Insights that Transform
Discovering the significance of animating leadership capacity among urban youth was a decades-long journey. The following writings and training videos reflect those discoveries.
“All things are created twice (Steven Covey).” Before anything is created physically, it first takes shape in our minds. May these posts animate your knowledge of God, youth, and life as you grow in Transformational Discipleship.
INSIGHTS
Where Leadership Begins
“All things are created twice.” We are often judged by where we’ve come from. Jesus experienced this. To Nathanael, Philip’s announcement that Jesus of Nazareth is
Faithfulness
“When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Psalm 11:3 Remember the movie White Squall? It tells the story of the brigantine
Advent and the Dawn of Grace
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us … John 1:14 Advent. The celebration of the coming of the Messiah. The Advent season is
Finding God in Hard Places
(On May 31st a team from Neighborhood Ministries – six younger, seven older – traveled to Nairobi Kenya. As part of the Emerging Leaders Initiative,
Insights Double-Edge
Insight transforms ministry. But it comes with a price. Last month, I had the privilege of walking leaders through the principles of transformational discipleship. At the
TRAININGS
The Story of Building Cathedrals
When you look at the youth you serve, what do you see?
What is Transformational Discipleship?
Separately, the terms “transformation” and “discipleship” highlight important aspects of one’s spiritual formation. Together they create a new and dynamic approach to urban youth development. In this
Know the Code
“You cannot solve problems you do not understand …” All youth take the adolescence journey, but those at risk do so through the sociocultural grid
The Divine Imprint
Long before the Code of the Streets (the unwritten rules for survival in the ‘hood), God created mankind (including youth residing in hard places) in
