Throughout the workshop college and seminary students will better understand why one should and how one can develop a strong foundation for urban ministry through their time at college or seminary.
Our purpose for this study of Isaiah is to introduce workers and pastors to a deeper understanding of the prophet's life, ministry, and vision of God and to equip people for future study and teaching of God's Word in out communities of need.
Donors are demanding to know whether their charitable giving is making a difference. Nonprofits are stuggling to provide "proof of impact" in a timely, meaningful way. In this session you'll discover the key to engaging your donors, reducing donor attrition and increasing your fundraising effectiveness.
This workshop will introduce you to the necessities and realities of entrepreneurship training for urban youth. Participants will learn steps to lead an interactive, hands-on, and fun entrepreneurship course with ideas and resources on developing an entrepreneurship program.
Learn how to recognize "the tyranny of the urgent" and other manipulative means some people us to con us. Develop the skills to prioritize demands made on you and learn how to say "NO" without feeling guilty. Don't reinvent the wheel. Avoid burnout. Work smarter.
This workshop will help you prepare to meet the needs of our youth. This will not be a lecture but a workshop where we work together. Many of our youth have incredible abilities. Yet we often give limited tasks such as selling cakes and sodas after church. What can we do to bring out their leadership abilities, talents, and skills? Youth need to possess a basic knowledge of God's work and the contributions of Christian leaders in our own country and around the world in order to become informed, productive Christian leaders.
There is a growing movement toward multicultural churches, in light of the changing demographics of our cities. Yet, there appears to be much misunderstanding as to what exactly constitutes a "multicultural congregation"- race, ethnicity, language, class, culture? What happens when styles of worship conflict? Is Sunday morning still "the most segregated hour in America"? Come find out what makes a church...multicultural.
RUBEN NAVARRETTE, JR. will be one of the journalists posing questions to the field of potential Democratic Party presidential nominess on Thursday: The Journalists
What’s interesting, and perhaps surprising, is that, 16 Court terms later, Thomas has quietly proved himself to be a serious constitutional thinker, who displays—for those sympathetic with his conservative jurisprudence, anyway—both great independence and considerable wisdom.
THIS ARTICLE is in today's Chicago Tribune. It's about World Vision's youth empowerment summit in Washington, DC. I almost went to this, to check it out, see what's the haps.