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March 2019
YWAM Boston’s Movement Discipleship Training School
VISION Our vision is to use fitness as a catalyst to empower us to reach our full potential in every area of our lives, ready to do whatever it takes to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth. Movement Discipleship Training School is a 5-month experience of spiritual, emotional, and physical growth. The school is broken up into two phases. The first part of the school is three months in Boston, followed by a 2-month outreach in Cambodia. Apply…
Find out more »August 2019
Open Position: Passport to College Coach
Open Position: Passport to College Coach with the Boston Higher Education Resource Center Shift: Full-Time (35 Hours) Purpose of Position: To coach 1st generation students of color, attending non-exam BPS high schools, for success in college and beyond. Contact: Carolina De Jesus, Program Director cdejesus@bostonherc.org 617-442-5608 Only 1 in 3 black males (36.1%) and Latino males (33.6%) graduating from Boston Public Schools are completing college within six years . The Boston Higher Education Resource Center (HERC) equips first generation youth…
Find out more »Spiritual Conversations Group
People are still asking questions, they just may not be seeking their answers at a church. Would you like to feel more comfortable engaging in spiritual conversations with the people at work, friends, and family? Would you like to be able to share something about God that people can receive? Would you like to stop going it alone? Then come out to the Spiritual Conversations group! Andrew Fassett, Boston Healthcare Fellowship Director (MDiv), will be facilitating and using material from God Space by Doug Pollock and…
Find out more »September 2019
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement – Fall Classes
Perspectives is a profound 15-week journey that is taught across the nation and around the world. Perspectives will thread you so deeply into God’s story that it might just change your life. The class can be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit. It can also be taken for certificate or key reading. The class is being offered in the locations below: -New Haven, CT at Trinity Baptist on Sundays at 6:00 -Cranston, RI at Cranston Christian on Mondays at 6:30…
Find out more »Fresh Expressions: Massachusetts Vision Day
Recapture Your Passion • Connect with Subcultures • Energize Your Congregation Do you struggle to connect with people outside your church community? Is Sunday worship your only method for introducing your neighbors to Jesus? Do people in your church have non-Christian friends? Are you struggling to connect with outsiders? Did your last outreach effort fall flat? Do you need a common passion to unite your staff? Is it time to rethink your strategy? Does the state of the church fill…
Find out more »“May We Forever Stand”: Massachusetts Commemorates 400 Years of Black Resiliency
The year 2019 marks 400 years since the first enslaved Africans set foot in Jamestown, Virginia. Since then, Black communities have demonstrated remarkable resiliency in the face of cruelty, terror, and systematic oppression. African Americans have not only created pathways to survive but, in many instances, to thrive. Through it all, the Black Church has endured as a beacon of hope and testimony to resurrection. On September 20, 2019, people of faith will gather to honor ancestors, commemorate 400 years…
Find out more »October 2019
Faith In Fashion
We are thrilled to announce our third annual Faith In Fashion event which marks the collaboration between Roxbury Presbyterian Church Social Impact Center and iconic Boston fashion designer David Josef. This extraordinary fundraising event includes some of Boston’s top designers and models. AND it is our biggest fundraiser of the year! There will be great food, wine, fantastic entertainment and this year, we are thrilled to welcome our special guest singer/actor Nik Walker, currently starring as Aaron Burr in the…
Find out more »January 2020
Symposium: Traditional Biblical Sexuality in a Changing Youth Culture
As debates about human sexuality dominate classrooms, coffee shops, and social media, youth ministers committed to a traditional Biblical ethic may struggle to find their voice. Some may wonder if there is a safe space in which to form a theologically informed and nuanced approach to these charged and complex issues. Join Dr. Walt Mueller of the Center for Parent Youth Understanding and Dr. Duffy Robbins of Grove City College for an intensive multi-day symposium to deepen your own Biblical…
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