http://www.urbanresurrection.org Weaving the fabric of Christ centered community in West Coconut Grove Miami Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:31:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On November, 22nd at about 3pm, music started pumping and food started arriving at the tables that had been set up in several of the driveways of Carter Street. People from all parts of Carter Street (made up of 44 households on two blocks) began bringing our the turkeys or ... http://www.urbanresurrection.org/2008/12/03/2nd-annual-carter-street-thanksgiving-bash-a-huge-success/ Carter Street Block Club” (CSBC) was formed out of Ujima (“collective work and responsibility” in Swahili) by residents of Carter Street as a response to the community’s desire to empower neighbors in practical ways via organizing around collective issues, and solving them with collective assets. One of our many things ... http://www.urbanresurrection.org/2008/12/02/carter-street-garden-initiative/ The 2nd Annual Carter Street Thanksgiving Bash is coming next week November 22nd! Last year we had a great turn out and had about 70 people come for a great time of connection and community growth. This year promises to be even BIGGER and more developmental than last. We are excited! Since last ... http://www.urbanresurrection.org/2008/11/13/2nd-annual-carter-street-thanksgiving-bash-coming-soon/ There is much for us to think about and to digest in regards to the amazing events of last week. From any angle this is a historic time for America and the world. But we must remember where our hope for true change rests. The link below has a prayer ... http://www.urbanresurrection.org/2008/11/10/a-prayer-for-america/ It has been a while since we last updated this site and the only excuse we have is the fact that the Christian Community Development Associations Annual Conference was here in Miami this year. Our team at Urban Resurrection was intricately involved on many levels in the planning, running and ... http://www.urbanresurrection.org/2008/10/30/ccda-2008-conference-a-success-for-u-rez/ September 5th was a night full of energy, the sounds of rhymes and beats flowing from the mic, bright colors of paint being sprayed across a graffiti wall, the twisting and turning of break dancers, and youth all over the place! No, this wasn’t a club or festival, but our ... http://www.urbanresurrection.org/2008/09/18/beats-kickoff/ Over the last five weeks our team has been walking through an orientation process with 12 new volunteers. This process is six weeks long and is designed for us to get to know the potential volunteers and for them to get to know us as Urban Resurrection. It has been ... http://www.urbanresurrection.org/2008/08/30/u-rez-is-growing/ I recently read this article because the title rang true in my heart and as we strive to live our lives in a reconciliatory way this has to be one of our goals as the Church not just at large but on a close small intimate level. We must deepen ... http://www.urbanresurrection.org/2008/08/28/multicultural-church-the-way-it-ought-it-be/ The idea of Fair Trade is gradually becoming main stream (if you are paying attention to global justice as you shop) but maybe Fair Trade is not going far enough. Some friends of ours, Tim and Mandy Taylor don't think so and have started an organization called Coffee Ambassadors in ... http://www.urbanresurrection.org/2008/08/14/fair-trade-or-direct-trade/ Dear Friends of Urban Resurrection,           God has been working overtime in our lives preparing us for what it just over the horizon in Miami. There are many things in the works here that God might use to bring new life to many and we are excited about it. ... http://www.urbanresurrection.org/2008/08/13/coming-to-life/