Calendar God Reminders
Last week I spoke at Reload, a one day conference sponsored by the Urban Youth Workers Institute. I loved the folks I met at Reload.
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Urban Youth Ministry Certificate – 3 weeks away
We at FYI are less than three weeks away from the application deadline for our Urban Youth Ministry Certificate program. We accept approximately 20 super sharp youth workers…
Impact
The start of the fall is always an exciting time for Fuller students, especially the students in our Urban Youth Ministry Certificate program …
Unprecedented Training
When we launched our Urban Youth Ministry Certificate training program four years ago, it represented an unprecedented training opportunity — graduate education specifically for urban youth workers, packaged in a 6-course certificate completed mostly through distance education over the course of two years.
My Best 3 Conversations This Week
I love summer at Fuller. Summer at Fuller means way fewer meetings and more time for my research and writing. This past four days I’ve had even fewer meetings than a normal summer week. And thanks to the blank space…
Youth Pastor Remix
Our friend and FYI author Kimberly Williams is one of those unconventional-thinker-types who likes to ask provocative questions about life and ministry. One of the questions that stirs her up these days is, “How is the role of a DJ like the role of a pastor?”
A Word From Below: The Space Between
Last week Lina Thompson and I were teaching one of our Street Psalms intensives. We have been teaching for FYI’s Urban Youth Ministry Certificate program for several years now and have really enjoyed it. This year twenty urban youth…
Theological Therapy
Along with 40 youth workers from around the country, I am immersed in our weeklong FYI Urban Youth Ministry Certificate this week here at Fuller. Here’s what one of our faculty members said a few days ago:
“The…
Great Quotes from Urban Youth Workers
Yesterday was the first day of our Urban Youth Ministry Certificate program. We have 40 youth workers here – sharp, passionate, and strategic leaders from all over the country.
In one of the courses, students shared about what…
Lawndale
A few weeks ago I was in Chicago to speak at the Willow Creek Conference. Before I went to Willow Creek, I visited with Noel Castellanos, CEO of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA). Noel invited me…