Atlantic District Wesleyan Youth

Starfield in Concert!

2006-08-28T05:23:00.000-07:00

Starfield is making a few stops in the Maritimes as part of their upcoming tour! Be sure to promote this with your teens--Starfield is a great band and, quite frankly, great bands playing in the Maritimes are few and far between.

Here's the scoop:

Starfield in Concert
Oct. 5 -Halifax (Rock Church)
Oct. 6 -Saint John, NB (Saint John Trade & Convention Center)
Oct. 7 & 8 -Corner Brook, NF (Pepsi Centre - Canada Games Place)
Oct. 9 -Moncton, NB (Moncton Wesleyan)

Visit www.starfieldonline.com for more info.

Also...the blog has been pretty quiet lately--remember to send us all of your events and activities so we can post them and make this blog an effective tool for our District!

Youth Concert

2006-05-03T10:01:00.000-07:00

Youth Concert @ Kings Valley Wesleyan!

Featuring: Hello Kelly from Ontario and KV's own pneumasound!

When: June 3rd @ 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30)

Cost: $7

Everyone is welcome!

For more info, contact Dan Lamos @ Kings Valley Wesleyan
506-847-5343

Be sure to check out www.hellokellyonline.com for more info on the band

Youth Ministry Boot Camp---Seminars and Leaders

2006-03-28T11:38:00.000-08:00

Intentionally Discipling Teens -- Rob Nylen
(Rob is the Associate Director of Youth and Family Ministries for the Atlantic Baptist Convention)

Leadership Lessons from Jonathan -- Scott Simmons
(Scott is the Director of Youth Ministries for the Wesleyan Church)

Deveoping a Model of Youth Ministry -- Scott Simmons

Contemporary Issues in Youth Counseling -- Ken Neilson
(Ken is a respected Christian counselor based out of West Quaco, NB)

Chaperone to Shepherd: Leading Youth Ministry Volunteers -- Dave Steeves
(Dave is the youth pastor at Moncton Wesleyan Church)

Adding a Mission Trip to Your Youth Ministry -- Dave Steeves

How to be an Awesome Youth Ministry Volunteer -- Bryan Wiens
(Bryan has been a youth volunteer for 7 years at Hillside Wesleyan Church)

Find, Invent, Prepare and Lead Great Games -- Mark Brewer
(Mark is the youth pastor at Olivet Wesleyan Church)

Youth Ministry Boot Camp 06

2006-03-23T05:24:00.000-08:00

Ever wish you could take some time to get re-fueled and re-energized for another year of youth ministry? Ever wish there was an easy and affordable way to train and inspire your volunteers and give them additional tools for ministry and to invest in your teens by investing in their youth leaders?

Great! Because that's what Youth Ministry Boot Camp is all about!

Dates:
June 9-10

Location:
Caton's Island

Price:
(includes accommodations, meals, and all activities)
$35 for the first person per church
$25 each additional person up to 5
$20 each person there after
$10 Registration due by May 19th

What:
Seminars, Worship Sessions, Fun Group Activities and more!
(Seminars cover topics such as Discipling Teens, Organizing Mission Trips, Training Volunteers, Great Games, and more!)

Who:
Youth workers and pastors from around our District will be presenting many of the seminars, but we're also very pleased to have our denominational youth president, Scott Simmons, with us for this event, as well.

For More Information:
Contact AJ Thomas @ Hillside Wesleyan Church
902.434.633 • ajthomas@hillsidewesleyan.com

May Rally 06

2006-02-20T10:53:00.000-08:00

May Rally 2006
May 19-21

Speaker: Mike Pilavachi
Worship Leader: Lex Buckley

Special Feature: Newsboys concert!

Cost: $115
Pre-registration is due April 18 ($40)

Check out more on the Soul Survior church movement, where Mike is the co-founder and lead pastor and Lex is one of the worship leaders! http://www.soulsurvivor.co.uk

Hillside Rally 2006: A Space Odyssey

2005-11-19T07:19:00.000-08:00

Hillside Rally 06 "2006: A Space Odyssey"

Date: Feb 10-11
Cost: $20
Registration Deadline: Jan 30th

Worship: AJ Huffman
Speaker: Mike MacNeil

For more information of to register contact AJ Thomas
902.434.6333
ajthomas@hillsidewesleyan.com

Booster Weekend

2005-09-20T10:52:00.000-07:00

Booster Weekend @ Bethany Bible College

When: November 4-5
Speaker: Matt LeRoy
Featuring: BBC Worship Teams

Cost:
$40 for on-campus (includes lodging, meals, events)
$25 for off-campus (includes meals and events only)

Pre-Registration is due on October 21st
$10/person is needed for pre-registration

Late fees are $10/person, and will be enforced this year!

Off-Campus Hotel: The Amsterdam Inn
Cost: $65/room (maximum 4 per room)

Information is being sent out ASAP, so you should recieve your package in the mail very soon!

Note: Booster is for Sr. High teens only

District Youth Training Event

2005-09-19T11:50:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder for those who have registered--the First Annual District Youth Leaders Training Event will be held at Beulah this coming weekend. The first track begins on Thursday and the event will end on the following Saturday.

Though you'd technically be late, if you're still interested in attending and think you can beg and plead well enough, send an email to the event coordinator, AJ Thomas, at ajthomas@hillsidewesleyan.com

This event is open to all youth ministry leaders whether full-time, part-time, or volunteer.

Updates

2005-09-16T08:10:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to update and let you know that we plan on making some changes to the District Blog-- bookmark the page (because it's a whole lot quicker than typing out that name) and check back often to see what's happening. Also, be sure to email us and let us know of anything that might be beneficial for our blog -- links to interesting ministry-related sites and so on.

Thanks!

Welcome

2005-07-27T08:23:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the official blog of Atlantic District Wesleyan Youth. Your source for information and updates on stuff relevant to Youth ministry on the Atlantic District.