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Resources For Adults Working
With Young People

 

We give support to adults around the world who unselfishly devote time and energy to the lives of our youth.


The 'Source
Leadership Training this Spring
The place where adult workers get resources for ministry and a time to come to the Source for their personal spiritual renewal.

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RENEW.  REJUVENATE.  REFRESH.
Fall colors.  Relaxing Space.  Time with God.    
Mark your calendar!
RETREAT for those who work with young adults and youth
October 2-5, 2008
Camp Aldersgate
North Scituate, RI
We will begin with dinner on October 2nd and end after lunch on October 5th.    
We will be in Camp Aldersgate’s Retreat House.
$255 – includes all meals, snacks, supplies and a semi-private room.

More information on this event will be available here soon.  Please check back!

The Despised: God’s Heroes!
By Cletus David
Read more devotions like this one

God has a plan for all humanity to prosper and to give hope for the future of all who put their trust in Him. One of the devastating things that distorts our society, is the social class differences that exist amongst people of all nations.  Some are very rich; some are just able to meet life’s needs.  And, others are, by all standards, very poor.  And, as a result of their poverty, they are despised by their community.

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2008 Princeton Forums on Youth Ministry

This year's first forum was January 7-10, 2008, in Nashville, Tennessee

The second Forum is April 28- May 1, 2008, in Princeton, New Jersey.  As you know first-hand, these forums are a great opportunity for ecumenical, non-degree theological education for church leaders engaged in ministry
with youth.

Complete forum information and online registration is available at www.ptsem.edu/iym.  

You can also find the Nashville Forum on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5518547727.

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Amy Vaughn at amy.vaughn@ptsem.edu or 609-688-1944 or Pat Heran at pat.heran@ptsem.edu or 609-497-7914.

Duke Youth Academy

The Duke Youth Academy for Christian Formation is a two-week summer program for selected high school students to live in an intentional Christian community on the Duke University campus in Durham, North Carolina.

Duke Youth Academy is an intensive encounter with Christian life. Days are patterned by worship through word and sacrament, reflection on scripture, study, service, play; practices ancient and modern that nourish the life of faith. You will leave the academy challenged to consider your baptismal vocation, confident that God is shaping your future in radical and exciting ways.  Check out their website for more information and an application form.




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The YouthWorker Movement is a membership organization of adults working in youth ministry in the United States. It provides a national network connecting people and supporting their ministries and improving congregational youth ministry in the U.S.


Online Certification Course

Wesley Theological Seminary is offering an online certification course that is required for certification in youth ministry called "Adolescent World."

The course will be taught online and will begin August 28.

For more information , contact Susan Willhauck at 202-885-6482 or a SWillhauck@wesleysem.edu