Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category

  • 20 Feb

    Five New Rounds of Fight Club

    Posted by Brandon Woodard | Blog
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    New Sessions. Same Fight. This April. For the first 5 sessions of Fight Club, Dr. John Bryson opened the men’s eyes to the devastating effects of the lack of biblical men in the world, and began to offer the men the solution to fix this disease that we as men have. He began to lay out the blueprint of the biblical man through teaching us the 4 faces of a man; the warrior, king, lover, and friend. In round 2 of fight club we as men will ...Read More »

  • 20 Feb

    What Will You Do With What Has Been Given To You?

    Posted by Tim Reid | Blog
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    Elevation Church created this inspiring video called "Defining a Prodigy." Click here to view more of the director, Bernardo Marentes work. Thanks to Ben Arment for sharing.Read More »

  • 17 Feb

    March 7th Forum – Mayor Mark Luttrell

    Posted by Tim Reid | Blog
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    [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Mayor Mark Lutrell seen above with Akina & Ayana from the Soulsville neighborhood. "][/caption] Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell is the featured guest at the next City Leadership Forum on March 7th. When: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 *11:15am-12:45pm Where: Streets Ministries [Google Map] RSVP: By Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 RSVP HERE Mayor Luttrell will be speaking on the complexities of leadership. He has been serving as Shelby County Mayor since September of 2010. He is a long time Memphian, graduating with a ...Read More »

  • 16 Feb

    Join A Research Project

    Posted by Brandon Woodard | Blog
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    City Leadership is launching another public research project and you can be involved. We are looking for people, any where in the world, that miss reading and researching for a bigger purpose. Some people who miss school, homework, and projects. This project is 7 Book Summaries. Pictured above are 7 books that we are looking to have highlighted, underlined, dog-eared, and marked up. We are also looking for a 2 to 3 page bullet point summary of each book. Your research is going to be used for a writing project on Racial ...Read More »

  • 15 Feb

    29 Ways You Can Stay Creative

    Posted by Tim Reid | Blog
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    Watch this video created by To-Fu on 29 ways to stay creative. Thanks to Doobybrain for sharing. Read More »

  • 10 Feb

    Seeking New Academic Program Director

    Posted by Mercedez McDowell | Blog
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    Rise to the top with Artesian Community School The 4.0 charter school seeks to hire a new Academic Program Director for the middle school level. The school will officially open in 2013 with the mission to empower its students to excel academically, live purposefully, and achieve success through an individualized learning environment and strong community mentorships.  Artesian plans to work closely with parents and community stakeholders to build a school that re-imagines solutions to the community’s toughest challenges. If you believe that great schools are a catalyst to transforming neighborhoods and ...Read More »

  • 08 Feb

    Say Yes To Adoption

    Posted by Tim Reid | Blog
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    Check out this video that captures the life altering change adoption has on children. Learn more about Churches for Children here. Read More »

  • 02 Feb

    Mandy Grisham is Empowering Memphis as an Education Champions

    Posted by Tim Reid | Blog
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    Check out this story about how Mandy Grisham is investing into and enjoying her city. Learn more about Education Champions here. Read More »

  • 30 Jan

    The Urban Summit

    Posted by Melissa Webster | Blog
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    The Urban Summit is the Mid-South's premiere experience for Urban Ministry Training from some of the nation's most proven leaders in the field. Hosted in Memphis, this one-day event features training and conversations in the areas of Biblical Justice, Community Development, and Education Reform. When: Saturday, March 17, 2012 * 8:30am - 2:00pm Where: Christ United Methodist Church [GoogleMap] Register: By Wednesday, March 14, 2012 The $49 registration fee is currently at an early-bird rate of only $29 until January 31st. Take advantage of this savings for your ...Read More »

  • 27 Jan

    An Interesting Take on Using Social Media For Businesses

    Posted by Brandon Woodard | Blog
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    Seen above is an interview of Gary Vaynerchuk with Piers Morgan on the Piers Morgan Show regarding his new book "The Thank You Economy." We recently read “Thank You Economy” as a staff, and it really shed light on how social media could be a tool that can provide the potential we need to get City Leadership’s voice out to a greater audience. The main premise, as Gary Vaynerchuk states, is this idea that the world is beginning to revert back to a time when personal relationships between a business and consumer drove business. He ...Read More »