http://www.urbanministry.org en http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/qYlqJ92rHU4/hallmarks-healthy-support-group <p>Simply stated, a support group is a regular meeting of individuals who have joined together to offer one another support and encouragement in order to overcome a shared problem.  In informal, <a href="/small-group" title="Resources for Small Groups">small group</a> settings, participants, in turn, share their own experiences, feelings and struggles</p><p> </p> <p>Ideally, a good support group is, first, a place where recovering addicts will find true acceptance and a sense of what unconditional love is all about.  It is a safe, non-judgmental setting where they can express struggles, thoughts, ideas, and feelings without fear of rejection.  Hearing the stories of others with similar difficulties and how they overcame them, gives the struggling <a href="/urban-addiction-recovery" title="Addiction Recovery Resources">addict</a> great encouragement to go on in a life of sobriety.</p><span class="read-more"><a href="/hallmarks-healthy-support-group"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=qYlqJ92rHU4:kw0O9a8qOu4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=qYlqJ92rHU4:kw0O9a8qOu4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=qYlqJ92rHU4:kw0O9a8qOu4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=qYlqJ92rHU4:kw0O9a8qOu4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=qYlqJ92rHU4:kw0O9a8qOu4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=qYlqJ92rHU4:kw0O9a8qOu4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=qYlqJ92rHU4:kw0O9a8qOu4:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=qYlqJ92rHU4:kw0O9a8qOu4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=qYlqJ92rHU4:kw0O9a8qOu4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/qYlqJ92rHU4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/hallmarks-healthy-support-group#comments Addiction/Recovery Discipleship Faith Content Michael Liimatta AIDS Ministry Disabilities Ministry Prison & Ex-Offender Ministry Sexual & Pornography Addiction John Wesley Person Career Religion Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:03:37 +0000 Michael Liimatta 142841 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/hallmarks-healthy-support-group http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/CUWhvZ0q8Yg/141600 <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-video-import"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"> <div id="emvideo-youtube-flash-wrapper-1"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/05iGjai8bO8&amp;rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;fs=1" id="emvideo-youtube-flash-1"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/05iGjai8bO8&amp;rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;playerapiid=ytplayer&amp;fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAcess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> </object></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <p><img width="100" vspace="5" hspace="5" height="66" align="left" alt="" src="http://www.urbanministry.org/files/images/306238514_e0ad9f5fb5_o.preview.jpg" />Join World Vision's ACT:S in organizing a Day of Prayer and Action on your campus, <a href="/churches-0" title="Church Resources">church</a> or community. October 1 is the first day of the federal government’s fiscal year. To kick-start this new year, join us in telling our elected leaders that we are praying for them.</p> <span class="read-more"><a href="/node/141600"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=CUWhvZ0q8Yg:MN51RufCzxU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=CUWhvZ0q8Yg:MN51RufCzxU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=CUWhvZ0q8Yg:MN51RufCzxU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=CUWhvZ0q8Yg:MN51RufCzxU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=CUWhvZ0q8Yg:MN51RufCzxU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=CUWhvZ0q8Yg:MN51RufCzxU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=CUWhvZ0q8Yg:MN51RufCzxU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=CUWhvZ0q8Yg:MN51RufCzxU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=CUWhvZ0q8Yg:MN51RufCzxU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/CUWhvZ0q8Yg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/node/141600#comments Faith Content Spiritual Gifts Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:32:01 +0000 TechMission 141600 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/node/141600 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/_S08pktmRSw/133974 <div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Thu, 10/22/2009 (All day)</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 10/24/2009 (All day)</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-time-zone"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Time Zone:&nbsp;</div> EST </div> </div> </div> <p> </p><span class="read-more"><a href="/node/133974"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=_S08pktmRSw:-JPFuEQ9bY0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=_S08pktmRSw:-JPFuEQ9bY0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=_S08pktmRSw:-JPFuEQ9bY0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=_S08pktmRSw:-JPFuEQ9bY0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=_S08pktmRSw:-JPFuEQ9bY0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=_S08pktmRSw:-JPFuEQ9bY0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=_S08pktmRSw:-JPFuEQ9bY0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=_S08pktmRSw:-JPFuEQ9bY0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=_S08pktmRSw:-JPFuEQ9bY0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/_S08pktmRSw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/node/133974#comments Africa arab-americans arabic arabs Asian Christians Christians evangelism Indiana Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN muslims USA world missions Black Christians Caucasian Christians Christian Men Urban Evangelism Christian Women Northern America Churches College Students International Global Missions Religion Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:40:54 +0000 TechMission 133974 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/node/133974 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/RZQtG1DjQzU/131525 <p><span style=""><img hspace="5" height="67" border="0" align="left" width="100" src="http://www.urbanministry.org/files/images/Ted%20Kennedy%20Vigil%20(elpilo,flickr).preview.jpg" alt="" />Ted Kennedy, 77, Senator of Massachusetts, died Tuesday of brain cancer but left a legacy of public service and fighting for justice, aligned with the core values of <a href="http://www.techmission.org" title="TechMission">TechMission</a> and &quot;connecting people to the poor.&quot;</span></p> <span class="read-more"><a href="/node/131525"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=RZQtG1DjQzU:aNqWdQJAblU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=RZQtG1DjQzU:aNqWdQJAblU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=RZQtG1DjQzU:aNqWdQJAblU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=RZQtG1DjQzU:aNqWdQJAblU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=RZQtG1DjQzU:aNqWdQJAblU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=RZQtG1DjQzU:aNqWdQJAblU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=RZQtG1DjQzU:aNqWdQJAblU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=RZQtG1DjQzU:aNqWdQJAblU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=RZQtG1DjQzU:aNqWdQJAblU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/RZQtG1DjQzU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/node/131525#comments Faith Content Press Release TechMission Urban Ministry - The Latest TechMission News Disabilities Ministry Homelessness Political Justice Immigration/Refugee Poverty Urban Youth Ministry Human Interest Person Attributes Person Career Quotation Ted Kennedy Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:46:57 +0000 Natalie Parragué 131525 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/node/131525 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/v3JvPASob8Q/131356 <div id="__ss_1909848" style="width: 425px; text-align: left;"> <p><img hspace="5" height="83" align="left" width="115" vspace="5" src="http://www.urbanministry.org/files/images/systemic%20theology.preview.JPG" alt="" />Executive Director <a href="/andrew-sears" title="Andrew Sears (Sermons, Podcasts, MP3s &amp; Books) ">Andrew Sears</a> outlines a new branch of <a href="/theology" title="Theology &amp; Biblical Social Justice Resources">theology</a> called &quot;Systemic <a href="/theology" title="Theology &amp; Biblical Social Justice Resources">Theology</a>&quot;, which provides a systems perspective on the world and God that prioritizes holistic ministry and justice.</p> </div> <span class="read-more"><a href="/node/131356"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=v3JvPASob8Q:0qk5wdxnAVg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=v3JvPASob8Q:0qk5wdxnAVg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=v3JvPASob8Q:0qk5wdxnAVg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=v3JvPASob8Q:0qk5wdxnAVg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=v3JvPASob8Q:0qk5wdxnAVg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=v3JvPASob8Q:0qk5wdxnAVg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=v3JvPASob8Q:0qk5wdxnAVg:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=v3JvPASob8Q:0qk5wdxnAVg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=v3JvPASob8Q:0qk5wdxnAVg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/v3JvPASob8Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/node/131356#comments Andrew Sears Discipleship Faith Content philosophy Science systems theory Urban Ministry - The Latest Plenary/Keynote Talks Spiritual Gifts Computers/Technology Churches Racial Reconciliation Theology & Biblical Social Justice College Students Social Class Economic Development Global Missions Poverty Urban Youth Ministry Reconciliation & Culture Andrew Sears Person Career Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:57:14 +0000 TechMission 131356 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/node/131356 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/w_QrRCHYBdM/131301 <p><img hspace="5" height="75" align="left" width="100" vspace="5" alt="" src="http://www.urbanministry.org/files/images/streetphoto.preview.jpg" /><o:p></o:p> What do you say to people you meet? How about, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m praying for Detroit.&rdquo; I&rsquo;ve heard that statement.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s hard not to like such a slogan for my city of Detroit or for any of our cities.&nbsp; But, how about saying, &ldquo;<i style="">Marhaban</i>&rdquo;? Do you know that greeting? What do you say to people you encounter? Anything?</p> <span class="read-more"><a href="/node/131301"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=w_QrRCHYBdM:y789agDWPNA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=w_QrRCHYBdM:y789agDWPNA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=w_QrRCHYBdM:y789agDWPNA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=w_QrRCHYBdM:y789agDWPNA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=w_QrRCHYBdM:y789agDWPNA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=w_QrRCHYBdM:y789agDWPNA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=w_QrRCHYBdM:y789agDWPNA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=w_QrRCHYBdM:y789agDWPNA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=w_QrRCHYBdM:y789agDWPNA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/w_QrRCHYBdM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/node/131301#comments Christian Volunteering Faith Content Urban Ministry - The Latest Urban Evangelism Suburban/Urban Partnerships Urban Urban Youth Ministry Christian Soldiers Detroit Entertainment Human Interest Person Career Person Email Address Person Travel Quotation Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:34:09 +0000 TechMission 131301 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/node/131301 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/gDj-Hil06pA/depressive-illnesses-and-recovery-process-0 <p><em>The unrelenting sadness and hopelessness that characterized my experience with depression is something I will never forget.  In the grips of depression I often felt paralyzed, not possessing the strength to rise from bed or even to open my eyes in the morning. I felt completely alone, unable to make contact with anyone, not even Almighty God.  I lost interest in life and the things that make life special. I became reclusive and withdrawn, not wanting to be with friends  I alternated between insomnia and exhaustion. I couldn't concentrate. And always, I felt inexplicably sad. Nothing made me happy.  Most frightening of all, I made intricate preparations for my death. </em>(1)<em><br /></em></p><span class="read-more"><a href="/depressive-illnesses-and-recovery-process-0"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=gDj-Hil06pA:PbNOwMrGk34:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=gDj-Hil06pA:PbNOwMrGk34:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=gDj-Hil06pA:PbNOwMrGk34:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=gDj-Hil06pA:PbNOwMrGk34:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=gDj-Hil06pA:PbNOwMrGk34:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=gDj-Hil06pA:PbNOwMrGk34:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=gDj-Hil06pA:PbNOwMrGk34:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=gDj-Hil06pA:PbNOwMrGk34:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=gDj-Hil06pA:PbNOwMrGk34:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/gDj-Hil06pA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/depressive-illnesses-and-recovery-process-0#comments City Vision Addiction/Recovery Discipleship Michael Liimatta Michael Liimatta Faith Free Content Health Depression Depressive Illness Inc. Person Career Politics Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:47:06 +0000 Michael Liimatta 125652 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/depressive-illnesses-and-recovery-process-0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/0l2e6Rg2voM/membership-ad-header-0 <div class="image-advertisement" id="ad-121198"><a href="http://www.urbanministry.org/ad/redirect/121198/0"><img src="http://www.urbanministry.org/files/Membership-ad-header_0.gif" alt="click for more information on TechMission membership" title="click for more information on TechMission membership" width="211" height="100" /></a></div><div class="links-to">Links to http://www.urbanministry.org/member-benefits.</div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=0l2e6Rg2voM:qsWF0nFKEFA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=0l2e6Rg2voM:qsWF0nFKEFA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=0l2e6Rg2voM:qsWF0nFKEFA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=0l2e6Rg2voM:qsWF0nFKEFA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=0l2e6Rg2voM:qsWF0nFKEFA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=0l2e6Rg2voM:qsWF0nFKEFA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=0l2e6Rg2voM:qsWF0nFKEFA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=0l2e6Rg2voM:qsWF0nFKEFA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=0l2e6Rg2voM:qsWF0nFKEFA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/0l2e6Rg2voM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/membership-ad-header-0#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:55:36 +0000 amber 121198 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/membership-ad-header-0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/9v--Fat49iA/membership-ad-footer <div class="image-advertisement" id="ad-121196"><a href="http://www.urbanministry.org/ad/redirect/121196/0"><img src="http://www.urbanministry.org/files/Membership-ad-footer.gif" alt="click for more information on TechMission membership" title="click for more information on TechMission membership" width="350" height="90" /></a></div><div class="links-to">Links to http://www.urbanministry.org/member-benefits.</div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=9v--Fat49iA:CcNTDzB0w_0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=9v--Fat49iA:CcNTDzB0w_0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=9v--Fat49iA:CcNTDzB0w_0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=9v--Fat49iA:CcNTDzB0w_0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=9v--Fat49iA:CcNTDzB0w_0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=9v--Fat49iA:CcNTDzB0w_0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=9v--Fat49iA:CcNTDzB0w_0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=9v--Fat49iA:CcNTDzB0w_0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=9v--Fat49iA:CcNTDzB0w_0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/9v--Fat49iA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/membership-ad-footer#comments TechMission's Site Ads- footers only Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:50:36 +0000 amber 121196 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/membership-ad-footer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/ymA6BZnA1OY/117124 <p><img width="100" height="40" alt="google.png" src="/files/images/google_1.thumbnail.png" />In the past 10 years, I have been working to address the digital divide, which is the gap between those who have access to and training with technology and those without. I <a href="http://www.christianvolunteering.org" title="ChristianVolunteering.org">serve</a> as the Executive Director of <a href="http://www.techmission.org" title="TechMission">TechMission</a>, which runs the largest association of Black and <a href="/latino-christians" title="Latino Christian Resources">Latino</a> led nonprofits addressing the digital divide and manages <a href="http://www.urbanministry.org" title="UrbanMinistry.org">UrbanMinistry.org</a>, which is one of the most visited web portals of Black and <a href="/latino-christians" title="Latino Christian Resources">Latino</a> nonprofit leaders. During that time, I have seen many effective initiatives in addressing the digital divide. At the same time, I’ve seen many efforts that have been very well-intentioned, but in the end may have only made matters worse.</p><span class="read-more"><a href="/node/117124"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=ymA6BZnA1OY:fnkYbZS8dRk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=ymA6BZnA1OY:fnkYbZS8dRk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=ymA6BZnA1OY:fnkYbZS8dRk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=ymA6BZnA1OY:fnkYbZS8dRk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=ymA6BZnA1OY:fnkYbZS8dRk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=ymA6BZnA1OY:fnkYbZS8dRk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=ymA6BZnA1OY:fnkYbZS8dRk:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=ymA6BZnA1OY:fnkYbZS8dRk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=ymA6BZnA1OY:fnkYbZS8dRk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/ymA6BZnA1OY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/node/117124#comments Andrew Sears Andrew Sears Urban Ministry - The Latest Black Christians Culture/Ethnic Identity Fundraising Computers/Technology Racial Reconciliation Social Class Latino Christians Entrepreneurship Faith Free Content Microfinance Reconciliation & Culture Business Company Customer Google Human Interest Labor Law Person Career Person Education Social Issues Technology USD Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:07:49 +0000 Andrew Sears 117124 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/node/117124 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/93TyV8Ms4h0/urbanministryorg-grants-newsletter-july-14-2009 <p><img height="90" align="left" width="120" src="http://www.urbanministry.org/files/images/moneysign.preview.jpg" alt="" />Four opportunities (including one <a href="/international-0" title="International Audience Resources">international </a>funder) for nonprofits serving low-income communities, children and women in the areas of <a href="/education-literacy" title="Education/Literacy Resources">education</a>, <a href="/health" title="Health Resources">health</a> and economic empowerment.</p><p> </p> <p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p> <span class="read-more"><a href="/urbanministryorg-grants-newsletter-july-14-2009"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=93TyV8Ms4h0:2WDRQ4k9HGg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=93TyV8Ms4h0:2WDRQ4k9HGg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=93TyV8Ms4h0:2WDRQ4k9HGg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=93TyV8Ms4h0:2WDRQ4k9HGg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=93TyV8Ms4h0:2WDRQ4k9HGg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=93TyV8Ms4h0:2WDRQ4k9HGg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=93TyV8Ms4h0:2WDRQ4k9HGg:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=93TyV8Ms4h0:2WDRQ4k9HGg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=93TyV8Ms4h0:2WDRQ4k9HGg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/93TyV8Ms4h0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/urbanministryorg-grants-newsletter-july-14-2009#comments Fundraising Faith Free Content Social Issues Technology Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:41:25 +0000 Sarah Funke 114950 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/urbanministryorg-grants-newsletter-july-14-2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/S5Kyk67dlL8/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-iv <p class="rtecenter"><a href="http://www.urbanministry.org/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-iv"><img height="164" width="300" border="0" src="http://www.urbanministry.org/files/images/poverty101.JPG" alt="Poverty 101: From Walk to Talk" /></a></p> <h2>Part 4</h2> <p>8. What has actually worked to alleviate <a href="/poverty_homelessness" title="Poverty Resources">poverty</a>? 16 mins.<br /> 9. What should be our response to <a href="/poverty_homelessness" title="Poverty Resources">poverty</a>? 19 mins.</p> <span class="read-more"><a href="/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-iv"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=S5Kyk67dlL8:LBDKsMq0QB0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=S5Kyk67dlL8:LBDKsMq0QB0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=S5Kyk67dlL8:LBDKsMq0QB0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=S5Kyk67dlL8:LBDKsMq0QB0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=S5Kyk67dlL8:LBDKsMq0QB0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=S5Kyk67dlL8:LBDKsMq0QB0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=S5Kyk67dlL8:LBDKsMq0QB0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=S5Kyk67dlL8:LBDKsMq0QB0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=S5Kyk67dlL8:LBDKsMq0QB0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/S5Kyk67dlL8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-iv#comments Seerveld Media Training Workshop webcast Culture/Ethnic Identity Faith Free Content Nonprofits/Parachurches Poverty Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:50:44 +0000 Miki 112715 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-iv http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/-jG6GzR0d8w/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-iii <p><a href="../../../../poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-iii"><img height="164" width="300" border="0" alt="Poverty 101: From Walk to Talk" src="../../../../files/images/poverty101.JPG" /></a></p> <h2>Part 3</h2> <p>5. The poor you will always have with you? 10 mins.<br /> 6. Who is responsible for <a href="/poverty_homelessness" title="Poverty Resources">poverty</a>? 8:30 mins.<br /> 7. What is the difference between charity and development? 15 mins.</p> <span class="read-more"><a href="/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-iii"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=-jG6GzR0d8w:sQkWPLXzO2Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=-jG6GzR0d8w:sQkWPLXzO2Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=-jG6GzR0d8w:sQkWPLXzO2Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=-jG6GzR0d8w:sQkWPLXzO2Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=-jG6GzR0d8w:sQkWPLXzO2Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=-jG6GzR0d8w:sQkWPLXzO2Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=-jG6GzR0d8w:sQkWPLXzO2Q:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=-jG6GzR0d8w:sQkWPLXzO2Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=-jG6GzR0d8w:sQkWPLXzO2Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/-jG6GzR0d8w" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-iii#comments Seerveld Media Training Workshop webcast Culture/Ethnic Identity Faith Free Content Nonprofits/Parachurches Poverty Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:46:59 +0000 Miki 112703 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-iii http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/FqxkoG7Z1ek/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-ii <p><a href="../../../../poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-ii"><img height="164" width="300" border="0" alt=" From Walk to Talk" src="../../../../files/images/poverty101.JPG" /></a></p> <h2>Part 2</h2> <p>3. What creates <a href="/poverty_homelessness" title="Poverty Resources">poverty</a>? 15 mins.<br /> 4. Who is living in <a href="/poverty_homelessness" title="Poverty Resources">poverty</a>? 13:30 mins.</p> <span class="read-more"><a href="/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-ii"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=FqxkoG7Z1ek:Qw47Jlzy_o8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=FqxkoG7Z1ek:Qw47Jlzy_o8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=FqxkoG7Z1ek:Qw47Jlzy_o8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=FqxkoG7Z1ek:Qw47Jlzy_o8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=FqxkoG7Z1ek:Qw47Jlzy_o8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=FqxkoG7Z1ek:Qw47Jlzy_o8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=FqxkoG7Z1ek:Qw47Jlzy_o8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=FqxkoG7Z1ek:Qw47Jlzy_o8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=FqxkoG7Z1ek:Qw47Jlzy_o8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/FqxkoG7Z1ek" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-ii#comments Seerveld Media Training Workshop webcast Culture/Ethnic Identity Faith Free Content Nonprofits/Parachurches Poverty Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:41:52 +0000 Miki 112694 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-ii http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/jlABRrhKw3Q/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-i <p><a href="http://www.urbanministry.org/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-i"><img height="164" width="300" border="0" src="http://www.urbanministry.org/files/images/poverty101.JPG" alt="Poverty 101: From Walk to Talk" /></a></p> <h2>Part 1</h2> <p>1. How would you define <a href="/poverty_homelessness" title="Poverty Resources">poverty</a>? 8:20 mins.<br /> 2. What is the scope of <a href="/poverty_homelessness" title="Poverty Resources">poverty</a>? 14:20 mins.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span class="read-more"><a href="/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-i"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=jlABRrhKw3Q:JF44Vs1P1z4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=jlABRrhKw3Q:JF44Vs1P1z4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=jlABRrhKw3Q:JF44Vs1P1z4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=jlABRrhKw3Q:JF44Vs1P1z4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=jlABRrhKw3Q:JF44Vs1P1z4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=jlABRrhKw3Q:JF44Vs1P1z4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=jlABRrhKw3Q:JF44Vs1P1z4:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=jlABRrhKw3Q:JF44Vs1P1z4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=jlABRrhKw3Q:JF44Vs1P1z4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/jlABRrhKw3Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-i#comments Seerveld Media Training Workshop webcast Culture/Ethnic Identity Faith Free Content Nonprofits/Parachurches Poverty Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:55:08 +0000 Miki 112580 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/poverty-101-talk-walk-pt-i http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/LVOUWG-jubA/urbanministryorg-grants-newsletter-june-30-2009 <p>Four grant opportunities for organizations serving their communities in the areas of heath and human services, environment, civil and human rights, social justice, the arts and <a href="/education-literacy" title="Education/Literacy Resources">education</a>.</p> <span class="read-more"><a href="/urbanministryorg-grants-newsletter-june-30-2009"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=LVOUWG-jubA:3jOnfEBJCkY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=LVOUWG-jubA:3jOnfEBJCkY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=LVOUWG-jubA:3jOnfEBJCkY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=LVOUWG-jubA:3jOnfEBJCkY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=LVOUWG-jubA:3jOnfEBJCkY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=LVOUWG-jubA:3jOnfEBJCkY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=LVOUWG-jubA:3jOnfEBJCkY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=LVOUWG-jubA:3jOnfEBJCkY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=LVOUWG-jubA:3jOnfEBJCkY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/LVOUWG-jubA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/urbanministryorg-grants-newsletter-june-30-2009#comments Fundraising Faith Free Content Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:39:10 +0000 Sarah Funke 111706 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/urbanministryorg-grants-newsletter-june-30-2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/B_c_JeouNBo/111582 <p><img vspace="2" hspace="5" align="left" src="http://www.urbanministry.org/files/images/Techmission_Corps.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" /><a href="http://www.techmission.org" title="TechMission">TechMission</a> is now accepting resumes for an <strong>AmeriCorps <a href="/under-resourced-audience" title="Urban Resources">Urban</a> Ministry Internship Program Director</strong>. The <a href="http://www.techmission.org" title="TechMission">TechMission</a> Corps (TMC) Program Director will work with other <a href="http://www.techmission.org" title="TechMission">TechMission</a> staff to implement and support the TMC AmeriCorps program. This is a full-time position based in Boston.</p> <span class="read-more"><a href="/node/111582"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=B_c_JeouNBo:rC8-JRgzq4w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=B_c_JeouNBo:rC8-JRgzq4w:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=B_c_JeouNBo:rC8-JRgzq4w:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=B_c_JeouNBo:rC8-JRgzq4w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=B_c_JeouNBo:rC8-JRgzq4w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=B_c_JeouNBo:rC8-JRgzq4w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=B_c_JeouNBo:rC8-JRgzq4w:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=B_c_JeouNBo:rC8-JRgzq4w:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=B_c_JeouNBo:rC8-JRgzq4w:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/B_c_JeouNBo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/node/111582#comments Faith Content TechMission TechMission Corps Urban Ministry - Opportunities Business Social Issues Technology The TechMission Corps Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:52:35 +0000 Miki 111582 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/node/111582 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/9ey4k3uyvFo/111287 <p>This is the second installment on the topic of helping the <a href="/homelessness" title="Homelessness Resources">homeless</a> who are mentally ill. With a basic knowledge of the issues these people confront, knowlegable Christian workers can make a huge difference in their lives.</p><span class="read-more"><a href="/node/111287"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=9ey4k3uyvFo:C51GsitU4Tw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=9ey4k3uyvFo:C51GsitU4Tw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=9ey4k3uyvFo:C51GsitU4Tw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=9ey4k3uyvFo:C51GsitU4Tw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=9ey4k3uyvFo:C51GsitU4Tw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=9ey4k3uyvFo:C51GsitU4Tw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=9ey4k3uyvFo:C51GsitU4Tw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=9ey4k3uyvFo:C51GsitU4Tw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=9ey4k3uyvFo:C51GsitU4Tw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/9ey4k3uyvFo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/node/111287#comments Michael Liimatta Unknown Technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:32:22 +0000 Michael Liimatta 111287 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/node/111287 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/wBEfA5YFnCk/stephanie%E2%80%99s-story-virtual-volunteering-help-orphans <p><img hspace="3" height="66" width="100" vspace="1" align="left" alt="" src="http://www.urbanministry.org/files/images/2492840578_7786827b4e_o.thumbnail.jpg" />Stephanie from Davenport, Florida discovered a way to <a href="http://www.christianvolunteering.org" title="ChristianVolunteering.org">volunteer</a> from thousands of miles away.</p><p> </p> <p>Through <a href="http://www.christianvolunteering.org">ChristianVolunteering.org</a>, Stephanie found an opportunity to <a href="http://www.christianvolunteering.org" title="ChristianVolunteering.org">serve</a> as a virtual administrative assistant for Orphanages of <a href="/africa_channel" title="Africa Resources">Africa</a>--an <a href="/international-0" title="International Audience Resources">international </a>humanitarian organization in Canada.</p> <span class="read-more"><a href="/stephanie%E2%80%99s-story-virtual-volunteering-help-orphans"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=wBEfA5YFnCk:MEgdDaHOtJc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=wBEfA5YFnCk:MEgdDaHOtJc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=wBEfA5YFnCk:MEgdDaHOtJc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=wBEfA5YFnCk:MEgdDaHOtJc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=wBEfA5YFnCk:MEgdDaHOtJc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=wBEfA5YFnCk:MEgdDaHOtJc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=wBEfA5YFnCk:MEgdDaHOtJc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=wBEfA5YFnCk:MEgdDaHOtJc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=wBEfA5YFnCk:MEgdDaHOtJc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/wBEfA5YFnCk" height="1" width="1"/> Christian Volunteering Urban Ministry - The Latest Christian Volunteering Resources TechMission Real Impact Stories Faith Free Content Volunteering Stephanie Technology Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:24:09 +0000 Miki 110057 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/stephanie%E2%80%99s-story-virtual-volunteering-help-orphans http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~3/Jc8dAJK-K8U/helping-homeless-who-suffer-mental-illness-part-1 <p>Nearly one in four <a href="/homelessness" title="Homelessness Resources">homeless</a> individuals suffers from a severe mental disability(1).  People with various forms of mental illness frequent <a href="/under-resourced-audience" title="Urban Resources">urban</a> missions for temporary food and shelter. Some express a desire to participate in long-term rehabilitation and recovery programs.  The most common forms of mental illness among the <a href="/homelessness" title="Homelessness Resources">homeless</a> are schizophrenia and the affective disorders (bipolar and major depression).(2)  Because I have recently received so many enquiries regarding how to best minister to the mentally ill in a <a href="/under-resourced-audience" title="Urban Resources">urban</a> mission setting, we will dedicate the next few installments of this column to this subject.<br /></p><span class="read-more"><a href="/helping-homeless-who-suffer-mental-illness-part-1"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=Jc8dAJK-K8U:mkReS2kiavA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=Jc8dAJK-K8U:mkReS2kiavA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=Jc8dAJK-K8U:mkReS2kiavA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=Jc8dAJK-K8U:mkReS2kiavA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=Jc8dAJK-K8U:mkReS2kiavA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=Jc8dAJK-K8U:mkReS2kiavA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=Jc8dAJK-K8U:mkReS2kiavA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?a=Jc8dAJK-K8U:mkReS2kiavA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrbanMinistryMain?i=Jc8dAJK-K8U:mkReS2kiavA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrbanMinistryMain/~4/Jc8dAJK-K8U" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.urbanministry.org/helping-homeless-who-suffer-mental-illness-part-1#comments City Vision Addiction/Recovery Faith Free Content Person Career Technology Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:17:45 +0000 Michael Liimatta 110001 at http://www.urbanministry.org http://www.urbanministry.org/helping-homeless-who-suffer-mental-illness-part-1