Youth Resources is interested in your opinion. We have four questions we would like you to answer. We will be giving away a gift certificate for each question. You may answer all four and have a greater chance of winning a gift certificate or just one. Each certificate will be worth at least $40.00 towards food, or gas, or coffee, or a paid registration to Reload and lastly, possibly a college scholarship – for YOU!
Write - Win
Entries are due by Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - Winners will be announced at Relhttp://www.youthresources.ws/oad (except for the one that wins free registration to Reload) - They will be phoned in advance.
Listed below are four questions. You can write whatever you want on the subject using at least 200+ words. “Getting an education” must be at least 500 words and answer the question of why you need a scholarship.
The first one is WORKING TOGETHER. Please write a short essay on youth ministries working together. You may want to address questions such as:
Why ministries don’t work together
Why is it important or not important for groups to work together?
Things that can be accomplished by working together
Successes and/or failures of past cooperative experiences
Or whatever you want on the subject
The second is on THE VALUE OF LIFELONG TRAINING
Again, what’s on your heart?
Why should we have a plan of lifelong learning?
What is your plan?
How have you been encouraged by someone that was a lifelong learner?
Who is your mentor and how does that aid lifelong learning?
Third, WHAT I’D LIKE TO SEE TO HELP YOUTH WORK IN YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR CITY, YOUR REGION (Greater Twin Cities)
If I could wave a wand I’d…
What I saw in the past that I’d like to see again.
Things that exist elsewhere, and are needed here.
This can be on a personal, organizational, geographical, or system level
GETTING AN EDUCATION – Youth Resources will be awarding a scholarship of up to $20,000 ($5,000 a year renewable for up to four years)
Please write at least 500 words or more and answer the questions
· Why you need a scholarship
· What you will study
· How will the youth of the community benefit from your education
· How will you gain from the education
To respond to the essay, In this blog site respond to the question\s there or you can email to essay@youthresources.ws
I would like to invite you to join Youth Resources, an organization that is dedicated to strengthening the Urban Youth Workers of the greater metropolitan area of St. Paul and Minneapolis. My heart is to be a father to the fatherless and help those who have the same goal.
Youth Resources was started in 1998 and has endeavored to encourage and provide training, resources, connections, fellowship and collaboration across the city.
Being a member of Youth Resources brings you many advantages such as…
We have access to $200,000 of yearly scholarships to give to your youth, you, your youths’ parents. This is available to our members and members will suggest who should get the scholarships.
We have tangible Resources that are available to check out
· Cotton Candy Machine
· Popcorn Machine
· Portable Sound System
· Medium sized generator
· LCD Projector
· Trailer
Relationship Resources
· Relationship with camps that will provide free use of their facility for small groups or planning or prayer retreats
· Relationships with companies that have agreed to partner with Youth Resources to offer discounts or free supplies to be used in your ministry
· Relationships with other ministries locally and nationally to help you get done what God has called you to do.
· Monthly Youth Workers Lunches
Sponsorship and Scholarship Program
· Event scholarships such as concerts, retreats games, and activities
· Youth Resources tries to secure scholarships for conferences and events for youth workers and their youth.
· Youth Resources will be awarding up to $200,000.00 in scholarships / year through a foundation. This is for members of Youth Resources – Which includes you and your youth.
· We also want to work with you to develop other resources, from Bible studies that have been created by you that you want to share, to resources that we have created.
· Encouragement in your ministry to do all you can do to be the best you can be by developing… (for you)
· Accountability Groups
· Mentorship
· Prayer Partners
· For more information call or e-mail Ron at
Training and training partnerships – Our training partners are…
We offer monthly training where youth workers from across the city come together for training, collaboration, fellowship and encouragement. Ask yourself this question. – What would happen in the city if those that are concerned for the welfare of our youth would come together, pray, strategize and reach out to the city, nation and the world? For the answer, come to one of our trainings. The dates for the next two trainings are
· February 19th 8:30 – 4:00 We support Urban Youth Workers Institute - Urban Reload at North Central University – Youth Resources rate is $25
· March 12th 8:30 – 4:00 Full day of training on developing personal and organizational resources by Here’s Life Inner City
Youth Resources
Ron McConico
ron@youthresources.ws
www.youthresources.ws
612-529-0198
Ron McConico
ron@youthresources.ws
www.youthresources.ws
612-529-0198
Don’t do ministry alone any longer. Get involved with Youth Resources and take advantage of the help that is available to you and make yourself available to help others.
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