In Spring 2018, the Athens Ministerial and the local congregations of Athens began offering the Alpha Youth course at Athens Baptist Church to the students of Athens District High School (ADHS). The school is a 7-12 school with two different lunch periods: one for grade 7 & 8 students; the other for grade 9-12 students. Rev. Daniel Zylstra and Rev. Bruce Demitroff arranged the program with Matt Ferguson, a Youth
Tip: Consult with kids/youth leaders re reopening. The physical reopening of the church site for in-person ministry will impact how children and youth ministries will operate. Each have their specific considerations. Ensure the appropriate people (e.g. your governing board and those point leaders) are on the same page in both expectations and operations of each ministry. CBOQ Kids offers key tips available at cboqkids.ca/tips. (Contact Tanya Yuen for further details.)
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
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
Two weekends ago, we hosted our latest Blizzard retreat and with 772 guests plus 61 staff, we had Muskoka Woods busting at the seams! Â Even so, one of the most common responses to the weekend was, âWith so many people, it ran so smoothly!â It was great. Even great events require debriefing, however. Here are the lessons applied and lessons learned from this weekend. Â LESSONS APPLIED Communicate any potential
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
With governments at different levels thinking through how best to reopen parts of Quebec and Ontario, churches and youth ministries are discussing what the next phase will be. To help guide you, CBOQ launched its latest resource: Preparing Your Church for the Next Phase. Youth leaders have many factors to consider. Youth ministries are usually a smaller segment of the local church family, which provides them with different opportunities and considerations compared to the operations of other ministries and the church at large. Here
Together with you we want to build awareness and give youth ministry a voice in our churches. Part of the role of CBOQ Youth is to be an outside voice to support the youth ministry work you are doing in your church and local community. There may be ways that we can support you or advocate for new initiatives you are embarking on. Or you may be
CBOQ Youth will provide coaching or consultations for your church, association, or your point youth worker with issues of staffing, youth ministry development, strategic implementation or leadership development (or other topics) through multiple venues such as Skype calls, informal âcoffee chatsâ or church/association meetings. Whatâs the difference between consulting and coaching? COACHING With your chosen topic, weâll provide the
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