June Snapshot: What’s Happening Hi friends! Here’s a super simple update on what’s been going on and what’s coming up for CBOQ Youth this June—and why it matters. 🌄 Big Win: Retreats Finished! We just wrapped up three awesome youth retreats in different places across Ontario. People showed up, learned about God, made friends, and had meaningful moments together. Leaders and volunteers helped make it all happen, and we’re
These are the items in the CBOQ Youth annual mailing. Theme Poster: “ON THE ROCK: Our Identity. His Foundation”—introducing CBOQ Youth’s new Ascent retreats. In a time of uncertainty, we’re returning to the foundational truth of our identity in Christ. Create and Cultivate Booklet & Action Plan: Developed with our Canadian Baptist partners, this resource encourages churches to invest in the next generation through four key priorities. Updated CBOQ Next Gen
In today’s world, we are constantly surrounded by voices trying to tell us who we are. Social media, culture, and even our own doubts can shake the foundation of what we once believed about ourselves. For many young people, identity feels uncertain—like shifting sand. But Jesus offers something different. He invites us to build our lives on Him—the solid Rock. He is unchanging, steady and true. As our Creator,
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We are grateful to God for the many ways he has brought youth closer to Jesus these last 24 years. As we prepare to celebrate our 25th anniversary of winter retreats (Avalanche and Blizzard), we remember our past, linger in the present and discern the future. This year's theme is call to embrace the eras of impact both as a CBOQ family, as local churches and as individuals. With
In February 2024, Matt Wilkinson shared about our new retreat strategy starting in our 2025/26 season; you can see Matt's announcement in the YouTube video on this page. We now have a framework doc to give churches, regions and associations specific details about how we will work with our churches in creating these regional retreats. During the summer and fall, Alvin will be reaching out to different regions to
We are excited to visit a number of our associations to share about the latest Create and Cultivate resource. To date, Tanya or Alvin will be visiting: Norfolk (March 19) Amherstburg (March 23) Trent-Valley (April 13) Toronto (April 27) Midwestern (April 28) Niagara-Hamilton (May 4) Ottawa (May 4) Northern (May 10) Contact your association executive or Alvin for more details. If you'd like one of our Next Gen staff to
Hello CBOQ Youth Leaders, “Inspiring – Memorable – Life-Changing – in moving youth one-step closer to Jesus.” These are just some of the words that have described what tens of thousands of Youth have experienced at Avalanche and Blizzard as we have gathered at Muskoka Woods over these last 24 years. 25th Anniversary First, we are preparing for what will be a historic experience for
WHAT'S CHANGING Sending a more comprehensive monthly eUpdate enewsletter. Creating a weekly video highlighting important content (via YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok) WHAT WE'LL KEEP DOING Sending a personalized email with customized updates Messaging youth leaders from our weekly staff church prayer list Sharing articles via Facebook and X Sharing in our Facebook group (for CBOQ youth leaders)
We are excited to have Jaimie join our Next Gen team as our administrative assistant! Jaimie Wiebe loves to travel, meet new people and to serve Jesus. In her free time she enjoys board games, canoeing and sewing. She is a recent graduate of Emmanuel Bible College, and recently married to Shawn. Email Jaimie
