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The Youth Leadership concentration addresses specific needs of leaders in the fields of urban youth ministry and youth development programming. The program seeks to produce professionals who are theologically, academically and culturally competent to serve with excellence in an urban context. An emphasis will be placed on collaboration with the local church, para-church and other community organizations.
In praise of the concentration in Youth Leadership
I don’t know a Christian university in this country that can match Eastern’s commitment to equipping people to follow Jesus into the hard places. This program may be new, but the people who put it together are old hands in the serious business of urban youth ministry. If you are looking to learn how to impact city kids, look no further. ~ Bart Campolo, Founder of Mission Year
What people are saying
Finally! an urban, youth-oriented Masters degree program that gets it! [Eastern's program] is "urbocentric" - specifically designed to ENGAGE, EQUIP and EMPOWER youth leaders who have been searching for skill sets, tools and resources to holistically re-connect a disaffected generation of urban youth. [The program] is configurable for a wide range of contexts and specializations, whether in ministry, social services, community and economic development ... Anyone involved with urban youth, needs to seriously check out this program.
~Robert Hepburn, Young Urban Black Male (YUBM) Ministries
The Youth Leadership concentration of the MA in Urban Studies program is vital for leaders who want to invest in future …This program has been designed [to provide] substantive knowledge and experience in the area of youth leadership while maintaining a career. It is ONE OF A KIND.
~Rev. Dr. Wayne E. Croft, Sr, Pastor of Church of the Redeemer Baptist
Thoughtful, visionary, theologically-grounded urban youth pastors are desperately needed in our city neighborhoods--creating, implementing, and guiding ministries that engage our youth and speak relevantly to the complexities of their young lives. The School for Social Change is committed to providing this kind of an educational experience.
~Bruce Main, Executive Director, Urban Promise
Contact Us
Urban Studies Department
Campolo College of Graduate and Professional Studies
Eastern University | Philadelphia
3300 Henry Avenue
3 Falls Center
Philadelphia, PA 19129
P: 215-769-3121
F: 215-848-2651
E: urbanstudies@eastern.edu
