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On our street; Change can happen - Wednesday, November 19, 2008
A new school had been built in one of the most economically strapped areas of our city. The old school in our community, aged and in need of repairs, was deemed more trouble than it was worth. The powers that be made the decision: the old school was no longer necessary.
The people in the community thought otherwise. [ Full Story ]
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Breaking through urban concrete; Leaders play on power - Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The hierarchy of power as it is wielded in our world, is an example of what urban Christians must struggle against. From the top, who believes they have too much power. From the bottom, power can paralyze. And those in the middle must strain in both directions. The challenge for urban leaders: infiltrate the cracks in the power pyramid. [ Full Story ] 
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Workshop: Employment as economic empowerment - Wednesday, November 19, 2008
In Acts, disciples ask the multitude to select wise, Spirit-filled people to organize food distribution amongst the widows and orphans. In the urban cities, the task is finding jobs for those unemployed within our church communities. [ Full Story ]
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Workshop: Cultural change needed to combat abuse - Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Victims of domestic abuse carry physical and emotional wounds, but the pain of these injuries can deepen further when no one is there to help. We must bring change at a cultural level, both at the individual and community levels, to increase prevention and victim support. [ Full Story ]
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Urban leader award nominations sought - Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Nominations are open for the 2009 George and Pearl Kauffman Urban Leader Award, which will be awarded at the 2009 Urban Leaders Network meeting held at the Columbus 2009 Mennonite Church USA convention. [ Full Story ]
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