Planning a retreat for spring 2012?

Post a Comment » Written on December 19th, 2011     
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Consider inviting a member of the Speaker Team to join you in the planning process. We know you love your youth. We know they love going on retreats. We know there are hundreds of details to put together to pull …

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What are you reading?

Post a Comment » Written on December 12th, 2011     
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May I suggest Ruin Your Life: An Invitation to Let God Re-create the Real You by Chris Folmsbee and our own Nate Severson (Hillcrest Covenant, KS).

Synopsis from the publisher: “Everyone knows that in order to build something beautiful, sometimes

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Save the Date(s)!

3 comments Written on December 12th, 2011     
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Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and join others in ministry from across North America for a free hour-long ministry discussion and networking time.

To participate, you must register for the meeting(s) of your choice. Registration is free, but …

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Education + Chocolate?

9 comments Written on December 5th, 2011     
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This article talks about children and the obstacles they face concerning access to quality education. This one focuses in on child labor, which frequently drives kids out of school and away from educational opportunities. It focuses particularly on chocolate production …

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Stott on Singleness

Post a Comment » Written on November 21st, 2011     
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“Uncle John” explains why he stayed single for 90 years.

John Stott and Al Hsu: Christianity Today | posted 8/17/2011 09:09AM

John Stott is being remembered as an evangelical statesman, a pastor/scholar, and an inveterate birdwatcher. He was also a …

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Youth Workers Connection 2012

Post a Comment » Written on November 21st, 2011     
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The Good News:
We want to keep YWC ‘12 exciting and interesting – just like you, the Covenant Youth Worker! From January 28 through 30, 2012, we will be learning, engaging in fellowship, and praising God throughout some of the …

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Economic inequality: The real cause of the urban school problem

1 Comment » Written on November 14th, 2011     
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Greg J. Duncan, who wrote this article, is an education professor at the University of California at Irvine. Richard J. Murnane is a professor of education and society at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. They are co-editors of …

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We’re in it together

Post a Comment » Written on November 14th, 2011     
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Two vehicles, a collision. Faith and community.

Have you read the Newswire story about Trent Baker and Blake Jorgensen of Sloan, IA?

Two and a half years after that horrible day in 2008, area residents still don the ‘We’re all …

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Agree or Disagree? Discuss…

Post a Comment » Written on November 7th, 2011     
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For the full article click here.

One prevalent problem in our churches is the disappearance of people from ages 18 to 30 years old. Even the most active youth group students seem to go away to college and virtually

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YALT?

Post a Comment » Written on November 7th, 2011     
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This article was passed on to me and it got me thinking about what work is to be done in the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). Are there groups in your area who are rethinking ministry to young adults? Whenever I …

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