Tri-State Team--A 'blessing' in Frederick

Sharing Jesus in Frederick Md.

Geoff Seidel, a member of Grace Community Church in Frederick Md., very much appreciated the Tri-State team's visit. Geoff sent this email to TK, Operation Barnabas Director.

We had the Tri-State ob group at Grace Community Church last week (June 22-28) and at yesterday's Worship Services. WOW !! I forgot about the energy, smiles, and passion for Christ that these students bring in the blue bus......it must be the bus.....right ?? :)

They were awesome. They painted and trimmed and cleared brush at our church, did super outreach downtown, befriended some of Frederick's homeless, prayed for our City, did more awesome outreach at Middletown Park, and then ministered to our church. I don't know what y'all do to these students or where you find them, but they were and are a blessing. Our worship was energized by their passion and excitement about our Lord and Savior and the opportunity to be ALL IN for Him. I am still working on that in my life. The Holy Spirit was present and we did Church!! Their spirit was contagious!! They ministered to us.

Thank you for sending them to GCC Frederick. We can't wait to be with y'all and these students at Momentum !!!!!!!!!!

GO GOD !!

Lookin' up !

To read reports and see pictures from each team, go to operationbarnabas.net.

Urban Hope Training Center Begins Summer Camps

Volunteers interact with Urban Hope kids

129 kids registered for the first week of camp at the Urban Hope Training Center.

Urban Hope runs three weeks of camps over the summer to reach out to children through sports and arts.

Brent Saba, Director of Training, posted pictures and a report on the first week on the UHTC blog.

Bible Quiz Reunion and Quiz Off

Doug Courter, Senior Pastor of Calvary Grace Brethren Church in Hagerstown, Md., is organizing a Bible Quiz Reunion for former Bible quizzers, coaches, and others who have been involved in quizzing over the years. The event is Friday during Momentum Youth Conference with quizzing on John 13-16.

Pray For Momentum

Without prayer, Momentum will be just another youth conference. If you haven't already, please begin praying, then commit to Pray Each Day during Momentum.

New On eyeonyouth.com

Games

Picture Scavenger Hunt
A fun night of having your students taking various pictures around town.

Scattergories
Based on the popular board game, this will get your kids to interact and compete in small groups.

Where's My Chair?
A simple, fun twist on the game of musical chairs.

Retreats

Prayer Retreat
What one church did for a Jr. High youth retreat.

Poverty Simulation
This in-depth tool will open your students' eyes to the reality of poverty. Best used in a retreat format.

Survivor Retreats
A retreat format based on the reality TV show.

These resources and more available at eyeonyouth.com.

CE National Offices Closed July 3

The CE National offices will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day.

Ed Lewis Contributes To The Book "The GreenHouse Project"

Ed Lewis, along with many other experts in the area of youth ministry, was asked to contribute to the book "The GreenHouse Project". The book's aim is to encourage churches and families to work together with unified biblical strategy to cultivate students of influence. The teen years are not a "holding pattern" but should be a time of unitizing the power of youth.

A limited number of books will be available for purchase at Momentum 2009 for $12 (Retail $15.99). (A leader's guide will also be available.) The book and leader's guide are also in the CE National Lending library.

The "GreenHouse Project" contains these chapters.

1. Beyond the Status Quo: Defining Student Leadership.. Mike Calhoun
2. Beneath the Surface: Being All That God Created You to Be…Calvin Carr
3. A Discipleship Strategy for the Real World: Reproducing Student Disciples … Ric Garland
4. The Freedom of Intentional Living: Managing More Than Your Time.. Alvin Reid
5. Bible Study… Moving from What to How: Handling the Word of God…Alex McFarland
6. Get to the Point: Communicating Biblical Truth to Students: Ken Rudolph
7. Finding Common Ground: Making Intergenerational Connections… Steve Vandegriff
8. Welcome to Varsity: Transitioning Middle-Schoolers to High School .. Tom Phillips
9. Molding Her Heart: Mentoring Girls.. Kristen Carr
10. Does Evangelism Even Work Anymore?: Training Students to Outreach.. Greg Stier
11. Students on Mission: Reaching Schools with the Gospel… Tim Ahlgrim
12. Making the World Smaller: Creating a Vision for Cross-Cultural Ministry… Dr. Cheryl Fawcett
13. It’s Their Church Too: Serving in the Local Church.. Ed Lewis
14. No-Guilt Recruiting: Steering Students toward Vocational Ministry.. Glenn Amos
15. Out of Sight... On Target: Transitioning Students beyond Youth Ministry.. Mel Walker
16. So Now What? Creating Students of Influence.. Jay Strack.
    
    

CE Leadership Summit on Adult Bible Fellowships

CE National is offering a CE Leadership Summit for local church ABF teachers and shepherds/leaders on the weekend of October 30 and 31. It will begin on Friday evening at 6:00 with a dinner/fellowship and will conclude by 2:00 p.m. Saturday. It will be held at the Russell Center at CE National in Winona Lake, and is open to any church who wants to inspire their ABF teachers and shepherds and also to any church who is interested in finding out more about how ABF's can enhance the ministry of the local church. Read more...

CE National Corporation Meeting and Celebration Luncheon

CE National will host the annual Corporation Meeting and Celebration Luncheon at the Grace Brethren Church in Greater Columbus, Ohio (Worthington) on Sunday, July 26, 2009.

The three Operation Barnabas teams will lead the morning worship services beginning at 10:30 a.m., concluding by 11:45 a.m., with the lunchtime set to begin at 12:15 p.m. Required tickets for this event can be purchased on the Equip Website. The meal includes pizza, chips, fruit, cake and a drink. The Operation Barnabas team participants will attend this celebration. ob participant's families, the Worthington church family, Equip conference attendees, and friends of CE National are invited to attend.

Come join Ed Lewis, Executive Director of CE National, Board Members, and other CE National staff as we celebrate God’s goodness and look to share the best ways to serve Him in the coming year.

Kids Leaving You Behind To Go To Momentum?

It's not as good as being there, but you'll be able see pictures and read reports of what goes on at Momentum by visiting buildmomentum.org.

Also, follow CE National on Twitter and get the late-breaking news at Momentum Youth Conference.

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