About TastyFaith

In 2001, TastyFaith.com was founded to help urban youth leaders create a craving for Christ with high-risk and disadvantaged city youth. Since curriculum and resources for urban youth outreach are scarce, a volunteer urban youth worker in Chicago donated her time and talent to create lessons that were culturally relevant to city youth. These lessons were first used at an outreach program in Chicago's Cabrini Green Projects called SLAM. While the outreach program went through several transitions and stopped using the curriculum, the SLAM! lessons for urban outreach continued to be developed, meeting a greater need nationwide.

Since then, TastyFaith resources have expanded. Along with materials for urban teen outreach, Shortie Pages were developed for younger kids, as well as LIFE AFTER BIRTH for teen moms. The creative team has grown as well. TastyFaith consults with teen moms, public school teachers, seasoned art directors, illustrators, freelance writers, a translator, and when the budget can afford it, a proofreader. But most of all, input from urban youth workers like yourself is needed to develop future lessons and resources.

The number of organizations that use TastyFaith materials has expanded. Along with youth workers on the front line of urban ministry, crisis pregnancy centers from rural as well as urban areas are using Life After Birth Bible Studies to connect with teen moms. Homework clubs, after school programs, camps and Sunday Schools enjoy the materials. Groups and organizations that go on domestic mission trips use the materials to help suburban teams connect with inner-city youth.

Goals

The primary goal of TastyFaith resources for urban ministry is to relate biblical truths to the reality urban youth face in their lower economic communities. The secondary goal is to reinforce reading and writing skills with city youth. Kids in urban communities are high risk of dropping out of school. Many times, failure in school is due to a variety of reasons, from crumbing public education systems to issues at home. Teens with 3 rd grade reading or writing skills is the norm in some neighborhoods. Many times, basic reading and writing skills are not practiced at home. Parents do not subscribe to print media or do not speak English at all. The bulk of a teen's reading materials consists of what they find on a cereal box. That is why in the front of every edition of SLAM! and Shortie Pages, you will find tips on how to "create a craving for literacy". What good is teaching them about the Bible if you aren't teaching them how to read it.

TastyFaith keeps in mind that the typical inner-city youth worker's budget consists of the money scraped off the floor of the church van. Resources are a great value, from the clip-and-use verse cards to reproducible Bible lesson pages.

Statement of Faith

Where Did the Name come from?

TastyFaith is a memorable way to remind us all to crate a craving for Christ.

What bout the cookie butt logo?

While some have been offended by the cookie butt logo (seen on the backside of TastyFaith materials as well as the popular T-shirt) the cookie butt is not porn. It's a cookie!

More about TastyFaith's Top Cookie.

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