This email was sent to group leaders on Jan. 26:
Group Leaders,
Please hold May 2-3 for the date of our World Changers Little Rock Pre-Project Planning Meeting. I will send more details about schedule and hotel in a later email. Generally, our schedule is to gather at the hotel after lunch on Friday and finish up by noon on Saturday.
I hope you are having an awesome Sunday and looking forward to an even better Sunday of worship!
--Tim
BTW...I see where we have had some new groups added since my last email update...welcome! All previous communication with group leaders is posted after it is sent to http://wclittlerock.blogspot.com
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Acts 1:8 Challenge Student Weekend
There's a great new resource for student pastors and leaders designed to lead students to a greater awareness of the needs of the world around them and their part in fulfilling the mission of God, it's called the Acts 1:8 Challenge Student Weekend: Impacting MY SPACE with MY GOD.By conducting an Acts 1:8 Challenge Student Weekend, churches will begin a process of cultivating a love for missions and ministry in the lives of students resulting in students engaging in intentional mission and ministry actions in “Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth.”
The Acts 1:8 Challenge Student Weekend is modeled after a Disciple Now Weekend, which is a retreat-like event that takes place in the homes of church members. Guest leaders are recruited to lead small groups of students (6 to 12 per group) in a weekend of Bible study, fun, and in the case of an Acts 1:8 Challenge Student Weekend, direct mission action.
Student pastors or leaders may want to consider using the material in place of a Disciple Now Weekend or to supplement the World Changers Pre-Project Study.Read more or download via this link.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Leap: 2008 WC Theme Interpretation
Biblical Theme Passages:
Now this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in Him. If we say, “We have fellowship with Him,” and walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. But we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. - I John 1:5-7 (HCSV)
Key Verse:
But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin - I John 5:7 (HCSV)
Background Discussions:
As youth ministers we have used the illustration from Raiders of the Lost Ark about stepping out in faith into the unknown. However, this really is not the complete picture of our faith walk. It presents a concept of having to make it a leap into the darkness. This I John passage gives us the picture of leaping or living our lives into the light not darkness. We see it as a life style of faith for the believer. Not just one step but a direction. What would a life of a student look like if they were living 100% for Christ? A leap into the light calls for students to surrender their whole life – eliminating the compartments and layers to their living. A leap into the light calls for the believer to be a Biblical leader and a servant leader of the gospel. This concept of leaping speaks also to the student’s desire to leave a legacy. The journey of our faith is a not for a short time. A believer’s life means we develop a long term relationship with Christ in complete view of the world. We are a people of light.
Now this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in Him. If we say, “We have fellowship with Him,” and walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. But we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. - I John 1:5-7 (HCSV)
Key Verse:
But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin - I John 5:7 (HCSV)
Background Discussions:
As youth ministers we have used the illustration from Raiders of the Lost Ark about stepping out in faith into the unknown. However, this really is not the complete picture of our faith walk. It presents a concept of having to make it a leap into the darkness. This I John passage gives us the picture of leaping or living our lives into the light not darkness. We see it as a life style of faith for the believer. Not just one step but a direction. What would a life of a student look like if they were living 100% for Christ? A leap into the light calls for students to surrender their whole life – eliminating the compartments and layers to their living. A leap into the light calls for the believer to be a Biblical leader and a servant leader of the gospel. This concept of leaping speaks also to the student’s desire to leave a legacy. The journey of our faith is a not for a short time. A believer’s life means we develop a long term relationship with Christ in complete view of the world. We are a people of light.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Welcome to World Changers Little Rock!
This is the email that was sent to all group leaders on January 2:
Dear Group Leader:
Greetings from Georgia! I am excited you are registered for the World Changers in Little Rock, Arkansas, June 21-28. I look forward to meeting you and your group. Assisting me at the project will be my wife, Pamm, who is a native of the Little Rock area. Together, we will be communicating with you concerning all aspects of the project in the weeks and months to come. If you haven't already, schedule your pre-project study and local pre-project work project. These are very important in preparing your students for the World Changers experience. A Little Rock Pre-Project Planning Meeting will be scheduled soon.
IMPORTANT! The $50 per participant deposit is due Feb. 1. If you haven't sent that in to World Changers, please do today! All deposits are nonrefundable and nontransferable to the balance after Feb. 1.
If you have any questions, please email me at tyarbrough@gmail.com (best way) or call (770) 410-6379 (office) or 678-559-6646 (cell). Please let me know if I can be of assistance to you in any way. You are in our prayers, and we look forward to working with you in the days ahead!
On Mission for Him,
Tim Yarbrough
P.S. Check out Little Rock project updates often at http://wclittlerock.blogspot.com . Be sure to add your comments to posts!
Dear Group Leader:
Greetings from Georgia! I am excited you are registered for the World Changers in Little Rock, Arkansas, June 21-28. I look forward to meeting you and your group. Assisting me at the project will be my wife, Pamm, who is a native of the Little Rock area. Together, we will be communicating with you concerning all aspects of the project in the weeks and months to come. If you haven't already, schedule your pre-project study and local pre-project work project. These are very important in preparing your students for the World Changers experience. A Little Rock Pre-Project Planning Meeting will be scheduled soon.
IMPORTANT! The $50 per participant deposit is due Feb. 1. If you haven't sent that in to World Changers, please do today! All deposits are nonrefundable and nontransferable to the balance after Feb. 1.
If you have any questions, please email me at tyarbrough@gmail.com (best way) or call (770) 410-6379 (office) or 678-559-6646 (cell). Please let me know if I can be of assistance to you in any way. You are in our prayers, and we look forward to working with you in the days ahead!
On Mission for Him,
Tim Yarbrough
P.S. Check out Little Rock project updates often at http://wclittlerock.blogspot
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