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Greetings
Youth Workers of the Twin Cities.
I would like to
invite you to an organization
that is dedicated to strengthening the Urban Youth Workers of the
greater metropolitan area of St. Paul and Minneapolis. This is an
organization founded and run by Ron McConico, a person that has been
doing youth work for well over thirty years. His heart is to be a
father to the fatherless and help those that 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…
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Tangible Resources
that are available to check out
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Cotton Candy Machine
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Popcorn Machine
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Portable Sound System
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Medium sized generator
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LCD Projector
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Trailer
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Relationship Resources
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Relationship with
camps that will provide free use of their facility for small groups
or planning or prayer retreats
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Relationships with
companies that have agreed to partner with Youth Resources to offer
discounts or free supplies to be used in your ministry
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Relationships with
other ministries locally and nationally to help you get done what
God has called you to do.
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Monthly Youth Workers
Lunches
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Training and training
partnerships – Our training partners are…
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North Central
University
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Tentmakers
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YWAM
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North Western College
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Here’s Life Inner City
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DeVos
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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 rest of this year are…
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September 5th and 6th Outreach
– Tentmakers and the City
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October 9th half
day – Here’s Life Inner City
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November 6th full
day Here’s Life Inner City
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November 20th Outreach
– Here’s Life Inner City
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Dec 12th Youth
workers Christmas Party. (Date may change)
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Dec 18th Outreach
Christmas Caroling on the streets of the city
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Sponsorship and
Scholarship Program
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Event scholarships
such as concerts, retreats games, and activities
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Youth Resources tries
to secure scholarships for conferences and events for youth workers
and their youth.
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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.
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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.
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Encouragement in your
ministry to do all you can do to be the best you can be by
developing… (for you)
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Accountability Groups
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Mentorship
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Prayer Partners
For more
information call or e-mail Ron at
Youth Resources
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.
Urban Youth Workers Training Cooperative
The
cost of the training event is
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$75.00 for the day training
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$150 for three months (one Quarter)
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free
for members. Membership is $300/yr or $25/mo
Click here to register
for our next event.
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Here is a testimony from our last training.
My junior year at Moody Bible Institute, I would pray an odd
prayer but honest prayer. I'd say, "God, please help me
learn to communicate, not for myself but that I'd be able to
better serve you and better represent you." Communication
was a huge obstacle in my life. For example, I couldn't have
a conversation at the dining table for more than 3 minutes.
I felt as though there was an invisible wall between me and
those I wanted to talk to. It wasn't conversation for the
sake of conversation or my own popularity but I knew that if
I wanted to minister I would have to be in some sort of
relationship with them. Communication is learned. So that
year I decided to learn communication. First, I signed up
for a year commitment in Open Air Ministries, that's where
you go out and share the gospel to complete strangers on the
streets of Chicago. Secondly, I talked to friends about it.
Third, I'd pray that prayer every day knowing that God
wanted me to learn to communicate better. Lastly, I even saw
a counselor and we practiced conversations in different
situations and delt with my self-confidence.
Communication is often an ability that many people
believe is either innate or absent. They put themselves in
the "introvert" category and give up on improving their
ability to relate to others. Youth Resources realized that
there is a need for youth workers to get the relational and
communication training. They provided that through Tent
Makers. In a single long day we learned and practice
communication skills that help reach to the heart of people.
I learned to take notes about people, a guiding structure
for a conversation, and the beest wais how to be
encouraging. They covered things that took me a year to
learn and taught me beyond my skills of relational ability
all in 8 hours.
If it wasn't for Youth Resources the Youth of the Twin
Cities would be left uncared for by the lack of Youth
Workers. I believe that it is the triaining, guidance,
resources, and support that Youth Resources provides that
has kept many youth workers going in the Twin Cities Area.
Click here for more info.
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June 2011
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