Basketball & community policing
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6gPp4Ra4_g] A police officer, Bobby White, in Gainesville, Florida, responds to a “noise disturbance” call complaining about a group of kids playing street basketball,…
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Is gap year volunteering a bad thing?
BBC published an article on the issue of gap year international volunteering, not necessarily just to serve on short-term missions, but in general, from disaster…
Quote from “You Lost Me”
How can the Christian community understand and learn from the empathy and energy of the next generation, while also cultivating their quest for truth? ……
People of difference, pursuing our destiny
In recent months , there has been much focus on children and youth in God’s kingdom. In July, our senior pastor preached on “Raising the…
Youths’ level of faith dependent on community
http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-youths-level-of-faith-depends-on-community-50011/A survey of 80 teens (10-20 year olds) from various faith communities, including Christian and Mulsim, conducted by a professor from a Mormon university found…
Transforming our community (Lk. 4.14-30)
Luke 4:14-30 Transforming our communityIntroduction – ILL: God in our city, ref Barna “Demise of church in LA county” – God wants to transform the…
God belongs in my city
The catalyst for the day was a dismayed youth pastor who asked some of his student leaders why Christians were publicly silent after atheists launched…
Chronicles of Koinonia (Heb. 10.19-25)
Sermon on Hebrews 10:19-25 – Chronicles of Koinonia.http://player.sermoncentral.com/mpp.swf
Beyond "us versus them"
http://www.outofur.com/archives/2009/07/beyond_us_versu.htmlby Brandon O’Brien (Out of Ur, 15 Jul 2009)O’Brien interviews Andrew Marin on building bridges between the GLBT and Christian communities.(read more)
Four principles of youth ministry
http://www.smalltownyouthpastor.com/2008/05/the-four-principles-of-youth-ministry-discipleship/by Jeremy Zach (20 May 2008)Summary Kids must be led from where they start. Discipleship must come from the inside out. There must be an…