A few samples of UYWI. The conference for urban youth leaders.

Now is the kingdom Podcast General Session of UYWI 07.
+Voice of Hope Video

Voice of Hope from UYWI on Vimeo.

About UYWI the conference for urban leaders:
>> CONFERENCE DATES:
May 15-17, 2008

The Legacy you leave depends on the life you live. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Theresa, Rosa Parks and many others lived with their eyes focused on the great crowd of witnesses presented in Hebrews. These men and women of faith lived and died without seeing the fruit of their faith on earth and yet, continued to believe. We continue their Legacy as we walk by faith.

Remember, the youth and families you serve may not know these past heroes, but they know YOU! God has given you the time and place to re-write the Legacy that these youth will leave. UYWI08 will challenge and inspire you to LIVE THE LEGACY.

Sample workshops: This year
+Leadership Excellence—Good Governance, Glen Peterson, Executive Directors
+Reaching All People With The Whole Gospel, John Lewis, Suburban Urban Blend
+Beginning With The End In Mind: Setting Your Ministry Up For Success!, Romanita Hairston, Executive Directors
+Bad Leadership: The Bad Examples Of Leadership In Ministry, Anthony Flynn, Leadership Development
+No Child Left Behind: How Does It Affect Your Center?, Joseph Parker, After School Programs
+Programming In The Schools: More Than A Ministry, Abel Lopez, Campus Life
+Helping Communities Heal From The Wounds Of The Past, Marvin Jacobo, Community Justice Issues

Join many kingdom urban leaders from West to East coast next week. Register info HERE

This time of the year is very big for our family (Laker Fans) so this blog has kept up to date with the NBA finals…you know, the wins, the losses, and of course the great celebrations. So, I hope that you will be coming back. Thanks to all my readers.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant received the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award on Tuesday.

Bryant, 29, is the fourth member of the Lakers named league MVP, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Earvin (Magic) Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal.

“This is an award I could not have won on my own,” said Bryant, who finished third in 2002-03 and 2006-07 in voting by beat writers and broadcasters.

“I cannot thank these guys [teammates] enough. These are my guys, these are my brothers.”

“I do not know anybody who has ever deserved this trophy more, who has worked as hard to accomplish what he has accomplished,” Lakers head coach Phil Jackson said.

Bryant averaged 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.8 steals and 38.9 minutes in 82 starts this season, his 12th in the NBA.

He averaged a whopping 33.5 points as the Lakers swept the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs, and scored 38 points in Sunday’s 109-98 victory over the Utah Jazz in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal.

+This is a must see Video

+Kobe Video+Kobe Pictures

The San Antonio Spurs looked like two different teams in Monday’s Game 2 at New Orleans Arena. In the first half, they bounced back from their Game 1 defeat in typical Spurs fashion, with Tim Duncan and Tony Parker leading the charge. But the second-half Spurs returned to Game 1 form, stunned by the New Orleans Hornets on both ends of the court as they fell 102-84 and dug themselves a 0-2 hole for the series.

36 KEY STAT - The Hornets out scored the Spurs 36-18 in the third quarter. This is not a pretty Picture.