Banner For Youth
Summer 2019

What is the Banner for Youth?

Formerly known as Voice of Concern, this is the new quarterly online publication from Urban Concern & Harambee Christian School. The Banner For Youth will highlight the best of what God is doing at Harambee and provide valuable opportunities for champions like you to carry the banner on behalf of Columbus’ inner city youth.

Summer Update - Building a Legacy for Harambee Youth

With the new 2019-20 school year underway, our staff is more crystallized than ever on the exciting direction God is leading our ministry.

Thanks to two days of intensive off site annual planning with a certified EOS implementer (Entrepreneurial Operating System), our leadership team has come up with next year’s goals en route to achieving our Ten Year Target, affectionately referred to as The Fantastic 50. By 2025, our goal is to see 50 Harambee alumni pursuing college or career and involved in discipleship in the local church.

The momentum of our annual planning culminated in the opportunity a number of staff had to travel to Chicago to attend the Legacy Disciple Conference. Legacy exists to help spread the Gospel through personal discipleship and church planting in inner cities around America. General sessions focused on what devotion to the Gospel looks like in an urban context, and staff attended a wide variety of workshops ranging from creative teaching to “life on life” mentoring to biblical social justice.

To learn more about the Legacy movement, check out The Gospel Coalition’s article from last year here.

It was a true blessing to fellowship with hundreds of Christians from inner city neighborhoods around the country, and our time in Chicago gave us an exciting vision for expanding our own legacy of inner city youth who overcome challenges and thrive in the body of Christ.
 

More from this issue

By the Numbers - How Did Students Stack Up in 2018-19?

Harambee students demonstrated solid growth and achievement again in 2018-2019 as demonstrated by their performance on the NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment.

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Student Stories - Summer Camp Edition

With the new school year under way, 36 Harambee students are still wishing they were back at Blow Out Camp.

According to Youth Ministry Director, Brandon Grant, camp can be an invaluable experience…

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Champion Highlight - Meet MacKenzie Smart

Please join us in welcoming our new Admissions and Programs Administrator, MacKenzie Smart. MacKenzie will be serving as one of the primary points of contact between parents and the school…

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Carry the Banner

Ways you can become a champion for inner city youth

Upcoming Events

Become a table host and/or sponsor for our 2020 Harambee Scholarship Fundraising Dinner & Celebration!

A table host invites seven friends to join them at the dinner.

A table sponsor covers the $150 cost of dinner for a table of eight.

You can choose to sponsor, host, or do both!

Click below to send us an email for more information.

Pray This Newsletter

You can take action right now that will have lasting impact by praying along side us.

  • Pray that God would help us make quarterly progress towards our 1-year goal that will help bring about The Fantastic 50.

  • Pray for the start of our 2019-20 school year, that new Harambee students would become quickly knit into our school family and culture and that they would begin a relationship with Jesus if they don’t have one already.

  • Pray that new staff members like MacKenzie would quickly be able to build fruitful relationships with students and families.

Make a Gift or Monthly Pledge

Help Columbus’ inner city youth receive an above the bar education in a spiritual community that will prepare them to lead.

Become A Volunteer

Serve in the classroom during the day or in the After School Program - or become a mentor for youth.

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