We are excited to be returning to Muskoka Woods this winter for Avalanche and Blizzard. Many are anticipating this "roadtrip" where faith, life and community intersect. All are invited to join us at Muskoka Woods on January 20-22 or February 10-12. If you're not able to join, we'll also have all our materials available as a DIY retreat where you can host your own retreat (or use whichever elements
Tip 2: Begin Talking about Lent/Easter Plans with your Children and Youth Leaders At the beginning of the Easter season, what conversation behave you had with your children and youth leaders about how your church will celebrate Easter? We all have to face changing variables (similar to those we faced last December ahead of Christmas) in what weâre able to do. Some considerations and questions as you approach the conversation these coming days:  During this Easter season, what are the non-negotiable expressions? (Be careful not to confuse these with what you want the most.)Â
Marco Gil Children, Youth and Family Pastor King's Community Church (Edited on May 25, 2020) INSIGHTS FROM MARCO Providing materials beforehand gives them a chance to review before meeting on Zoom. His role has been adjusted with the circumstances and is learning new skills to adapt. Think "way" outside the box. Try new things you haven't done before. Adjust as you go along. Keep doing what
We know that God is greater, but how much greater? That's a question that many people wonder about God, but in the last few days I got a new appreciation for the true greatness of God. I just got back from Springforth - an evangelistic retreat hosted by the Youth and Family department of the CABC (Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches) in Moncton, New Brunswick. This event is held at 2 locations: the
âGather a collection of thanksgiving year-end prayers (video, written, etc) and showcase them.â None of us could foresee the way things transpired in 2020. Yet even with all the disruptions, chaos and confusion, God has revealed in so many ways the ways he continues to bless us with and carry us through challenging times. One way to show our gratefulness is to offer collective prayers of thanksgiving (in-person or online). Here are some ways to do that.  IN-PERSON Each person has a piece of paper
Download Paul's supplemental PowerPoint 3 Takeaways from Paul Understand their story including backstory. Their habits/practices lead them forward. Help them understand how Jesus is speaking to them; he will speak to them about their story. Spiritual formation can be defined as making space for God, become known by God.
Who am I? Itâs an age-old question to which every person seeks to find the answer. All around us, it seems everything and everyone is vying to shape our identity, for better or for worseâ from parents to friends to billboards to online ads to music and movies. Without an answer to that question, we drift in life, aimlessly and passively. With Jr. high students, itâs that much more
Imaginative Hope is the cumulation of thoughts from 50 youth workers across Canada which identify 7 obstacles, 5 opportunities, and 3 action steps for the Church to engage with in order to reach the next generation. Below are resources to help facilitate your church's discovery in realizing this Imaginative Hope. If you would like some additional support, contact Alvin by email (alau@baptist.ca) or phone/text (416-620-2946). Download
In a world where youth need to know they belong before they will believe, it becomes critical that we explore how to be missional in our approach, welcoming in our context, and embracing in efforts to reach a generation that many feel has gone adrift. Itâs now time to reach out, listen, and commit to sharing life with this generation as we invite them to get connected with each
Breathing is such an innate, automatic, profound and life-sustaining act. It is so simple (even a baby can do it) and yet so profound with all the mechanisms that make it work. Our relationship with Jesus is similar. This curriculum (with separate Jr. high and Sr. high editions)Â explores of what it is to build intimacy with Christ (inhale) and what it means to be transformed in how we live life
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