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March 10, 2019
Thank You Grace Church, Waynesboro

A huge thank you to the group from Grace Church in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, for their tremendous help on some big work projects. Tim Clothier, lead pastor, led the group. The group hung drywall in the Balmer Building annex, removed ceiling tiles, demolished a wall, helped repair vehicles, and more. Watch this video highlighting the church’sContinue reading →
March 9, 2019
The National Youth Worker Retreat Starts March 18

The National Youth Worker Retreat is just around the corner. There’s still time to register and spend time learning from Sean McDowell, Bruce Barlow, Steve Kozak, and Jordan Howerton. The location is right on the ocean at El Caribe Resort in Daytona Beach, Florida. Room rate for retreat attendees is $110 per night. The retreatContinue reading →
March 8, 2019
Brighton Chapel: The First Group to Visit Urban Hope Los Angeles

The first group to visit Urban Hope Los Angeles was Brighton Chapel from Howe, Indiana. (February 19-26, 2019) This group jumped right into training and serving. They served at a downtown homeless shelter, participated in a local park ministry, and visited a mosque while learning about the Muslim community. Here is a list of ministriesContinue reading →
March 6, 2019
New! ON MISSION Insights Podcast

Go to cenational.org/podcast and check out the new ON MISSION Insights Podcast. If you minister to students in any way, whether parent, pastor, teacher, coach, youth leader, etc., this podcast is for you. Steve Kozak, vice-president of youth ministry for CE National, and Dave Nicodemus, students pastor for Grace Polaris Church, are the hosts. TheirContinue reading →
March 5, 2019
Major Concerns for a Pastor and Staff – Pastorpedia Live April 24

Pastor Knute Larson will be speaking on the seven areas he sees as the most important fixes for every church staff and board, after godliness and family. From personal schedule to board and staff responsibilities to group confusion, values, and love, you will find them very clear and practical. Knute was a pastor for 43Continue reading →
March 4, 2019
Diane Susek to Lead Worship at Heritage Day 2019

Diane Susek will lead worship at Heritage Day 2019. Diane has one purpose and goal in singing and that is to honor Christ with a ministry to the minds, hearts, and souls of people. Those who hear her by recording, the media, in churches and Bible conferences, or at conventions and banquets leave with noContinue reading →
March 3, 2019
So What is City Life Anyway?

We’ve found that a number of our CE National friends don’t know much about our high school ministry team, City Life. Here are some frequently asked questions and answers about City Life and some specifics for the exciting things planned for 2019! What are the dates and locations for City Life 2019? There will beContinue reading →
March 2, 2019
Grace Church and Shall Never Thirst Help at Urban Hope Philadelphia

Last weekend, February 22-24, Grace Church from Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, helped at Urban Hope Philadelphia. Tim Clothier, lead pastor, led the group. The group hung drywall in the Balmer Building annex, removed ceiling tiles, demolished a wall, helped repair vehicles, and more. In addition to the Grace Church team, men from a wonderful ministry called ShallContinue reading →
February 26, 2019
Children’s Ministry Need at Urban Hope Philadelphia

Urban Hope Philadelphia is looking for an experienced person to work with a team of people for two weeks helping with children’s ministry or sports ministry with children and youth. For more information, contact Ed Lewis at edlewis@cenational.org. Related Articles See what else CE National does to reach neglected people. Experience Urban Hope Training CenterContinue reading →
February 25, 2019
Piercing Word to Perform at Heritage Day 2019

Piercing Word will give a special guest performance at Heritage Day 2019. Piercing Word is a ministry that has been performing scripture across the country since 2007 and is currently based out of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. All of their scripts are word-for-word straight from the ESV Bible. The mission of Piercing Word is to ignite passionContinue reading →
February 25, 2019
Dimas Salaberrios to Speak at Momentum Youth Conference

Dimas Salaberrios will be one of the main session speakers during Momentum Youth Conference 2019. As a worldwide missionary, teacher, and speaker, Pastor Dimas Salaberrios has shared the gospel of Jesus Christ on almost every continent. He has served as senior pastor of Infinity Bible Church, which he founded in partnership with Dr. Tim KellerContinue reading →
February 23, 2019
Consider a Week of Ministry on City Life 2019!

CE National has always been interested in offering a variety of ministry opportunities for students that know Jesus and want to grow in their walk with Him. City Life teams were launched with the concept of a shorter tour of hands-on ministry in major inner-city locations. City Life has many of the ministry equipping aspectsContinue reading →
February 22, 2019
Connection Christian Church Visits Urban Hope Philadelphia

The team from Connection Christian Church, York, Pennsylvania, brought 46 people for the weekend. Fifteen were adults with the rest being students. The group was under the leadership of Cody Ray. See pictures on the CE National Facebook Page. After orientation the group prepared food and were trained in homeless ministry. They then gave outContinue reading →
February 18, 2019
The Best of ON MSSION Insights So Far…

These four ON MISSION Insights articles were posted in late 2018 and have consistently received views. Check them out to see how they might help your ministry, too. Help! I Prepared for 20 Students, but only 5 showed up 4 Challenges Young Church Leaders Will Face How to Get Your Youth Group Talking What WorksContinue reading →
February 17, 2019
Lecrae Will be a Main Session Speaker at Momentum Youth Conference

Lecrae Devaughn Moore, or simply Lecrae, is an American Christian rapper, songwriter, and record producer who performs both as a solo artist and as the leader of a group named ‘116 Clique’. Lecrae had a troubled beginning in life but all that changed after he found his faith at 19. Heavily influenced by 2Pac Shakur,Continue reading →
February 16, 2019
Work Team from Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, Helps at Urban Hope Philadelphia

Urban Hope Philadelphia is blessed with people from various churches who come to help. The team from Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, came to Urban Hope Philly the weekend of February 8-10. The group joined people from Urban Hope Community Church to do manual labor on Saturday. The group from Martinsburg got to love on the homeless peopleContinue reading →
February 12, 2019
Drs. Kip Cone and Rock LaGioia Encourage Creativity in Preaching

Dr. Rock LaGioia spoke in the morning and Dr. Kip Cone followed up in the afternoon during the February 6 Pastorpedia Live at CE National’s Russell Center. For many preachers, the prospect of creativity and freshness in the pulpit both excites and intimidates. Both men gave valuable insight into communicating in a way that’s creativeContinue reading →
February 10, 2019
Tim Lansing Talks About Urban Hope Los Angeles

Steve Kozak, vice president of CE National, and Dave Nicodemus, student pastor for Grace Polaris Church, are hosts of the new ON MISSION Insights podcast. Both Steve and Dave were at the dedication of the Urban Hope Training Center in Los Angeles and talked with Tim Lansing, the director. Listen to the Tim Lansing episode.GraceContinue reading →
February 9, 2019
Calling All High School Students: Consider Serving on City Life 2019!

Looking for a way to serve this summer, but don’t have time for a lengthy ministry trip? Why not consider City Life, CE National’s seven-day ministry opportunity for high school students? This summer, City Life is expanding coast to coast as we partner with CE National’s two Urban Hope locations. City Life East, June 1–8,Continue reading →
February 5, 2019
Will You be at Momentum Youth Conference?

Registration for Momentum Youth Conference 2019 opens February 1 at buildmomentum.org. The week will feature nationally known speakers and amazing worship as we focus on our theme, The Reason, and 1 Peter 3:15. This youth conference is for 6th through 12th grade students, youth leaders, and adult guests and we’re excited to welcome groups fromContinue reading →