To help you in planning for your youth and young adult ministry events, we have come up with a database of resource persons that you can ask help from. Here’s the initial list that we have. Please feel free to contact me for their email address or phone numbers. You can also send a text [...]

I got involved with the School for Christian Youth Development (SCYD) when I was still in high school. I would say that this school was very influential in developing my leadership in the church, in my school and in my personal development. I also developed a lot of friendships and important connections by participating in [...]

A lot of youth workers, pastors and deaconesses frequently complain that they can’t find a lot of Bible Study materials for youth and young adults, especially those that come from the Wesleyan and Methodist tradition. That seems like a good excuse for not holding Sunday School or Bible Study for young people. Well, kiss that [...]

by Mighty C. Rasing Text: Read Luke 18:18-30 and Isaiah 55:1-2;6-12 You can be creative in reading Luke 18:18-30 by choosing one participant to play the role of Jesus and another to play the rich young ruler. A narrator can also be assigned to read. Introduction As people living in the twenty-first century, we are [...]

The next four Bible Studies are not based on the lectionary. I’ve written them because they were needed by the youth of the Good Samaritan United Methodist Church for their Summer Camp. You can still this four-part Bible Study series for your personal or group studies. Text: Read Luke 22: 14 – 23:56 Introduction Jesus [...]

By Mighty C. Rasing Listen Up Y’all: Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 22:14–23:56 Opening Salvo Ask the participants “Who is Jesus to you?” Allow them to explain how they see Jesus in their lives. To tickle their minds and imagination, the teacher can suggest that perhaps Jesus is a genie, a banker or a police who enforces [...]

Busy. Busy. Busy. We handled the registration of the delegates—all 300+ of them (Sorry, can’t remember the exact number). People started pouring in the morning, youth and young adults from the United States, the Philippines, and several countries from Africa! It’s amazing to see so many young people coming together from all over the world [...]

I woke up to a good Sunny morning in Room 21105 of the Estrel Hotel and Convention Center in Berlin! Thankfully, I was told to close the curtains to my room. Otherwise, I would be startled by a good stream of sunlight at 4 in the morning! Yes, I do remember that I am in [...]

In the next few days, I will be chronicling my experience in Berlin as I attend the GYPC-LA. After waiting for my Schengen visa, and going through the whole process of preparing for the trip, I am finally going to Berlin for the Global Young People’s Convocation and Legislative Assembly of the United Methodist Church! [...]

To help you in planning for your youth and young adult ministry events, we have come up with a database of resource persons that you can ask help from. Here’s the initial list that we have. Please feel free to contact me for their email address or phone numbers. You can also send a text [...]