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SPARK 2014: ALIVE Spark, our yearly provincial preteen conference was a powerful and anointed weekend. On November 14-15, nearly 700 people filled Abbotsford Pentecostal Assembly. From worship (lead by City Youth from Victoria), to the sermons (Laura Liira of Illuminate Conference, Evan Allnutt from Victoria and Ben McGillevray from West Kelowna), to the Boys and Girls Only engaging hubs (featuring Jason Elliason and Laura Liira), every component of the event reinforced our theme, “ALIVE”. In John 10:10, Jesus said, “I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of”. It is our desire to see preteens embrace the presence and power of the Spirit of God in their lives. We fostered service and generosity by partnering with Samaritan’s Purse, who led our “Reach Hub”. Each student built a stuffed turtle, wrote a word of encouragement and prayed for children in need around the world. The stuffed turtles and messages were placed into the boxes that will be sent out through Operation Christmas Child. We are so blessed to hear testimonies of transformed and empowered lives.
STRATEGIC CONVERSATION On October 8th, we held a strategic conversation with 12 Children and Preteen pastors from various parts of our province (Fort St-John, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Victoria, Vancouver and Lower Mainland). We spent the day discussing how our three priorities are presently expressed throughout our District and how we can improve. From this conversation, we put into place a Children and Preteen Pastor Facebook group, where leaders from all contexts and demographics can be a part of various conversations. This is also a place where people can share prayer requests, exchange resources and curriculum as well as seeking wisdom from other children's pastors. This is an effective peer-mentoring initiative.
Children & Preteen Ministry 1 BCYD Global Workers 2 BC Campus Ministries 2 Assistant Superintendent 3 District Secretary Treasurer 3 Aboriginal and Cultural Ministries 4 Youth, Young Adults, Family 4 District Superintendent 5 PAOC Priority One 5 Director of Crisis Intervention 6 Summit Pacific College 6 Happenings Around the District 7 District Calendar/Events 8
ELEVATE 2015 Elevate, our provincial children, preteen and family ministry leadership conference will take place April 10-11 at Christian Life Assembly in Langley. Last year 553 people attended this event, a growth of 75% compared with 2013. We are praying and believing to see 700 leaders across BC join us next year. Our main speakers will be David and Becci Wakerly from Hillsong Church, Australia and Dr. Allan Nelson, Director of KidLead, and a leadership development specialist. Come to Elevate 2015! We are believing for re-energized hearts and a fresh vision for ministry.
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