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"Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:11
May the Peace of Christ fill your hearts as you celebrate this Christmas.
From your friends at Youth Encounter
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A Merry Christmas with Lost & Found
Churchnoise Artists Lost & Found Host A Celebration
www.churchnoise.com
by Pete Obermueller
The musical duo Lost And
Found hosted their fourth annual Christmas Show in December. The show, seen this year in Atlanta,
Memphis, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Madison and Cincinnati, features four
different performers in an effort to perform a Christmas Show enjoyable for the
whole family.
Lost And Found (www.speedwood.com)
hosts the show and also provides the backdrop by leading the crowd in common
Christmas hymns, but the shows main attraction is the eclectic combination of
the remaining three acts.
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Partners in God's Ministry
An Update From the Event Division
by Jennifer Miller
“Your program works and its success is due to the
dedication of so many people...that work hard behind the scenes for our
youth...I know the weekends are planned mostly for the youth but I must say I
was ministered to in a BIG way. Don’t
stop.”
I recently received this
in an e-mail from an adult leader who recently attended one of the Fall
events. So often the e-mails we receive about our events come from youth who have attended. This one, however, caused me to stop and remember...
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Captive Free South West
Imagine This...
by Kelcey Guck
Imagine this, you arrive in Minneapolis at a church at about
3:00. You walk up to a group of kids and on their nametags are written the
words, “Captive Free Southwest.” "Hi, I'm Allison", says one of the
people with the nametag on. "Hi, I'm Matt", says the other. You think
to yourself, “This is who I am going to be living with for the next year? Am I
crazy for wanting to do this?” Yes, this was running through my mind on August
19th, 2002 when I met my team for the first time. But I am very happy to
announce that the feelings on that day have changed a lot!
While sitting in sessions at training this summer, I heard
this quote that pretty much sums up being on Captive Free: "A
year of ministry, a lifetime of experience." I am already beginning
to realize that this statement is very true.
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Captive Free South East
Growing Up
by Trina Connary
Growing up, I've always lived with my mother and younger
sister. My parents divorced when I was really young, so I don't remember my
father at all. I never really thought about the fact that I didn’t have a dad.
My mother did an amazing job raising my sister and me, and it just never bothered
me.
When I got into middle school, I realized that my family was
different than a lot of other families. I had no dad, and I very rarely talked
to the rest of my family, except my grandma. It started to bother me that I
didn't have a "normal" family. I questioned families in general,
wondering why everyone else's family was "normal".
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Triune Brain, Part I
Effective Information for Your Youth Ministry Program from our Friends at Faith Inkubators
www.faithink.com
by Tracy Lysne
To get a visual
representation of the following parts, hold up an arm and make a fist. The
forearm represents the brainstem and your fist is the mid-brain. Wrap your
other hand over your fist to represents the cortex.
In our Confirmation
program, we spend a lot of time sharing with kids about the Trinity. Did you
know that there is another important trinity to think about when working with
kids? It’s called the triune brain:
the brainstem, the mid-brain, and the cortex
Before you think I’m going
to get too deep in to medical school-type jargon, please realize that the more
I’ve read about brain function, the more I’ve discovered how important it is
to, as Faith Inkubators says, “teach the way the brain learns.”
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