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Relationships Unfiltered
"Relationships Unfiltered" a Re-Imagination of Relationship Ministry with Young People
01:24:21
Relationships Unfiltered: Youth Ministry Re-Imagined
01:01:25
Community
Kara Powell & Mike Park on Community
01:40:51
Kara Powell & Mike Park on Growing Young
02:39
Kara Powell & Mike Park - 6 Strategies to Grow Your Church Young
05:14
Kara Powell & Mike Park - Building Community & Growing Young
04:22
Kara Powell & Mike Park on Community & Joy
02:31
Kara Powell & Mike Park - Building Community in Youth Groups
03:51
Kara Powell & Mike Park - Building a Church Community
04:16
Kara Powell & Mike Park on Sticky Faith
04:04
Kara Powell & Mike Park - Advice for Youth Ministers
02:58
Kara Powell - Defining Joy
02:41
Gratitude
Robert Emmons & Marc Afshar on Gratitude
01:27:19
Robert Emmons & March Afshar - Advice for Youth Ministers
03:46
Robert Emmons & Marc Afshar - Cultivating a Culture of Gratitude
03:08
Robert Emmons & Marc Afshar - Researching Gratitude
01:50
Robert Emmons & Marc Afshar on the Benefits of Gratitude
03:43
Robert Emmons & Marc Afshar - Resources for Youth Ministers
01:46
Robert Emmons on Challenges to Gratitude
03:18
Robert Emmons & Marc Afshar on the Practice of Gratitude
03:40
Joy and Belonging in Youth Ministry
Kenda Creasy Dean & Justin Forbes on Belonging
01:25:03
Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean & Justin Forbes: Joy & Belonging in Youth Ministry
04:44
Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean & Justin Forbes: Provisional Offerings
04:52
Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean & Justin Forbes: Seeing Youth
05:24
Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean & Justin Forbes: The Drama of Embrace
06:46
Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean & Justin Forbes: The Hand as Symbol
04:02
Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean & Justin Forbes: Foster Parenting and Youth Ministry
09:09
Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean & Justin Forbes: Inviting Kids to the Table
02:50
Justin Forbes: Advice to Youth Ministers
02:38
Justin Forbes: Kindred Youth Ministry
02:17
Joy on Purpose
Pamela Ebstyne King & Steven Argue: Joy on Purpose
51:27
Dr. Steven Argue: Why Youth Ministry?
04:49
Dr. Steven Argue: Six Attributes
03:41
Dr. Pamela Ebstyne King: Joy vs. Happiness
01:35
Dr. Steven Argue: Locating Oneself in the Sacred Narrative
04:33
Dr. Steven Argue: Content & Context
04:23
Dr. Pamela Ebstyne King: Practical Applications of Telos
04:31
Dr. Pamela Ebstyne King: Purpose & Joy
04:05
Dr. Pamela Ebstyne King: Transcendence & Purpose
03:48
Dr. Pamela Ebstyne King: The Thrive Center for Human Development
04:53
Agency
Dr. Almeda Wright & Nyle Fort on Agency
01:16:31
Dr. Almeda Wright & Nyle Fort on Black Joy
03:11
Dr. Almeda Wright & Nyle Fort on Joy and Agency
01:28
Dr. Almeda Wright & Nyle Fort on Individual and Collective Agency
02:09
Dr. Almeda Wright & Nyle Fort on Black Joy and Agency
02:25
Dr. Almeda Wright & Nyle Fort on Imagination & Ferguson, MO
03:42
Dr. Almeda Wright & Nyle Fort on Septima Clark, Paulo Freire, and Agency
02:19
Dr. Almeda Wright & Nyle Fort on Adolescent Joy and Embodied Agency
01:35
Dr. Almeda Wright & Nyle Fort on the Boundaries in Agency
02:57
Dr. Almeda Wright & Nyle Fort on Advice for Youth Ministers
02:39
Holding Lightly
Dr. Courtney Goto & Lakisha Lockhart: Holding Lightly
51:10
Courtney Goto: Challenges
03:53
Courtney Goto: The Grace of Playing
04:15
Lakisha Lockhart Holding Lightly & Joy
02:16
Lakisha Lockhart: Challenges
02:49
Lakisha Lockhart: Playfulness & Flourishing
02:27
Lakisha Lockhart: Playfulness in Practice
03:32
Lakisha Lockhart: STREAM Youth Theology Institute
01:40
Friendship
Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean & Wes Ellis: The Joy of Untamed Friendship
43:45
Kenda Creasy Dean: Making Friends with Youth
04:06
Kenda Creasy Dean: Practicing Passion
03:18
Wes Ellis: Childhood Studies
04:24
Kenda Creasy Dean: Risks of Friendships with Youth
03:28
Wes Ellis: Relationship Problems Faced by Adolescents
03:34
Wes Ellis: Defining Joy
03:32
Kenda Creasy Dean: Defining Friendship
02:55
Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean: Commitment & Sacrifice
04:07
Awareness, Prevention and Empowerment: The Role of Ministry and Substance Abuse
Tim Walsh - Awareness, Prevention and Empowerment
48:01
Awareness - Tim Walsh
03:05
Prevention and Empowerment - Tim Walsh
02:59
How to Help - Tim Walsh
04:10
Filling the Void - Tim Walsh
04:50
Essential Elements of Youth Ministry - Tim Walsh
08:30
Adventure Recovery Model - Tim Walsh
07:51
Facilitating Experiences - Tim Walsh
04:42
Mentorship - Tim Walsh
05:39
Joy and Beauty as Foundations for Youth Ministry
The Fire that Burns at the Heart of Creation: Joy and Beauty as Foundations for Youth Ministry
56:32
David White: Beauty & the Enlightenment
01:43
David White: Reappropriation of Beauty
03:09
David White: Exploitation of Beauty
05:31
David White: The Impact of Beauty
02:13
David White: Beauty & Adolescence
04:37
David White: A Theology of Aesthetics
02:19
David White: Beauty of Creation
03:49
David White: Attending to Beauty
03:20
David White: Liturgical Response
04:41
Participating with God: Missional Practices for Youth Ministry
David White - Participating with God: Missional Practices for Youth Ministry.
01:18:14
Creating a Space for Flourishing - Rev. Dr. David White
05:23
The Importance of Christian Practice - Rev. Dr. David White
05:58
Stages of Discernment with Youth - Rev. Dr. David White
06:44
Listening - Rev. Dr. David White
06:18
Giving Youth our Undivided Attention - Rev. Dr. David White
05:07
Understanding - Rev. Dr. David White
02:59
Dreaming and Remembering - Rev. Dr. David White
03:18
Acting - Rev. Dr. David White
04:58
Nurturing Spiritual Habits with Youth
Youth Ministry: Now - Michael Bird, Nurturing Spiritual Habits with Youth
01:14:18
Trust in Youth Ministry - Rev. Michael Bird
01:47
"Three Rules" In Youth Ministry - Rev. Michael Bird
02:47
A Rule of Life for Youth Ministry - Rev. Michael Bird
02:51
Renewing the Rule of Life in Youth Ministry - Rev. Michael Bird
02:57
Telling the Story in Youth Ministry - Rev. Michael Bird
02:18
Mission and Pilgrimage as Youth Ministry Framework - Rev. Michael Bird
02:28
Taizé - Rev. Michael Bird
03:22
Youth Ministry and a Sense of Being Loved - Rev. Michael Bird
02:44
Using Image, Symbol and Story in Youth Ministry - Rev. Michael Bird
02:51
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2024-2025: Lunch Lab
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2021-2022: Thriving, Not Surviving — Building a Toolkit for a Flourishing Youth Ministry
2020-2021: Not Your Mothers Youth Group — Ministry to Youth
2019-2020: Youth Ministry in a Modern Age
2017-2018: Nurturing Joy in an Uncertain Age
2016-2017: Nurturing Joy in an Uncertain Age
2015-2016: Nurturing Joy in an Uncertain Age
2014-2015: A Future with Hope
2013-2014: Youth Ministry Now!
2012-2013: Youth Ministry Now!
2011-2012: Youth Ministry Now!
Summer Symposia
2018: A Beacon of Joy in the Midst of Suffering
2017: A Beacon of Joy in the Midst of Suffering
2016: A Beacon of Joy in the Midst of Suffering
2015: Planting Seeds of Hope and Joy
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