Emerging Leadership

Post a Comment » Written on September 12th, 2012     
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The first run of one of our most recently developed retreats “Emerge” took place in the Northwest Conference August 24-26. Both Ginny Olson and Jon Kramka from the conference office were very pleased with what took place that …

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Pick up Your Mat and Walk

1 Comment » Written on September 10th, 2012     
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Wednesday night of CHIC Judy Peterson addressed John 5’s question, “Do you want to be made well?” with those gathered. You have a “choice to be made well or not – no one can make the decision for someone else.” …

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Covenant Kids: Follow up Trips

Post a Comment » Written on September 5th, 2012     
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Mission trips are being planned to follow the CHIC 2012 offering for Covenant Kids. Your group or individuals from your group can experience first-hand what God is doing to bring hope through Covenant Kids ministries in Colombia and India.

Colombia …

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Youth Ministry Cohort Update

Post a Comment » Written on September 3rd, 2012     
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If you read my post last month about the First Two Years in Youth Ministry Cohort  and found yourself interested, but worried that traveling might be an issue for you, I have good news! Instead of meeting at various camps/retreat …

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Get to Know Our Speaker Team

Post a Comment » Written on August 29th, 2012     
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If you are planning a retreat for the youth you serve or for the youth leaders you work with, then you need to know about the Speaker Team. This team grew out of a desire to assist the youth ministries …

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360° Nashville

1 Comment » Written on August 27th, 2012     
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The Urban Youth Worker Institute (UYWI) is holding a conference in Nashville this September designed for urban, suburban, and multi-ethnic ministry leaders. 360° Nashville will focus on the theme The Beautiful Struggle: Inner Life, Family & Ministry, based on 2 …

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A Tough Topic: Internet Pornography

Post a Comment » Written on August 22nd, 2012     
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I don’t know about you, but pornography is not exactly a topic I would love to talk about with youth. It’s awkward, it’s uncomfortable (on both sides), and it’s a difficult subject to broach.

But let’s be honest, as difficult …

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Why Holiness Matters

Post a Comment » Written on August 20th, 2012     
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Tyler Braun is a pastor from Portland, Oregon, whose first book, Why Holiness Matters, just released. You can find Tyler on Twitter, Facebook, or his blog, manofdepravity.com.

I hear it over and over again, from professors

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Practicing Presence and Hospitality … on Facebook

1 Comment » Written on August 15th, 2012     
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I’ve got a confession to make. I’m an opinionated person and I am passionate about what I believe in. Normally, this isn’t a huge problem. However, it can become a problem on Facebook, where there is a degree of anonymity. …

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Youth Ministry Cohort

Post a Comment » Written on August 13th, 2012     
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If you are a youth worker in your first or second year of paid ministry, we’ve got an opportunity coming up that you won’t want to miss — a cohort designed to support you in your ministry! This cohort will …

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