Finding Risen Life in Tough Kids
Working with young people is hard. Sometimes unbearably so.
Archive October 14, 2010
Unlocking the Keys to Indigenous Urban Leadership Youth for Christ Research Brief
What does it take to develop an indigenous urban ministry leader? Insights from leaders themselves offer important clues.
What is urban ministry?
This question sometimes sits under the surface of ministry discussions around urban youth ministry.
When Racial Conflict Hits the Neighborhood
My neighborhood made national news this week. Not really in the way you hope your neighborhood will make national news.
24-Year-Old Mayor: The Story of a Community
So what happened?
DJing and the Art of Pastoral Care A Different Spin on the Role of the Pastor, Part 2
What do the Hip Hop DJ and the youth pastor have in common? In Part 2 of this series, Kimberly offers insights from DJs to improve your teaching.
Hip Hop and the Art of Pastoral Care A Different Spin on the Role of the Youth Pastor, Part 1
Surprising insights from DJ school into the vocation and role of youth pastors.
Getting the Web of Support You Need
It’s great when research confirms what we kinda knew (or might have guessed already) but I love it more when research reveals some surprising and counter-intuitive findings.
No Rest for the Weary: The Stressors of Urban Burnout Research Brief and Field Interview
Research reveals that urban youth workers struggle to get personal help when they need it. This research brief and interview with Young Life Vice President Angel Ruiz offers ideas to change that trend.
Wasted Charity – We May Be More Guilty Than We Think
Ever since our Deep Justice work, I have been so much more attuned to the ways that I (and others around me) are so well-intentioned, and yet we make so many assumptions, snap judgments, and false steps in ministry to and with those who are in poverty.