Program Evaluation
Kara Powell interviews Luther Whitfield, urban ministries coordinator for Youth for Christ in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and national community ministries consultant for YFC, on conducting program evaluation.
Larry Acosta Interview Fund Development
Kara Powell interviews Larry Acosta, President of Urban Youth Workers Institute, on developing strategies for ministry Fund Development.