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4 06, 2025

Annual Mailing 2025

By |2025-06-04T23:30:05-04:00June 4th, 2025|announcement|0 Comments

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

4 06, 2025

On the Rock (2025-26)

By |2025-06-04T23:32:02-04:00June 4th, 2025|announcement|0 Comments

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,

26 08, 2024

Celebration: Embracing Eras of Impact (2024-25)

By |2024-08-29T15:31:11-04:00August 26th, 2024|announcement, Celebration|0 Comments

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

19 06, 2024

Regional Retreats Framework

By |2024-06-19T11:56:10-04:00June 19th, 2024|announcement|0 Comments

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

16 03, 2024

CE-DR 2024: Day 9

By |2024-03-16T13:11:34-04:00March 16th, 2024|DR 2024|0 Comments

Our team safely returned to Toronto late morning (March 16). We are grateful for their participation and look forward to more stories to come.

9 03, 2024

CE-DR 2024: Day 2

By |2024-03-10T03:12:25-04:00March 9th, 2024|DR 2024|2 Comments

The team left Toronto this morning with little issues and have touched down in Santo Domingo (as of 4:00 pm EST) with the Lighthouse Team ready to greet them. They are all settled in at the Lighthouse compound, ready for their first full day tomorrow.

8 03, 2024

CE-DR 2024: Day 1

By |2024-03-09T00:10:45-05:00March 8th, 2024|DR 2024|0 Comments

This team of 9 from Harmony Baptist (Hamilton) are preparing for their flight to the Dominican Republic tomorrow morning. There, they'll serve alongside the Lighthouse Project in Los Alcarizzos.

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