Special Episode: The Best from the Canadian Youth Pastor Summit West (Part 1)
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In October, we welcomed 100+ youth pastors representing over 8,000 students to Vancouver, BC for our very first Canadian Youth Pastor Summit. 3 days with some of Canada’s best youth pastors, all gathering for the sake of the next generation. These are some of our favorite moments from our time together.
In this episode, you’ll hear from:
Hakeem Bradley
Researcher at the BibleProject
Lisette Fraser
Director of The Coalition at Youth Worker Community
Jason Ballard
Executive Director of CCLN
Sid Koop
Executive Director of Youth Worker Community
Join Mariah Smith and Jaden Neufeld from the team at CCLN as they walk through the gathering, uncovering themes like key youth audiences to focus on, what Generation Z cares about most, deepening Bible engagement in our youth ministries, the challenges youth pastors are experiencing & what Jesus is inviting them into.
We hope this episode equips and encourages you to do effective, Spirit-empowered youth ministry in this time.
Quotes
“Every young person is asking: Who am I? Where do I belong? And how do I make a difference in the world?”
“We don’t need to have all the answers, but when our students have questions, we need to be a place for them to go. There are plenty of other philosophies and people that are willing to receive those questions.”
“Jesus did not allow the requests of other people to determine the way he lived his life. He didn’t live for the approval of the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the chief priests, Herod or Pilate, his disciples, his brothers and sisters, or even his own mother. Jesus only lived to please the Father. Period.”
“Every youth pastor needs to be a student of culture and of Christ. The best youth pastors discover how Jesus and His gospel intersects with the longings of the students in their youth ministry.”
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