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Addressing the Responsibilty of Social Enterprises Through the Life of Michael Jackson

After hearing of the death of entertainer Michael Jackson, I was excited to come across this article discussing his philanthropic side, including his charities and social justice initiatives, including the song  "We Are the World". This article, originally posted on JustMeans.com, discusses the debate about Michael Jackson's charitable nature and illustrates a common misconception made about social enterprises.

40 Ways to Celebrate In-ter-dependence Day from the Englewood Review of Books

Writers Brent Aldrich, Chris Smith and Ragan Sutterfield present their list of forty creative and community-conscious options for celebrating Interdependence Day, a "counter-holiday", as they call it, to the 4th of July where people can "celebrate our dependence upon one another and the earth, and our ultimate dependence upon God". Check out their list for ideas for you, your family and your ministry.

"Why are People Poor?" - a God's Politics Blog Article

Neeraj Mehta, writing for Sojourners and God's Politics, looks for answers to a simple question that affects communities, cultures and our country: Why are people poor? After giving his own opinions, he presents two questions and his outlook on what has to be done before we as a nation can begin to address the issue of poverty in America.

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AmeriCorps Urban Ministry Internship Program Director

TechMission is now accepting resumes for an AmeriCorps Urban Ministry Internship Program Director. The TechMission Corps (TMC) Program Director will work with other TechMission staff to implement and support the TMC AmeriCorps program. This is a full-time position based in Boston.

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Recent Blogs

Multi-ethnic church in the suburbs?

Submitted by UrbanMinistry B... on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 22:31

Is it really possible to build and sustain a multi-ethnic church in the suburbs?

It’s no secret that a friend is someone who lets you help

Submitted by UrbanMinistry B... on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 10:03

“IT’S NO SECRET THAT A FRIEND IS SOMEONE WHO LETS YOU HELP.” That’s one of my favorite U2 lines. It’s from their song, “The Fly.” It’s the spirit in which I share this: Today is the first day of the rest of my life and my family’s life. For me and my wife, yesterday was our last day on staff at Harambee. It’s been a great 19 years for me and 17 years for my honey. We will start this next season in our lives with a family sabbatical. We’ll be living in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the coming year. In a few days we’ll take leave of Southern California and take hold of the upper Midwest with two hands. This is where you can come in.

Active Compassion Goes Live

Submitted by UrbanMinistry B... on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 06:58

ACTS Ministries website is now public. For Philadelphia volunteer ministry opportunities, articles, links, training, and more, go to http://www.activecompassionphilly.org.

Links to My Blog Entries

Submitted by UrbanMinistry B... on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 01:44

“earth as it is in heaven” is my blog located on another site (http://mbway.blogspot.com).  I have set this up to post the titles of entries through an RSS feed.  Let me know what you think.

Drop it likes it’s hot for Jesus???!! The Sexually Confident Wife by Shannon Ethridge

Submitted by UrbanMinistry B... on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 23:02

Last summer God blessed me with a fabulous internship at a leading Christian justice magazine and advocacy organization in Washington, D.C. Many Christian authors send their publications to our magazine for review and in the summer the un-reviewed books are put out for employees to take home. As an admitted book worm and broke intern this made my day! Is this a Christian book? I thought the book was more suitable for Cosmopolitan or an episode of Sex and the City than a faith and justice magazine. Didn’t Ethridge know we were in an election year? As a single woman I like to read about marriage in preparation for my own.

Madoff, Anti-Semitism and Galatians

Submitted by UrbanMinistry B... on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 22:51

Since December 2008 when Bernie Madoff turned himself over to authorities for pulling a massive $65 billion ponzi scheme I like most of you have read the countless stories of victims and reporters trying to make sense of it all. In my reading of the Madoff story I have noticed a very disturbing trend of playing into anti-Semitic and class stereotypes implying that Madoff’s ethnic group and humble beginnings in Queens were the cause of his scheming.

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