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Youth & Children’s Ministry Leaders Collaborative Kicks Off with a Paint & Sip
The inaugural meeting of the new Youth & Children’s Ministry Leaders Collaborative brought together several youth leaders, ministers and pastors in a virtual setting to discuss ways to care for youth in the “new normal” brought on by the pandemic. They let their creative juices flow through a painting exercise, held online and guided by the talented and creative Rev. Skye Hallman McQuillan of Heritage Baptist Church in Annapolis, Maryland. Each participant painted a tree and then Rev. Skye helped them see how this exercise could be used to help youth and children. The collaborative is a forum where those charged with helping to guide our youth on their spiritual journey can come together and share ideas. Rev. Dr. San No Thuan, pastor of Falam Baptist
Church (FBCMD) in Frederick, Maryland, was one of the Paint & Sip participants. Pastor Thuan is originally from Myanmar (Burma), and since 2009, has been serving at FBCMD. He also serves the Lord as Associate General Secretary of Chin Baptist Association, North America that comprises 40 churches. He graduated with a Ph.D. from Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia in 2014 and has been in ministry for 26 years. He is married and blessed with two boys, Joseph and Christian. Below, Rev. Dr. Thuan shares his Paint & Sip experience: “I was very glad to have a chance to join the DCBC Paint & Sip program with my family. I joined this art class because I wanted to know how to draw some pictures to help young people in my
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