Last Sunday we commissioned Bob and Dianne Jaeger as Youth Ministry Leaders. The news was greeted with spontaneous applause and many gathered around (at both at 10:30am and 7pm services), to support them in prayer.
There was also joy at the news that over the last month, 11 people have offered to help in various ways with our youth ministries. This includes Brigades, OBY and Koru. It also includes a new whanau times ministry that we are looking to develop, that will allow relational times across all our children, youth and adults, with generations joining together.
This is the result of a process that included two forums, several phone calls to our youth and a focus group on growing boys spiritually. I want to say a big thank you to all who participated and for the clarity, direction and energy it has given to our youth and family ministry.
Pray for Bob and Dianne as they settle. Pray that the direction agreed through the forums can become reality. Pray that new volunteers will be blended seamlessly with the existing volunteers and for the formation of three teams - to disciple, to have fun and to create whanau times. Pray for the young people currently going through baptism explained. Pray for the young teenage girls currently drifting because of the breaking of the deep bonds they shared with Amy.
Pray for the two morning church services, this Sunday May 25 and Sunday June 8, that through them we at Opawa will grow in our ability to grow boys and girls spiritually.
This Sunday’s service includes the rebranding of Boys Brigade as ICONZ. Enjoy their passion and energy! Stay for the ICONZ Community Launch at 12 noon.
Posted by opawa at May 23, 2008 01:12 PM