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Training in cross-cultural communication used to be reserved for elite business leaders or career missionaries, but now it's essential for all of us—even for your youth ministry! Check out this overview of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and interview with Dave Livermore, CQ guru. No matter what your ministry context, this paradigm shift is guaranteed to stir changes in the way you approach cross cultural interaction.
Whether it’s deciding what music to listen to in the church van or which movies to see with students, youth workers are always wrangling with questions of culture. How we think theologically about culture has a huge impact on the way we answer the questions, but we rarely have time to contemplate the roots of our responses. In the first of a new CYFM series on theology, JR Rozko helps us reframe our theology of culture and learn how to ask totally new questions.
Hero or villain? Saint or thug? Though he died more than ten years ago, the legendary Tupac Shakur continues to have a surprisingly
pervasive influence on youth culture. Tupac expert Dan Hodge offers a look at the influences that shaped Tupac and his music, and the legacy he left to the Hip Hop community and beyond.
This article is an excerpt from a chapter in the new book The Gospel Remix: Reaching the Hip Hop Generation, by Fuller Seminary's Ralph Watkins. Pastor-Professor-DJ Watkins explores ministry implications for reaching out to hip hoppers by facing hard questions church leaders are asking about hip hop culture, and applies these insights to cross-cultural outreach to kids in general.
In part 2 of this series, Dan again tackles some of the questions he most often receives as an expert on Hip Hop culture, and the questions you may be receiving as a youth worker trying to navigate the waters of Hip Hop's impact on students you know. Pull up a seat and join the dialog, and let us know what questions you would add to this list! 
OK, really: What exactly is Hip Hop Culture, anyway? Researcher Dan Hodge offers a user-friendly FAQ approach to Hip Hop in the first of a two-part series. Whether you think you “get it” or you know you don’t, take a look to see if you’ve ever asked the questions on this list!!
Have you ever stopped to think about whether using a cell phone, instant message service, email, or even a sound system impacts the message you communicate using those media? In this interview with author Shane Hipps, we are challenged to stop and think about the implications of every day technology that we may never have considered before. 
When you see youth facing certain challenges, do you begin labeling them "at-risk"? Or do you focus on the potential assets and resources available to them? Maria Bjřrdal recently interviewed two Fuller faculty researchers about Positive Youth Development and its influence in their study of violence prevention.
Few issues push our buttons as a culture more than race relations. While the Church may often pretend the conflict does not exist, in reality we have a responsibility to engage and respond to the difficult dynamics of race in the U.S. The movie Crash takes a unique look into these dynamics, and Dan and Jude help us navigate the movie and its implications for ministry in this article.
Backwoods or central city, your students identify with some kind of community as “their” space. Have you ever considered the levels of meaning attached to those identifications? This article takes a look into the roles of “place & space,” specifically in urban contexts.
In our last issue Dan explored the “Why white kids love hip hop” phenomenon. This article takes a different angle on a race-related issue: Why do Black and Hispanic students who do well in school seem to lose friends? Reviewing recent social science research from Harvard, Dan gives us some interesting thoughts for reflection on race and education.
Why is it that so many white suburban youth are so into hip hop culture? Dan Hodge explores author Bakari Kitwana’s insights into Black popular culture and its powerful influence on non-Black adolescents in his new book, Why White Kids Love Hip Hop.
What are clusters and what can I do about them? What is “middle adolescence”? Chap Clark sits down with a group of youth workers to discuss his book Hurt: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers.
Don't let the topic fool you. Body image issues are on the rise among teenage boys. The consequences can be serious both physically and spiritually. Here are some things researchers have recently found and some things to reflect on as you think about the boys in your care.
You may have heard about it. You may have read it. Cheryl Crawford offers some things to think about regarding Christian Smith's new book, Soul Searching, a summary of a recent study of the religious beliefs of American youth.
Given the vast changes in youth culture, are kids still fundamentally the same? If they’ve changed, are the changes fairly minor or are they absolutely mega? An interview with Chap Clark...
As a youth worker, what do you do with the passion, despair, talent, rage, anger, hostility, love, spiritual connectivity and enthusiasm that encompasses the life of Tu-Pac Shakur? How do you, as a youth worker that cares about both God and culture, deal with the constant contradictions between God and gangsta rap?
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