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UrbNet Notes – Part 2
By Jeremy | January 10, 2007
Devotions – Chris Brooks
Nehemiah 1:1-4 - They Wept- In America we are feeling like we are in the place of weeping like Nehemiah. This is a regular response when we are facing crisis. This is the mourning phase.
- Now it is time to do something about – it is time to work!
8:1-8 - They Worshipped
- Verse 6 – they lifted up their hands
- Bowed their heads
- Worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground
The Lord is praying for His church that they may all be one. (Song by an acapella group)
Thursday, January 9, 2007
See 30-Year Visioning Chart (UrbNet Notes - Part 1)Connector = a coordinator
* Role of connector – know many people on various levels, our emerging folks need to know these people
"The Tipping Point"
2009 is the highest number of teens graduating high school - ever
What’s Really Good? (In your cities) Models of effective networking Example: Twin Cities – the Center for Youth
- Research
- Train
- Support
- Network
- Resource
- The need to network “us time†(enlighten)
- Identify the connectors
- Identify and manage networking opportunities (online, phone, internet, blog, etc.)
- Increasing Sr. Pastor engagement/creating opportunities
- Need for more writing, interviews, broadcasting stories/testimonies/case studies
- Denominational engagement - who are key gatekeepers (start regionally)
- Explaining the benefits of Urbnet to Senior Pastors/Gatekeeper - what's the role / value add?
- Mentoring within their church (in the community) mentor for life (Boys to Men, Girls to Women)
- 80% of the people are mentors
- Schools, justice department, homeless youth
- need it
- Stipends and Strategy needed
- New funding paradigms for the urban context
- Suburban ministries are having issues with their current funding strategy due to global tragedies
- Regional networks (N, S, W) – based on racial breakouts – 3 instead of 1
- Southside – the “Fam†(family)
- ID’d people doing it – other connectors
- They do two major things – RELOAD and a hip-hop event
- Looking for more neighborhood networking
- In networking for 13 years providing training, funding, pastoral care, resources
- Networking as a core value – required for youth workers
- Community clusters – regional/neighborhood for last 5 years
- Started the youth leaders collaborator for youth
- Faith Partners Network – to advocate for youth in city – social justice
- Working with city council – jobs program
- Citywide asset mapping
- Created a “Youth Development Collaborative†faith and secular
- 2010 initiative to work on high-risk and preventative services – church and community (“Operation Safe Communities)
- Cooperation with other churches with initiatives dealing with youth
- Congregational, individual, vocational compartmentalization
- Relationships key - living life together
- Working through drama to reconciliation
- Fed cap building grant – received by strengths of relationships
- Reload Training - 400 participants
- Other citywide and regional efforts, partnering with other ministries (Pastors Prayer Summit, Billy Graham Crusade, etc)
- Changed the name to “United Networks of Youth Ministryâ€Â
- Regional/neighborhood networks
- Monthly meetings will be of regional leaders only to talk about regions
- Trainings will remain together (fall – see you at the pole and winter – January to kick back in) True Love Waits will all be done together
| Successes (by city) | Challenges (not by city) |
| Boston (VA) -- neXus Boston (YW training model)
Five components:
Divisions - the collaboration is church and para-church with Pastors at the table (through BMA) Role as Connector: Consultant to collaborate and networker empowerment |
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| Buffalo (Tommy)
Role as Connector: as a coach to other youth workers |
Funding
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| Chicago (Brian)
Role as Connector – make sure connectors doing what they should do – empower original people |
Possible model of Chris Brooks and DeVos and NNYM – NNYM pays Chris through his church with NNYM and DeVos funding, but Chris is neither a Devos nor NNYM employee. Serving common agenda with mutual benefit and empowering local ministry at same time |
| Memphis (Cheryl) – UYI; Board
Role as connector is: ED, co-creator, co-chair, major link for the faith community for youth ministers |
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| NYC (Jeremy)
The Coalition
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Challenges of leadership transition |
| Cleveland (Gail)
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Topics: networking, urbnet, youth ministry | 3 Comments »
January 10th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
if you can wait until the next time i see you, i will give you a copy of Now Discover Your Strengths. I bought a whole bunch for SPACE and I would love to give you a copy.
January 10th, 2007 at 11:28 pm
Tony, that would be awesome. Thanks!
January 12th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
I’d love to now what your strengths are Jeremy. Our team has done these too and it would be interesting how many of your strengths are creative or innovative in nature.