{"id":5703,"date":"2015-01-09T07:59:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T12:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/?p=5703"},"modified":"2015-01-09T07:59:26","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T12:59:26","slug":"a-new-year-of-youth-ministry-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/2015\/01\/09\/a-new-year-of-youth-ministry-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Year of Youth Ministry&#8211;2015!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year Covenant Youth Workers!<\/p>\n<p>I hope this post\u00a0finds you enjoying the fresh start of a new year and excited about<\/p>\n<p>God\u2019s work in you and your ministry in 2015!\u00a0 I am honored to be a part of this<\/p>\n<p>journey with you, and I am very excited for the times we will be together this year.<\/p>\n<p>I cannot wait for Youth Worker Connection happening in Denver at the end of<\/p>\n<p>January!\u00a0 I want to personally invite YOU to join us for this fantastic opportunity!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5704\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/01\/10411013_812022358843685_629645834137897690_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"10411013_812022358843685_629645834137897690_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/01\/10411013_812022358843685_629645834137897690_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/01\/10411013_812022358843685_629645834137897690_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/01\/10411013_812022358843685_629645834137897690_n.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our theme this year revolves around \u201cReimagining Youth Ministry.\u201d\u00a0 It is truly our<\/p>\n<p>goal to give you an experience where you will be refreshed, encouraged, and equipped with some new<\/p>\n<p>ideas that you can plug into your specific ministry context.\u00a0 All registration info<\/p>\n<p>can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/covchurch.org\/connection\">CovChurch.org\/connection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to other wonderful presenters and breakout session leaders, we are<\/p>\n<p>blessed to have as our keynote speaker, April Diaz.\u00a0 April is the author of<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Redefining The Role Of The Youth Worker&#8221;\u00a0 and is a former Covenant Pastor.\u00a0 She<\/p>\n<p>recently accepted a position with the Youth Cartel and has her hand on the pulse of<\/p>\n<p>youth ministry in North America.\u00a0 My hope is that you will come to YWC this year,<\/p>\n<p>energize your own youth ministry, and join us in the conversation about where we<\/p>\n<p>think God is taking youth ministry in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Keep an eye on our social media accounts this coming week as we announce other<\/p>\n<p>speakers and options for YWC 2015.\u00a0 Also, being in Denver gives us a great<\/p>\n<p>opportunity to enjoy some time in the mountains skiing!\u00a0 If you and your crew are<\/p>\n<p>interested in skiing, we have secured a special rate and transportation. All<\/p>\n<p>information can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/covchurch.org\/connection\">CovChurch.org\/connection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today please be encouraged and <strong>know that you are loved, you are valued, and you<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>are making a difference.<\/strong>\u00a0 In this new year of 2015, I am thankful for you!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tim Ciccone<\/p>\n<p>Covenant Youth Ministry Leader<\/p>\n<p>tim.ciccone@covchurch.org<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=5703&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year Covenant Youth Workers! I hope this post\u00a0finds you enjoying the fresh start of a new year and excited about God\u2019s work in you and your ministry in 2015!\u00a0 I am honored to be a part of this journey with you, and I am very excited for the times we will be together [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A New Year of Youth Ministry-2015! - ECC | Youth Worker Update<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/2015\/01\/09\/a-new-year-of-youth-ministry-2015\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A New Year of Youth Ministry-2015! - ECC | Youth Worker Update\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Happy New Year Covenant Youth Workers! 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