There’s no denying that there are a handful of Evangelical churches that largely shape and control the American Christian culture. You can probably think of a handful of them right off the top of your head. Those churches have contributed much to the Kingdom and this post is not an attempt to argue whether their success is [...]
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Privilege And Oppression In The American Church
Posted: August 3, 2011 in News, Spirituality, Youth MinistryTags: God, Law of Privilege, Oppression, Racism, Religion and Spirituality, United States, White people
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Sometimes It Blows Up In Your Face
Posted: June 7, 2010 in Misc., News, Spirituality, Teens, Youth MinistryTags: Youth Ministry, Youth Specialties
You pour your life into students, let someone else pour some life into you. At the National Youth Workers Convention they create an environment where times of worship, seminar speakers, and communicators pour some life back into you. Learn more at http://nywc.com/
French Gay Friendly McDonald’s Commercial Causing Quite A Stir
Posted: June 3, 2010 in LGBTQ Youth, Misc., News, Teens, UncategorizedTags: Gay, LGBTQ, McDonald's, Teen
There’s a new viral ad for McDonald’s in France that’s causing quite a stir. What are you’re thoughts on the video? What do you like about the ad? What do you dislike about the ad? How can this stimulate healthy discussion about the issue of LGBTQ teens?
We have the awesome privilege of spending next week with urban youth workers from all over the country. This is a unique and amazing tribe of people. If you work with urban youth I’d like to invite you to join us for a week of training, rest, and fun. We’re leading two workshops at the conference [...]
Mobile Phones and Adolescent Depression
Posted: April 8, 2010 in Adolescent Development, Depression, News, TechnologyBy Ian Ball There are increased problems associated with the improper usages of mobile phones by adolescents; however, modern technological advancements also put its footsteps to use mobile phones as a wonderful device to identify adolescent depression. The Murdoch Children Research Institute claims for the crown in this aspect exclusively for its wonderful innovation. The Murdoch [...]
Reload Chicago is an exciting learning opportunity for urban youth workers. This is an affordable, one day training event. Reload will be hosted on the beautiful campus of North Park University. We’ll be leading a workshop on how to minister to youth who have experienced abuse. We’re hoping to see you there…
This week we’re in Chicago, one of my favorite cities in the whole world. The Cubs are still in Mesa but we’re here anyways. So far this week we (Adam and Chris) have been to North Park University to guest lecture at the Center for Youth Ministry Studies with Ginny Olson. Adam and I presented [...]
