Almost 500 jr. high students and leaders converged on Muskoka Woods this past weekend for our 18th Avalanche retreat. While everything didn't always go according to plan, here were some key highlights: Our Friday night began with a "bang" (see the end of the video to the right). Students were challenged with key life questions like, "Do they want to pursue Jesus as their greatest hope?" and "How will
Jesus finished well and left this world with a compelling call for revolution – an internal spiritual revolution that transforms our hearts, minds, and spirit while overflowing into the external transformation and revolution of our world. Download Total Revolution Package Following Jesus’ call to internal revolution and external transformation, our theme and prayer for 2003-4 is TOTAL REVOLUTION. The TOTAL REVOLUTION theme will provide the
City of God is a theme with many evocative connections: biblical and theological, classical and contemporary, ancient and future, concrete and mystical. Download City of God At its core, City of God is about being connected in community. As relational creations, how do we connect to our God, to each other, and to the natural world? How do we name and confront the barriers that keep us from connection:
Youth Pastors Retreat 2020: Reloaded Follow-Up Download the Focus Group Questions
Guest post by Reba Sigler (senior youth workers at Kanata Baptist Church and team leader for CE-SN) Three churches: Mount Hamilton, Mississauga Chinese and Harmony Road went on a journey the first weekend of May. As we journeyed physically to the Six Nations reserve, we also journeyed culturally visiting the Woodland Cultural Centre to see the history of the Six Nations community and the Mohawk Chapel to view their story
The following is an excerpt from our book Faith Formation 2.0. Traditionally, churches have focused on ministry programs as the primary way of ministering to people. Typically, these ministry programs are geared towards age-specific audiences. It seems to work generally when children are younger. However, as research has shown, as people get older, these ministry programs seem less and less effective. The diagram above demonstrates that a church can still
What happens when almost 840 people converge onto Muskoka Woods? You have the BIGGEST BLIZZARD EVER! While there was a mixture of excitement and anxieties heading into this, God had his plans already in mind. With Mike Gordon as our speaker and Life Support leading worship, we explored that foundational question we all wrestle with: Who am I? More importantly, who does God say I am? Mike used the story
January to March is our high season with five events over 10 weeks. I (Alvin) admit I'm not good at taking a step back to be in the moment with God. Too many times, I'm thinking ahead to what's next. And yet, when I think back to Luke 2, twice the author points out that Mary "treasured" two moments: Jesus' birth along with the jubilant exclamation of the shepherds, and
We are excited to be launching this esports series next month. We hope it will give a baseline of understanding for our youth leaders and parents as they navigate the relatively new frontier of esports, which is becoming a mainstream entertainment option. It’s not just some people gaming alone on their computers. Esports is both a competitive profession (professional athletes) and a spectator entertainment choice. In 2019, it was a $4.5 billion industry in Canada.  While CBOQ Youth is not intending (at this time) to initiate any
3 Insights from Joel Racial reconciliation begins with building relationships. Our engagement with racial relations stems from our connection to the land. Joel's article from Faith Today: https://www.faithtoday.ca/Magazines/2020-Sep-Oct/RACISM-From-the-ground-up
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