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Where the Village thinks out loud. Research and reflection on influence and Black youth, for every influencer doing the sacred, ordinary work of shaping a life.

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Featured Black Youth Discipleship

What Black Youth Are Teaching Us About Faith

Listening changes what adults notice. It changes the questions we ask, the assumptions we carry, and the kind of discipleship we build.

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Church & Ministry Practice

Faith Formation Cannot Be Generic

Why one-size-fits-all ministry models leave Black teenagers carrying questions no one answered.

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Research & Insights

Listening Is Part of the Work

What changes in a ministry when the first step is a question instead of a program.

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The Village

What Black Teens Need From the Village

Belonging, honesty, and adults who stay. Notes from conversations across the community.

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Research & Insights

Building With Research, Not Assumptions

How BOON turns what youth say into tools adults can actually use.

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Faith, Culture & Identity

When Belonging Shapes Belief

Where a teenager feels known has everything to do with what they believe is possible.

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The Village

What Parents Are Carrying

Families are doing formation work every day. Here is what they say they need.

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