Free Webinar to Explore Youth Ministry and Ferguson

CHICAGO, IL (August 29, 2014) — North Park University’s Center for Youth Ministry Studies (CYMS) will sponsor the webinar and panel discussion “We Are Precious in His Sight: Youth Ministry, the Gospel and the Continuing Significance of Race in America” on Tuesday, September 2, at 2 p.m. CDT. This interactive conversation will explore reactions to the events in Ferguson, Missouri, and the implications for the church.

The scheduled panelists include Phil Jackson, Kathy Khang, Anthony Nocella II, Michael Novelli, Soong-Chan Rah, Efrem Smith, Romal Tune, Sandra Van Opstal, Liz VerHage, and Amy Williams. The webinar will be moderated by CYMS director Daniel White Hodge.

Participants can register for the free webinar at the CYMS website.

A YouTube simulcast will also be provided at CovChurch.tv/live. No registration is required for the simulcast. Viewers will be able to participate in the discussion via YouTube comments or on Twitter using #PIHSferguson.

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Terri Cunliffe

Terri Cunliffe is president and CEO of Covenant Retirement Communities, the nation’s fifth largest not-for-profit senior services provider. It is a ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church, and serves more than 5,000 seniors in 15 continuing care retirement communities in 10 states. Visit Covenant Retirement Communities to learn more. Cunliffe writes monthly on seniors and health for the Covenant Companion online.
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