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Nurturing Relational Connections Across Boston's Christian Community

#MyFaith Urban Youth Ministry Summit

Calling all Urban Youth Leaders: It’s time to come together and build a network!

Register for the #MyFaith Urban Youth Ministry Summit to learn from Nationally-renowned Urban Youth Ministry voices and receive perspectives from Boston area Urban Immigrant Youth Ministry pastors.

Learn more & register here. Tickets are $35, and $50 for the VIP experience. Register by Monday, June 17th to ensure dinner is included. Please note that dinner is only included for Summit Attendees.

To nominate a youth pastor for an Urban Youth Ministry Networking Award, complete this form by Monday, June 17th.

To register for the Pastors & Leaders Breakfast, click here.

Get up to $750 for participating in this study from the Seymour Institute

Get up to $750 to help us learn about BLACK churches in BOSTON! The Seymour Institute for Black Church and Policy Studies is offering a $750 stipend for black churches in Boston to describe how your church operates.

To get started, please click the link below to take a 15-minute survey. We will pay $50 for COMPLETING the survey. Please fill out the survey just ONCE. We will pay only for the first time the survey is submitted. If you would like to participate in an interview and earn an additional $700, please contact us at: info@seymourinstitute.com.

God bless you!

The Imperfect Pastor: 2024 Gordon-Conwell Pastors’ Conference

About the Conference:

Leaders in ministry are pressured to produce large, famous things as fast as possible. But the things that matter most in the lives of those we serve require small, mostly overlooked graces over a longer period of time. Pastoring and preaching are best when seen as acts of love and wonder hovering within the ordinary lives of particular people. But this means we also need wisdom. When competing cultural questions, political voices, and individual doubts rise, it can feel more difficult to know which voices belong with Jesus, and how to wisely help others hear his voice and biblically follow him. In these conversations, Dr. Zack Eswine will spur you on to taste the goodness of wiser loves and skills for your life and ministry.

Schedule:

9:45-10:45 a.m. Plenary Session I: The Imperfect Preacher
12:00-1:30 p.m. Dean’s Forum: Locating Jesus in our Political Moment (lunch included)
1:45-3:00 p.m. Plenary Session II: The Imperfect Pastor

#MyFaith 2024 Cohort Applications Open!

Are you passionate about engaging the youth in your church? Do you need more resources for your church’s youth? Would you like training from national youth ministry voices? Apply to the 2024 #MyFaith Cohort! The #MyFaith Youth Ministry Team at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary’s Campus for Urban Ministerial Education in Boston is excited to announce that applications are open for the 2024 #MyFaith Cohort! Applications are due Friday, November 10th, 2023. Apply here! 

#MyFaith is for churches of color who are developed in youth ministry, growing in youth ministry but not fully developed, or building from the ground up.

To qualify you must have middle and/or high school students who attend your church, commit to a full year of training (2 excused absences permitted), and be able to attend the first training on Saturday, January 20th, 2024.

We are also hosting two 45-minute Info Sessions at 7pm on Monday, October 30th and Monday, November 6th via Zoom. Anyone interested can register for the info session(s) here!

For more information, contact #MyFaith Administrator Katelyn Hannan: khannan1@gordonconwell.edu.

Growing Young Ministry Training

The #MyFaith Youth Ministry Grant Team at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary’s Campus for Urban Ministerial Education is excited to announce our youth ministry training: “Growing Young!” This workshop will help pastors, youth leaders, and other ministry leaders assess their communities. We will create strategies to help your churches grow young and engage the next generation in meaningful ways.

Our featured speakers are Dr. Virginia Ward from Gordon-Conwell & Dr. Chuck Hunt from the Fuller Youth Institute.

“Growing Young” will take place on Friday, May 19th from 6-9pm at Congregation Lion of Judah (20 Reed Street, Boston, MA 02118). There is no cost to attend, and dinner is included. Registration is required and spots are limited.


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