BORN TO BE: The Theme

The secret is out! Our theme for 2006/07 is BORN TO BE. Together, our BCOQ Youth family will focus on celebrating our identity in Jesus, celebrating who we were BORN TO BE. Plans are well under way for our Youth Workers Conference, our winter retreats, our March Break Mission to the Dominican Republic, and so much more. And we are excited to welcome or re-welcome you to the family that is BORN TO BE!

BORN TO BE is about our identity in Christ, not because of our effort but because of his love and mercy (Titus 3:5). In his monumental writing On Loving God, the Great Christian writer, Bernard of Clairvaux, reminded the saints that they owe God not only their first birth but their second as well. Not only did God love us enough to give us life, but also to give us rebirth, new life in him through salvation! This year we praise God and celebrate the birth and rebirth that he has given to us as unmerited gifts. We seek to discover and rediscover our identity and purpose as daughters and sons of God. We want to explore issues of identity, both individual and corporate. We want to discover intimacy with the God who loves us and seeks us. And we invite you to join us on this journey, together with youth ministries across this denomination, as we seek to know who we are and whose we are!

Luz Iglesias
Manager of Youth Mission and Education
BCOQ