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by Dan Hodge
Talk presented Fri, May 18, 2007 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2007.

 Decription

 So you've got some "color"to your mix and you've noticed that Trick Daddy, Puffy, and Tupac are some artists that your students are listening to. Well, regardless of race, demographics, or socioeconomic status, young people are influenced by popular urban culture. Whether they live in the city, or not chances are they're confronted with the influences, issues, and challenges that come with an urban-saturated youth culture. This session will offer some insights into those challenges and expose you to some tools that will ready you for a better-equipped and more urban-inclusive ministry.

Have you ever wondered what the fascination Is
with Tupac, and why his legacy is still strong? This
elective will break down the persona, life, philosophy,
and spiritual relevance of Tupac Shakur. We will be
discussing ways to integrate and respond to Tupac,
hip-hop culture, and the new land scape of urban ministry.

Have you ever seen a film and wondered
what the meaning was really all about?
Why is it that so many from the Hip-Hop
generation love films such as Scarface,
Hostel and Silent Hill? Furthermore, is there
any “Jesus” in Hollywood? This elective will
discuss basic film theory concepts, meaning
behind some popular films and challenge you
to go deeper with Christ within films with your
students. Become “skilled” at really seeing
a film.

This class is for anyone who has taken Dan’s Jesus & Film 101
course at past UYWI conferences. This class will delve deeper into
the theory, conceptual framework, and production of film as it relates
to both Black Popular Culture and Urban Popular Culture. This class
is for anyone who is daring enough to use film and media with their
youth that goes beyond Veggie Tales and G ratings. We will be
analyzing films such as No Country for Old Men (2007), Scarface
(1980), 8-Mile (2003), & The Village (2005) and discovering some
of the Christological messages hidden within the matrix of each film.
We will use Richard Niebuhr’s (1950) framework as a foundation for

Have you been wondering what this whole Hip Hop thing is really all
about? Do you feel that this Hip Hop thing is just too dang “evil” and
we should just leave it all alone? Well, then this is the class for you!
We will be discussing the historical and cultural attributes of Hip Hop
culture as it relates to ministry and the young people we serve. This
class is for anyone wanting to know a deeper and broader historical
perspective on Hip Hop and go beyond the saggin pants, long
necklaces, Escalades, confusing lyrics, and the “Bitch-Ho” industry
that has dominated the appearance of Hip Hop in this country. We
will be discussing the last 25 years of Hip Hop and discover its deep

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