Advice to writers.

Cameron Lawrence shared from Thomas Merton’s book New Seeds of Contemplation.
“If you write for God you will reach many men and bring them joy.”
“If you write for men–you may make some money and you may give someone a little joy and you may make a noise in the world, for a little while.”
“If you write only [...]

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Recommended Reading about Children at Risk

These books have impacted my life and ministry to children at risk. I’ve had the privilege of meeting and knowing some of these authors and they are all legends! Just thinking about them and their words of wisdom stirs me to action!
Amazing Grace: Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation by [...]

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On being a servant of God.

I don’t love people the way I should love them, sometimes God feels a million miles away and I wonder if I even believe all the Biblical things we’re teaching the kids each week. I suck at teaching, anyway, and really lack any sort of speaking talent and the kids hate me. And Christians are [...]

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Oh, to call upon the name of the Lord!

The last week has been difficult for me because I feel like finally, after a year of being in the City, I’m starting to really “get” urban ministry. Now I have a few stories, one of my girls had a huge black eye from her mom punching her, another one of my boys was [...]

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Resouce.

Urban Youth Workers Institute has a great resource of mp3s of many of the workshops from their annual conference. My favorites are:
A Place of Community by Efrem Smith
and
What Every Woman In Youth Ministry Needs to Know by Kara Powell
There are many, many more really helpful workshops, so check it out!

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