Blog posts from Alvin
For 40 hours, 489 students and their leaders descended upon Muskoka Woods. At times, there was calm. At times, it felt like chaos. Even the weather got into the action with staying mostly clear on Saturday then white-out conditions on Sunday. What intrigued me with this retreat was, in spite of many glitches (from administrative miscues to property issues to a lost student who was found very quickly to our
For a lot of youth ministries, the weeks from the Christmas holidays to March break feel like an eternity. At the beginning of the ministry year in the fall, there's the adrenaline of a new start. Shortly after Thanksgiving comes the move towards Christmas celebrations. After March break signifies a change in weather towards spring, which brings excitement and the focus on Easter. After Easter is the final push towards
CBOQ Youth is moving into the blogosphere! Starting in the new year, every two weeks, we'll post a new article. Some will be a recap of the events we're involved in. Some will give you a behind-the-scenes look at what we do at CBOQ Youth. Others will be reflections on trends in youth ministry. Plus we'll include some guest blogs as well from youth leaders in the CBOQ and beyond.
