Read: The New Jim Crow

Post a Comment » Written on March 19th, 2012     
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This winter I read “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander. I’d heard about the book months earlier and had been intrigued by the title. Many others have read the book and I …

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Oh My Word?!

1 Comment » Written on March 14th, 2012     
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Many of you are just like me in that you long to hear God’s voice.  At times I have felt like my life has been a perpetual process of limping along between destinations that have been revealed through the Spirit.  …

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NP Justice Summit and Reload Chicago

Post a Comment » Written on March 12th, 2012     
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Cornel West, Jim Wallis highlight prominent speaker lineup

CHICAGO (February 2, 2012) – North Park University, Chicago, will host hundreds of people next month at an event for those who want to know more about justice as a way of …

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APP-solutely Fantastic!

1 Comment » Written on March 7th, 2012     
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Here’s an mobile app made for Covenant Youth Workers and their teams.

Help your volunteers bring a new level of attention to groups and individuals using the SoulCares mobile app. Includes group texting and email functions, as well as …

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Getting on Campus

2 comments Written on March 5th, 2012     
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Bo Flores serves as the Director of Student Ministries at Christian Assembly in Eagle Rock, CA.  In this guest post, Bo explores the importance of youth pastors making a presence in their local junior and senior high schools.

It’s never …

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NP Justice Summit and Chicago Reload

Post a Comment » Written on March 2nd, 2012     
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March 23 and 24, 2012

Engaging faith and practice for the cause of justice

University Ministries and the Center for Youth Ministry Studies at North Park University invite you to be challengedinspired, andtransformed by the …

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23 Cents a Day

Post a Comment » Written on February 29th, 2012     
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The Covenant World Relief offering collected at CHIC 2012 will support Covenant Kids Ministries in India, Colombia, South Sudan and DR Congo. Our partner ministries in these 4 countries know thousands of children trapped in the clutches of poverty. They …

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Best Weekend Ever!

3 comments Written on February 20th, 2012     
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Ben Kerns

Pastor of Children and Students at Marin Covenant Church, Blogger Extraordinaire, and Youth Ministry Network Facilitator for the Pacific Southwest Conference.

As I have reflected on my weekend in Chicago with my covenant peeps, I have come to …

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The Duke Youth Academy for Christian Formation

Post a Comment » Written on February 20th, 2012     
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A two-week summer program for selected high school students to live in an intentional Christian community on Duke’s campus in Durham, N.C.

2012 Youth Academy: June 17 – June 30

The Duke Youth Academy, part of Leadership Education at Duke …

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True Love Waits

Post a Comment » Written on February 13th, 2012     
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Some of you may receive the “True Love Waits Cooperating Ministry Update” as Marti does. Here is a word from the January update, written by their National Coordinator, Dawn Cornelius:

Have you ever noticed the unique ridges and valley of

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