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VISION STATEMENT To train and resource Youth Leaders and Youth Pastors to passionately reach and disciple this generation to know Jesus and to make Him known! Word based, 2) Pentecostal in background, 3) Discipling in ministry, 4) Evangelical in function, 5) Training and teaching in method. T.R.A.I.N. Training: Empower for ministry through trainingYou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. 3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 2:1-3, NKJV). The purpose of Youth and Christian Education Ministry begins with the recognition that we are called to be a bridge that connects this generation to the Lord Jesus Christ. The challenge therefore is positive and success driven. Leaders who have prepared themselves through training and disciplines, determined within to never be satisfied with the status quo, and who are convinced that the message to be delivered is the only message that can change a culture and prepare that culture for the next generation - still in need of a Savior. Specific ministries: Youth Leader's Certification Training, Church Ministries Training, Youth and Children Ministries Workshops NEW YORK YOUTH LEADERS ASSOCIATION: http://groups.google.com/group/nyyla EMAIL ADDRESS: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Relationship: The building of relationship through fellowship and accountabilityThat which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. 1 John 1:3 Coming together from behind the walls of different churches to share in fellowship, testifies of our unity and serves in building relationships, accountability, sharing ideas and encouraging each other through prayer and the word. A blessing is pronounced on brethren living together in unity. Through relationship and fellowship with God and with one another, we encourage ourselves to reach out as an extension of God's love and grace to all people with a focus on children and young people. Specific Ministries: Youth Workers Breakfast, Youth Leader's Fellowship, Christmas Retreat, NYYLA. Acceptance: God has a purpose for everyone and the love and grace of Jesus Christ is able to transform to a new creationTherefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:17-18, KJV). Leading Youth means building bridges - narrowing the gaps between generations. The message of the Apostle Paul to Timothy helps to begin the building process of uniting generations into one common bond -the church of our Lord Jesus Christ. The danger today for Youth Leaders is that we will become like the culture in association and identification. But the call of every leader who follows Christ is to become a catalyst that will lead the current and next generation toward the reflection of Christ Jesus through the power and anointing of the Holy Spirit - a people who are challenged to enter into a culture in need of a Savior and make a difference! Specific ministries: Youth Bible Study, Youth Camp, Winterfest, Summerfest, Youthzones, City Vision Informed, Inspired, Involved: Informed and Inspired by the word of God, and the youth culture, summon our involvement.Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done. For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children; That the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children, That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments; (Psalm 78:1-7NKJV). For Youth Ministry to capture this same artistic vision and insight, Youth Leadership must be Informed, Inspired, and Involved. Information received and utilized should be based on current trends, needs, and voice of today's youth. The enlistment of young people to be soldiers in this vast army of God is solely based on the leader's research and understanding of the current youth environment. Another important element of Youth Leadership involves Inspiration. Youth ministry is not merely maintenance - keeping kids from the world's influence (although essential), but also exhibiting before them unconditional love, an understanding heart, and a willingness to inspire them to dream big dreams, while equipping them to see those dreams become reality. Specific ministries: Online Youth and Children Ministry Training, City Vision Nehemiah ministry: The rebuilding of broken lives LINKS: New York Youth Leaders Association-Level I New York Youth Leaders Association-Level II Youth Camp; August 17-21, 2010 Youth Camp Worker Application Form
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