JJMNT Executive Committee Meeting

     The first meeting of the new year for the JJMNT Executive Committee was held in Waco, January 27, 2007. Minutes of the meeting are available at Minutes January, 2007.

     Among the major actions for 2007 are:

        * Publishing  a 2007 version of the Juvenile Justice Ministry Directory

          * Providing resource articles on a quarterly basis on the JJMNT website.  Subjects to include: mentoring, aftercare, drug abuse, gangs, Bible studies, ministry to facility staff, and residential aftercare. The first quarterly theme will appear on the organization's website during the first week of March, 2007.

Discussion of an Area-Wide JJMNT Conference for the Dallas-Ft. Worth area were discussed.  Additional information will be presented at the May meeting.

Juvenile Networking, Winter 2007  (PDF)

Articles:

     DaddyDisc a Hit with Incarcerated Teen Fathers by Shirley Orr Smith

     Using Biblical Principles to Manage Anger by Mike Gahan

     Gang Prevention--Alternative Culture by Harvey Halliburton

     Upcoming Juvenile Justice Ministry Events    

Our thanks and appreciation to the Texas Parks and Wildlife

Commission for making available the beautiful photos throughout

this website: www.tpwd.state.tx.us