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Classis
Eastern
Canada Youth Ministry Events
The Classis Youth Ministry Team plans and organizes a full year of
classis youth ministry events. These events are listed in a ministry year
order (Sept. to June) and contain event information as received and
confirmed. If you have any questions about these events you are encouraged
to contact our CYMC, Rev. Brian Barr by phone at 613-652-4111 or by
e-mail at
.
Kick-Off
Youth Service
Sunday, September 16/07
Location:
Leadership
Training Day
Saturday, September 30/07
Location:
Fall
Youth Retreat
October 19-21/07
Location:
Camp
Iawah
,
Westport
,
ON
Cost:
Registrar:
Classis
Youth Service
Sunday, November 25/07
Location:
Classis
Youth Service
Sunday, January 26/08
Location:
Winter
Weekend Getaway
February 23-24/08
Location:
Cost:
Registrar:
Classis
Youth Service
Sunday, March 25/07
Location:
Karaltje
Weekend
April 21-22/07
Location:
Calvary
Christian Reformed Church,
Ottawa
Cost:
Registrar: Julie Vedder
613-826-0042
E-mail: julie_vedder@hotmail.com
All-
Ontario
Youth
Convention
May 18-21/07
Location:
Carleton
University
,
Ottawa
Cost:
Coordinator/Contact:
Classis
Youth Service
Sunday, June 3/07
Location:
CEC
Youth Ministry
One of the priorities within the ministries of Classis
Eastern Canada
is youth
ministry within each local church. This area is growing and we are
experiencing many blessings and challenges as we seek to encourage leaders
and churches in this vital ministry. Within our 20 churches youth ministry
is alive with 90% cultivating healthy teen ministries. Also encouraging is
that 25% of those same churches are accomplishing this with full or part
time youth ministry staff. Each active youth ministry is also led by an
average minimum of 3 adult volunteer leaders.
Part of the success of this ministry growth can be attributed to a
proactive philosophy towards youth ministry that incorporates a Classis
Youth Ministry Team and a part time staff person known as the Classis
Youth Ministry Coordinator.
OUR VISION:
The Classis Youth Ministry Team exists to initiate, facilitate, and
support youth ministry and leadership development within the churches of
Classis
Eastern Canada
. To accomplish
this, the CYMT will seek to respond within the following key ministry
elements.
Networking/Consulting Through consistent communication,
interaction, and ministry consultation with local church youth leaders we
determine both ministry and leadership needs.
Advocacy
Through interaction and accountability with classis and local church
leadership on key youth ministry issues we advocate on such items as an
abuse policy and overall church ownership and development of youth
ministry.
Shepherding/Mentoring Each member of the classis youth ministry
team is assigned a group of churches where they maintain consistent
monthly contact to help and encourage youth leaders.
Leadership Development We are committed to providing an annual
leadership training day for both adult and student leaders in both the
east and west regions of classis. Smaller training events in local
churches are also done as needs are identified.
Resources
We address the area of youth ministry resources by purchasing,
maintaining, and promoting the use of a resource lending library. We also
carry on a continual practice of evaluating new resources as we are made
aware of them.
Classis Youth Ministry Events
With the exception of July, August, and December we plan and implement
a full year of classis youth events that are done either in partnership
with local churches or are the responsibility of the classis youth
ministry team. To get the latest information about upcoming classis youth
events check out the Classis Youth Ministry Events page or contact
the Classis Youth Ministry Coordinator (link:
Classis Youth Ministry Events).
OUR STRUCTURE
Youth ministry within Classis
Eastern Canada
is the
responsibility of each local church council. The Classis Youth Ministry
Team, consisting of appointed representatives from various churches,
has been created and mandated by classis to assist and come alongside
churches to train leaders, provide resources, plan events and more. The
daily administration for these youth ministry initiatives rests with the Classis
Youth Ministry Coordinator in coordination with the Classis Youth
Ministry Team.
The Classis Youth Ministry Coordinator is a part-time staff
person who is responsible for the communication and implementation of
classis youth ministry initiatives. The coordinator is accountable to the
Classis Youth Ministry Team and meets with them bi-monthly.
Our present CYMC is Rev. Brian Barr who can be reached at
his home office located at
10424
Hainsville Road,
Brinston
,
ON
,
K0E 1C0
. His home
office number is 613-652-4111 and his e-mail address is .
OUR MINISTRY TARGETS In general, the mandate of the Classis
Youth Ministry Team is to encourage and develop youth ministry within the
classis. Our primary focus is senior high youth ministry which includes
teens from grades 9 through 12 or age 14 through 18 years.
Our secondary focus will become the early teen age group as we get
the first area of concern on a more firm foundation. It is our belief that
a strong early teen ministry program will help set the stage for a
stronger high school youth program. This early teen group includes young
people from grades 7 through 8 or from age 12 through 14 years. The one
initiative that we believe all churches can take in this is to include
early teen youth in our youth services and possibly in a few church youth
ministry events each year. This will build an anticipation in our early
teen age group and make their transition into the senior youth program
easier and more natural.
The Classis Youth Ministry Team will also be responsible for
formulating a ministry plan for young adult ministry, which is primarily
the age group from 19 through 25 years. At present we are reviewing the
ministry mandate of the CYMT to determine when and how we may affect
ministry in all three ministry targets.
OTHER MINISTRY PROJECTS The Classis Youth Ministry Team is also
working on two key youth ministry projects.
1. Youth Ministry Abuse Policy
The CYMT, in partnership with the Classical Abuse Committee and the
local church, is working on a ministry abuse policy for youth ministry
participants. To develop a safe and growing ministry environment there is
a need to have an abuse policy in place that can be adopted by all classis
youth ministries.
2. Youth
Leader Start-Up Kit The idea behind this ministry tool
is to develop a package of material that the CYMC or a member of the CYMT
would deliver personally to new youth leaders in our churches. The
purpose of this kit would be to welcome and initiate new leaders to
resources, events, and personnel available to them. This kit would include
a welcome letter, a published list of classis youth events, a lending
library catalogue, an introduction to the CYMT and an introduction of the
CYMC, a copy of the abuse policy, and a leadership profile package. Other
items would be added as needed.
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