by Denise Faase | Aug 9, 2013 | The Rapidian
Passion is not enough; you must have access to power. This week in their ACTIVATE trainings, teens from Tall Turf Ministries and Madison Square Church have been focusing on understanding power and how power is needed in order to achieve social change. The...
by Denise Faase | Jul 12, 2013 | GRIL in the News, The Rapidian
About 20 teens from Tall Turf Ministries and Madison Square Church sit in a circle in the activity room at the Tall Turf Ministries’ building on the corner of Franklin and Madison. They are participating in the Magic Ring game. The rules of the games are not...
by Denise Faase | Jul 2, 2013 | GRIL in the News, The Rapidian
This summer, Jevon Willis, Program Director, from GR Initiative for Leaders has been teaching their recently written ACTIVATE curriculum to High School students from Tall Turf Ministries and Madison Square Church. GRIL’s ACTIVATE social justice curriculum challenges...
by Denise Faase | Jun 13, 2013 | GRIL in the News, The Rapidian
GR Initiative for Leaders recognized and celebrated several individuals and organizations for their positive service in the Grand Rapids community, as part of the GRIL graduation ceremony. The categories for the IMPACT awards are: Youth, Adult, and Organization award...
by Denise Faase | Jun 11, 2013 | GRIL in the News, The Rapidian
There was a buzz of excitement in the lobby of the Gezon Center at Calvin College Wednesday evening, June 5! Adults and teens and their families and friends were milling about, looking at displays ranging from skateboards to poster boards. Each display exhibited...
by Denise Faase | Jun 5, 2013 | GRIL in the News, The Rapidian
GRIL (Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders) would like to acknowledge and celebrate the college graduation of three more GRIL U Teen Leadership graduates who graduated from Calvin College (Allison VanderPloeg, RaeNosa Hudnell and Alyssa VanBeek): More Info: Read this...
