Words of Encouragement
No tears are shed that God does not notice. There is no smile that He does not mark.
Steps to Christ, p 86.
Prayer - Petition & Praise
Passing of Elder Ted Wilson's Mother - Elinor E Wilson, mother of Ted N. C. Wilson, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, at a care facility in Dayton, MD. A small graveside service was held. Please keep the family in your prayers.
Tornado Victims - Continue to pray for the victims of the extreme tornadoes that ripped through the United States in May and June.
Berny Carlsson - Swedish Union Youth Director, underwent a reconstruct on his ACL liagment for his right knee. Remember him in his long recovery.
Send us your prayer petitions and praises.
Personnel Changes
Rodlie Ortiz: After serving at Carrollwood Adventist Church, in Florida since 2003, Rodlie will move to Berrien Springs, MI where he will be working with young adults in Evangelism at Pioneer Memorial Church.
Jose Cortes: Jose will be transitioning from the Greater New York Conference to the Atlantic Union where he will serve as the new Youth Director.
Geert Tap: Has accepted the call to serve as Senior Pastor for the Central London Church. He will focus on young adult ministry and worship.
Ministry Seekers
Mike Wiley: Seeking a ministry position in education. Mike has 7 years of Chaplain/Bible Teacher experience, Mike is looking for a position at an academy. More info: Contact Mike Wiley.
Ministry Openings
College Heights: SDA church in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada is seeking a youth pastor. The position focuses on ages 0-15, Pathfinders & Kids-In-Discipleship. More info: Contact Pastor Ron Sydenham.
Allegheny East Conference: Requesting qualified applicants for principal positions available at Baltimore, Calvary & Sharon Temple Adventist Schools. More info: Contact Elaine Allston.
Youth Bible Worker: Loma Linda Chinese SDA Church is seeking a creative, out-going and flexible Youth Bible Worker with Chinese cultural familiarity for one year, with possible extension. More info: Contact Pastor Matthew Yuen at (909) 478-3939.
Southern New England Conference: Associate Youth Director opening. This position mainly focuses on family, singles, young adults, collegiate, and camp meeting. More info: Contact Josue Feliciano at (978) 365-4551 ext.618.
School Chaplain & Assistant Pastor: Hilliard Christian School, Australia. This position is to provide pastoral function for Rosny Church, facilitate spiritual development and christian care for Hilliard School as Chaplain. More info: visit Adventist Volunteer Service.
Youth Ministries Leader: New Zealand Garden City Fellowship Company. This position calls for a strong leader to work with youth and young adults organizing various spiritual gatherings. More info: visit Adventist Volunteer Service.
CYE: Assistant Director. This position is primarily administrative and focuses on the International Camporee Daytime Programming, Media Production, Bible Summits and Churches of Refuge. Visit our site to apply.
Adventist Resources
Journey of Joy Bible Studies: This DVD-led Bible Studies Leader's Kit has a special introductory price of $39.99 (reg. $49.99) until July 31. More info: visit NAD Women's Ministry resource page. To purchase: Visit AdventSource
or Adventist Book Centers.
Adventist World iApp: As of June 11, the official magazine of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is now available as an app for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. More info: Visit the Apple App store.
The Social Media Marketing Book: This book by Dan Zarrella guides you through how to use online media sources such as Facebook, Twitter, and blogs effectively for ministry. More info: Visit AdventSource.
Youth Empowered to Serve (YES!): Sponsored by Adventist Community Services, YES! is a network of people throughout North America who minister through random acts of kindness, strategically planned service events, disaster response and emergency relief. More info: Visit www.AdventistYes.org.
Non-Denominational Resources
Free eBook: Jesus Centered Youth Ministry is about the power of a youth ministry entirely focused on Jesus and how everything comes back to the cross. More info: Call (800) 385-4545.
Group Workcamps: A Group Workcamp focuses on families who cannot afford the work that is done by the team. Yout youth will serve others, build character, connect with Jesus, bong together, and have fun! More info: Visit GroupWorkcamps.com or Call (800) 385-4545.
Live Curriculum: Available for either Junior High or High School, a cohesive, comprehensive and sutomizable plan for small groups that builds on itself and can last for 2-4 years. Great for continuity. More info: Visit live.simplyyouthministry.com.
College Ready: Intended for Seniors in High School or Freshmen in College, this video-guided series helps get teenagers ready for the issues they'll face in college. More info: Visit Family Life.
The Way I'm Wired: A small-group DVD curriculum that helps teenagers move past the outside influences and into discovering God's plans and purposes for their lives. More info: Visit Simply Youth Ministry.
Adventist National/International Events
L.E.A.D.S.: July 6-10, 2011, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Leadership Education And Development Seminar offers an intensive five-day training program to students,leaders, and pastors involved in secular campus ministry. More info: Visit CampusHope.com. (Sponsored by Michigan Conference)
Maranatha Summer Youth Projects: July 12 - August 9, 2011, in various locations. Maranatha Volunteers International coordinates three projects for young people this summer, with opportunities to build, bond and grow. More info: Visit Maranatha.org, or call (916) 774-7700.
Jesus Loves Jeans: July 22-23, 2011, Live from Nashville, Tennessee. As part of Net 2011, JLJ is a youth discipleship initiative that is transforming thousands of youth into disciples of Jesus. Training materials available. More info: Visit Host.PropheciesDecoded.com/Resources. (Sponsored by the North American Division)
Festival of the Laity 2011: September 7-10, 2011, in Dallas, Texas. Training provided by the NAD Youth Department. More info: Visit the event page, or call (301) 680-6430. (Sponsored by the North American Division)
180 Symposium: October 18-20, 2011, in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Addressing the most pressing youth/young adult issues in Adventism, the 180 Symposium will be focusing this year on "Reaching the 2nd & 3rd Generation Youth & Young Adults." More info: Visit AdventistYouth.org/180. (Sponsored by CYE & the Lake Union Conference)
Youth Leadership Development: October 21-23, 2011, Berrien Springs, Michigan. Over 50 hours of youth and young adult ministry seminars by specialist trainers. Master Guide, children's ministry, and many other tracks are available. More info: Visit AdventistYouth.org/yld. (Sponsored by the Lake Union Conference & CYE)
the One project: October 31 - November 1, 2011, in Helsinki, Finland. Celebrating the supremacy of Jesus in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. More info: Contact Japhet De Oliveira, or visit the1project.org.
Cruise With a Mission 2011: December 11-18, 2011, from Tampa, Florida. Join the launch of the "Family Edition" in addition to their young adult annual cruise and mission trip in one! More info: Contact Jose Bourget or visit AdventistYouth.org/cwm. (Sponsored by CYE & the Lake Union Conference)
the One project: February 13-14, 2012, in Seattle, Washington. Celebrating the supremacy of Jesus in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. More info: Contact Japhet De Oliveira, or visit the1project.org.
Non-Denominational Events
Echo 2011: July 27-29, 2011, in Dallas, Texas. An event for artists, geeks, and storytellers who use their gifts and passions to communicate the gospel. More info: Visit EchoConference.com.
Live It!: July 20-24, 2011, at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. Live It! combines experiential worship and track programming, creating a spiritual catalyst for high school youth to live their unique lives for Christ. More info: Visit youthunlimited.org/LiveIt.
MOVE Summer 2011: A 5-day high-school-only summer event helping you mobilize and equip your students for Kingdom impact. This event takes place at various dates and locations this summer. More info: Visit CIY.com/MOVE.
D6 Conference: September 21-23, 2011, in Dallas, Texas. Join 2,000+ leaders, ministers, volunteers, and parents as they discuss and collaborate on what's NEXT in the strategic integration of youth ministry and generational discipleship. More info: Visit D6Conference.com.
Planet Wisdom: Through an in-depth look at God's specific attributes, Planet Wisdom events provide an experience for students to discover practical ways they can change the world by becoming more like Him. Event locations and dates vary. More info: Visit PlanetWisdom.com, or call (888) 346-4179.
Acquire the Fire: 27 hours set apart to give your teens a life-transforming experience with Christ. ATF tours occur periodically throughout the year at various locations. More info: Visit ATFTour.com.
Dare2Share: The 2010-2011 "un" Tour, taking place in various locations on various dates, provides training conferences to inspire, mobilize and prepare teens to share Jesus with their friends. More info: Visit dare2share.org/untour.
Lifetree Adventures Peru: You're needed in Peru. Mission trips take place at various times throughout this summer. More info: Visit LifetreeAdventures.com.
Spanish Resources & Events
Hispanic Scholarship Fund 2012: This NAD fund is available for masters and doctoral level students. The NAD has set aside $300,000 in scholarship monies to give to qualified applicants. More info: Visit the NAD Treasury Dept. Resource page.
Pathfinder Camporees
Euro-Africa Division: August 1-8, 2011, Bassano Romano, Roma, Italy. Theme: "Faith Adventure - Walking With Paul." More info: Visit the EUD Camporee website.
Lake Union: September 15-18, 2011, at the Berrien Springs Fairgrounds. The theme will be "Finish Strong." More info: Contact Craig Harris, LUC Camporee Director, at charris@misda.org or (616) 834-2372, or visit the LUC Camporee website.
Miscellaneous
Connecting With a Lost Generation: According to Rajkumar Dixit, the largest age group in America, the Millennial Generation, is also one of the most difficult generations to reach. This makes communication key, mostly through social media. Tell us what you think! (Source: Visitor, December 2010.)
Quote from Global Internet Evangelism Network Conference: "Let us use every ounce of influence - even on the social networks - to draw others to Christ." -Garrett Caldwell, DMin., public relations director for the General Conference.
Adventist Parenting Survey: Pacific Press announced the launch of a survey designed to assist the NAD Family Ministries Department to gather data needed in the development of a new multi-media parenting resource. Take the 16 question survey.
America's Four Gods: In their book, America's Four Gods, Paul Froese and Christopher Bader look into how people's views of God affect their lives. In their research they found:
- 28% of Americans view God as authoritarian
- 21% view God as benevolent
- 21% view God as critical
- 24% view God as distant
- 5% of Americans are either atheists or agnostics.
More info: Visit Oxford University Press.
Tobacco Stats: The World Health Organization states over 6 million people die each year from tobacco use or exposure to tobacco. By 2030, tobacco related deaths are expected to rise to 8 million unless action is taken. (Source: ADRA Media Update, 31 May 2011.)
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