Discipleship
Running with Jesus, Youth Bible Study for March 21, 2010
by Mighty Rasing Listen Up Y’all: Philippians 3:4b-14 Opening Salvo: Ask the participants if they have been involved in any athletic or academic contests before. How did they prepare for the competition? Was it difficult to prepare for competition? What Was that All About? In Philippians 3:4b-14, the apostle Paul was telling the people about [...]
The School for Christian Youth Development
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 [...]
First Filipino Youth Ministry Forum on Nov 26, 2009
Most workers with youth and young adults in the Philippines tend to approach their job via trial and error. There is a lack of training for youth workers. As such, they tend to rely on intuition in handling their own youth ministry. This is further complicated by the lack of formal training in youth ministry [...]
Will Your Christmas Institute Be Successful?
The BER months are here. Christmas is just around the corner and before the year ends, Methodist youth from all over the Philippines would come together for the annual Christmas Institute. Every district (or conference) has it and for most Methodist youth, the year is never complete without the Christmas Institute. Do you remember your [...]
Contemplating Young People’s Discipleship in the UMC
These past few weeks, I’ve had talks with a number of youth and young adult leaders and some pastors, too. The result of talking with a number of youth, young adults and church workers. It was nothing formal. I simply asked them about their insights into the ins and outs of the Church, particularly the way that young people’s ministries are being conducted. Here are some of the insights from my talks with a number of Methodists, both young and old.
Transformational Leadership
