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Noel Slevin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:04:37 +0000

Hamilton Presbytery and Scripture Union Scotland are hosting this conference for churches who care about youth ministry and want to create nurturing communities, where young people can thrive, and find a spiritual home. Seminars include – Integrating young people into the whole life of the church, Faith development, making connections with schools and the community, growing a youth ministry team, helping young people to be followers of Christ, and creating a positive community.

Cost is £5 a person (book 3 places get a 4th free!) – bring your own lunch.

“One Generation From Extinction”

Noel Slevin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:59:00 +0000

Are wqe one generation from extinction as a witnessing community? Mark Griffiths, author of One Generation from Extinction- how the church connects with the unchurched child, examines how the church reached the unchurched child in the past and details how many pioneering groups are seeking to do the same in the 21st Century.

The event is run by Children Matter and is hosted at International Christian College, Glasgow. Places should be booked in advance on the Children Matter website.

Just Looking (BMS World Mission)

Noel Slevin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:30:35 +0000

Have you ever thought about going abroad to serve God? BMS World Mission would love to journey with you as you explore – even very tentatively – the possibility of going into overseas mission.

“Just Looking” could be part of that journey. Come and chat informally, ask questions, find out about the many different opportunities for serving with BMS. Whether you want to go by yourself, with your family, on a gap year, on a team, whatever – come along to Just Looking.

For more details, go to the “Journey” section of the BMS World Mission website, or contact Derek Clark on (0141) 7751201.

Onelife Young Leaders’ Conference

Noel Slevin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:08:44 +0000

Onelife is an organisation with a vision to see the church, government, businesses, education and public services seasoned with strong, godly committed leaders. They run Young Leaders’ Conferences to train, equip and inspire young people, empowering the next generation of leaders to make a difference.

They are hosting a conference at Queen’s Park Baptist Church, aimed at those aged 14 – 20, although people aged 21 or 22 would also be welcome. Bed and breakfast is provided for a £5 fee (church hall or homes).

For more information, visit the Onelife website.

YFC One Big Day

Noel Slevin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:24:02 +0000

yfcone is the Youth For Christ gap year programme. The yfcone Big Day is an opportunity for people looking at taking a gap year to find out more about the exciting opportunities YFC are able to offer.

The open day will be held at International Christian College, Glasgow, will be lots of fun and will include workshops, performances, a creative zone, food, tea and coffee, an inspirational talk and much more!

More information is available on the yfcone website.

Baptist Union Sports Day

Noel Slevin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:38:18 +0000

The annual Baptist Union Sports Day for young people will be held on Saturday 5th June this year. It is one of the highlights of the Scottish Baptist calendar, bringing together young people, their friends and leaders for a fun day of sport.

For more details, speak to your church or youth group leader.

Imagine Scotland 2010

Noel Slevin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:01:44 +0000

Originally part of Soul Survivor, the Imagine team moved to Scotland in 2004 to begin a new initiative. The team all serve in Leadership within local Aberdeen churches.

There are a load of reasons why you might want to come to Imagine.

But there’s only one reason why we do it: we hope that you would encounter Jesus, and that he would change your life. We hope He’ll leave you with:

A Bigger Picture of God
A Bigger Picture Of The World
A Bigger Picture Of The Church
A Bigger Picture of Yourself

For more information, visit the Imagine Scotland website.