8 April 2009

Youth summit seeks renewed ministry vision

Wahroonga, New South Wales
Nathan Brown

A weekend summit in Sydney later this month will assess the status of local church youth ministry in Australia and New Zealand. About 100 representative are expected to address the current challenges facing ministry to young people from April 24 to 26, and contribute to "a new charter for senior youth ministry," according to Pastor Gilbert Cangy, director of youth ministries for the Adventist Church in the South Pacific.

"We are bringing together people who are known to have a passion for and are actively involved in youth ministry, as well as inviting a significant number of young people themselves," Pastor Cangy explains. "But we are also seeking broader input, so young people and church members who wish to make a contribution should talk with their conference youth leaders and delegates in the lead-up to the summit.

"We want to plan for a better future for senior youth ministry in the local church, and develop structures in youth ministry that will facilitate and foster the discipling and mobilising of young people for God's service."

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