Author: Brian Steward

“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. (1 John 4:9)  Where Are You Staying? This has been a question that I have been asked quite a bit in the last few weeks. By now, you should have received your National Youth Gathering confirmation letter along with your housing confirmation. This is such an exciting letter! It makes it official–you are going to the Gathering! Not so fast, though, as there are a few things that you should do before you start celebrating....

“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.” (1 John 4:9 NIV)  I thought it would be interesting to hear what my students were wondering concerning the upcoming Youth Gathering. So, I asked them one question: “What do you want to know before we go to the Gathering?” I decided to share some of their responses with you. I thought maybe your youth might have some similar questions. I didn’t answer any of these as I thought this would be a good...

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 1 John 4:9. (NIV) If you are like me, when you are planning something that is not happening until next year, you may put things off. As a youth director, there are so many activities to plan and execute day-to-day, week-to-week and month-to-month. So even though bigger events need to be planned months or even a year or two in advance, it’s easy to place those on the back burner. That was my case in...

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