All About the Heart and Soul of YouthWorkers
In my quest to be a good United Methodist, I have been spending time here and there over the last several weeks getting up to date on all of what is up for vote and debate, but it wasn’t until this afternoon that I realized there was a great iOS app that would take care…
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I was reading through the Call to Action, or maybe some other code word for a report that was on the vitalcongregations website a few months back, and something struck me as I read about the drivers and metrics and so on. The Bureaucracy Virus First, I think it is great that the UMC is…
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December 8, 2011 Press Release from umcom.org: About 62% of adult Americans have a favorable impression of United Methodists. That’s according to a new survey from LifeWay Research that looks at perceptions of faith groups among adults in the U.S. United Methodists had the highest percentage of favorable impressions among the faith groups included in the survey…
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This article was originally published November 15, 2011. It goes without saying that youth ministry is always changing. (Oops. Well, it would have.) I grew up in the land of the forgotten nightmares of Unsafe Sanctuaries. “Chubby Bunny” was the least of our worries. Our adults were encouraged to take kids off alone; we’d go…
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Whether it’s navigating a sea of acronyms like UMYF, BOD, SPR, GBHEM and UMCOR, or understanding the distinctions between ordained elders, deacons and acolytes, United Methodist youth workers share a lot of the same challenges and blessings. Being connectional is a gift we can leverage by sharing thoughts and ideas. Even though our specific situations…
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Last weekend, IT developers and consultants from North Texas gave back to the community by volunteering their entire weekend locked in an office building coding for charity. The YouthWorker Movement was honored to be selected as one of 13 charities for this weekend. In just 46 hours, teams created and revamped websites, and in our…
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This weekend, YouthWorker Movement will be teaming up with Dallas GiveCamp to develop exciting new tools and website enhancements. In a nutshell, GiveCamp is when programmer IT types donate a weekend of their time and talents to nonprofits. We are going to wait until after the weekend to reveal our projects – so stay…
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Photo Journey of the new partnership. We are excited to be partnering together. Two great brands, one common mission. In the past week we provided a lecture in Youth Ministry for students at Southwestern College and other local Youthworkers from the district, participated in Re-Think Connection in Kansas City and bought a yummy BBQ…
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Bishop and Julia Wilke have spent a life-time encouraging and supporting persons doing ministry. The Institute in their name is dedicated to providing educational opportunities that nurture and enrich Christian leaders-lay and clergy-for effective living and ministry. Later this week, Charles Harrison, the CEO of the Center for Youth Ministry Excellence will be introduced to…
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Charles Harrison meets with Bishop and Julia Wilke, authors of Disciple, as design efforts are underway to build a totally online Disciple group experience for youth. The scheduled roll-out of Youth Disciple Online has facilitator training open beginning February 1, 2012, and youth groups starting up when ready after August 1, 2012. Moving Youth Disciple to an online format is…
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On October 27-28, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary is hosting the “Captured by a Compelling Narrative: A Christian Story for a New Generation” conference. This two day event will feature speakers and panelists Diana Butler-Bass, Walter Fluker, Melinda Denton, Mike Slaughter and others. Please check out the website for more information and to register. YouthWorker Movement members…
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“Grace-Filled Youth Ministry: Reaching the Hearts and Minds of Students” Kansas City: St Paul School of Theology- April 29-30, 2011 Led By Charles W. Harrison & Carl Thomas Stroud Gladstone http://www.youtheology.com/SiteResources/Data/Templates/t2.asp?docid=674&DocName=Youth%20Workers’%20Gathering%202011%20-%20Kansas%20City
I just finished sitting in on a meeting of USA Jurisdiction & Conference Leaders in UMC Youthwork sponsored by the South Eastern Jurisdiction. There are several significant things our 4,500+ members need to know about this group of Youthworkers. The primary people I consistently heard everybody talk about, think about, worry about, pray for, and…
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As of July 1, 2010 Rev. Terry B. Carty has taken an appointment in the local church at Kingston Springs United Methodist Church, Tennessee. This appointment has effected a change of responsibilities in leadership at The Youthworker Movement (www.YouthworkerMovement.org). Effective immediately, Terry assumes the role of Senior Consultant for The Center for Youth Ministry Excellence…
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