Excellent speakers at the Youth Pastor Summit. Here are some of the memorable quotes:

[Seeing Christians demonstrating the love of Christ] . . . gasping at the beauty of the bride of Christ.
–Darren Whitehead

Before thinking outside the box, make sure you know what’s inside the box.
–Jay Strack

Where is the unstoppable force of the church?
–Francis Chan

I’ll follow Jesus if… is not the message of the Bible. It’s I’ll follow Jesus even if!
–Francis Chan

I’m so sick of comfortable. I have to have a shot at dying.
–Francis Chan

The power of the gospel is even great enough to heal the wounds of the sins inflicted upon us.
–David Nassar.

Looking forward to the Youth Pastor Summit & FWB Youth Worker Gathering in Orlando, March 2-4. All youth workers are invited. If you are in the area, even if you haven’t made advance registration, come to the Gathering on Tuesday night and Wednesday.

Then Saturday, March 7, there is a Bible competition Workshop at the White Oaks FWB Church in Macon, GA. Drop in if you are in the area and interested in the updates in the Competition Guidelines or want to know more about using this activity as a tool for ministry development in your church.

NEW FAITH-BASED CHILDREN’S NETWORK LAUNCHES ONLINE

Created by VeggieTales Founder, Phil Vischer, JellyTelly Offers a Fun, Educational Experience for Media-Savvy Kids

Jelly Telly includes a variety of animation, puppets, and live video segments to teach Bible stories and more. It’s not Veggie Tales, but it moves along quick and the sketches change every few minutes to hold the interest of children. It’s worth checking out.

Bible Millionaire is a new game for 4-6 grade students in the FWB Bible Competition. This game was introduced last year. Some minor tweaking of the rules will help the flow of the game.

A game will consist of 25 questions (instead of 20 minutes).
Team members will be allowed 15 seconds to confer before selecting an answer (instead of 20 seconds).

If you missed getting to register for the Youth Pastor Summit, don’t despair. There is still plenty of room to attend the FWB youth worker Gathering. Here’s the schedule for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tuesday, March 3
4:30 Supper (at local restaurant)
7:00 – 11:00 Gathering at the Holiday Inn Express
. . . . . . . . . . . (5605 Major Blvd.)

Wednesday, March 4
9:00 – Noon Gathering at the Comfort Suites
. . . . . . . . . . . (5617 Major Blvd)
Noon Lunch/free time
5:00 Gathering/Worship (Comfort Suites)
7:00 Supper (at local restaurant) followed by the Night Owl Session

Discussion sessions include:

Recruiting Summer Interns – led by Tommy Swindol

Personal Holiness and Navigating the Landmines of Ministry – led by Allen Pointer

Developing a Campus Ministry – led by Randy Rains

Growing Your Children’s Ministry – led by Alan Hines

D6 Model for Youth Ministry – a New Approach – led by Jeff Caudill

Worship Service – led by Chad Donoho

Also, get updates on the soon-to-be-released Children’s Church curriculum and the upcoming D6 Conference.

(We will get a discount on the rental price of the meeting rooms if at least ten rooms are booked at either the Holiday Inn Express or the Comfort Suites, so let me know if you are staying in either of these hotels. The meeting room is being provided by SCM. There is no registration fee for the Gathering.)

YPS registration will reopen Thursday, February 26 if space becomes available, so check back next week.

In Daniel 3 we read the account of three young men who faced a trial of their faith. These young men had been removed from their homes and the influence of their family and peers. They had already overcome the temptation to compromise, now they were confronted with a life or death choice.

When given one last chance, they affirmed their commitment to stand firm in their faith. They would not bow to the pressure to conform. They would not follow the crowd in worshiping a false god. Faithfulness to their God was worth their very lives. They trusted that the Creator of the universe was more powerful than a man-made god of gold.

Not knowing the outcome, they stood firm in the face of death. They literally walked through the fire. This strength of character and perseverance is only possible when one is grounded in the faith. That is our task as youth workers: first to BE, then to EQUIP others to be grounded in the faith so as to stand true.

The Youth Pastor Summit is over 96% full. If you are planning to attend the YPS in Orlando, March 2-3, register here now.

There is plenty of room for those who want to attend the FWB Youth Worker Gathering that picks up where the YPS ends. The Gathering will begin Tuesday afternoon and continue through Wednesday night.

Come join the discussion, share your dreams, and enjoy the fellowship. Hope to see you there.

From time to time I receive information about ministry opportunities and needs. I try to pass along the information.

The Lord has been so good to us here in New Mexico.  Our church is growing. Our need is for someone to come and build a youth program.  Our needs are no different from other churches, I’m sure.

We have funds available for this ministry, although a person might have to work part time in the beginning, but not long.  We have plenty of job opportunities.

We are looking for a Minister of Music also.  If these two can be done by the same person, that is good.  But it is not necessary for them to do both.  The Youth Ministry is priority.

I realize that we are not the only church seeking to fill these positions.  But we are believing God to fill the need.  Come over and help us!

Contact: Pastor Jerry McArthur at jerryamc@aol.com

A highlight of the FWB Youth Worker Gathering is the candid discussions about ministry and other topics of interest. Some of the sessions for this year include the following:

Recruiting Summer Interns – led by Tommy Swindol

Personal Holiness and Navigating the Landmines of Ministry

Developing a Campus Ministry

Growing Your Children’s Ministry – led by Alan Hines

D6 Model for Youth Ministry – a New Approach

Also, get updates on the soon-to-be-released Children’s Church curriculum and the upcoming D6 Conference.

Find out more about the Gathering at www.fwbgathering.com