The very first Tennessee Youth Harvest Training has come and gone. Kim Batson did a great job facilitating and heading up this event. We worked on a team with Bishop McKinley - State Overseer, Tim Farmer - State Youth Director, and Kim Batson - State Children's Director and our goal was to combine all three ministries: children's, youth, and camping, into one training event.
All three ministries: Children, Youth, Camp - feed into one another and so the vision was to offer a training event where all three could come together and train workers from across the state. The weekend offered a Friday night worship service. A group of people from West TN to East TN was put together to lead worship. Friday night's message was brought by our General Overseer, Bishop Randall Howard. He spoke about the vision over the next 10 years: Turning To The Young Harvest. After the service, a reception was given for all who attended.
Saturday was full of break out sessions for each ministry track. We had general sessions which brought together workers of all three ministries. Kim Batson spoke passionately about Safety for our children/youth, in our ministries, and living above reproach.
The camping ministry track involved 4 break out sessions:
1. General vision and camp updates - Jeff and Kimmy Jones
2. Everything Is Spiritual - Victor Rodriguez
3. How To Minister In The Alter - Victor Rodriguez
4. Serve Like Jesus - Jeff Jones
Thanks to Victor for stepping in with short notice. Pastor Bobby Peoples had prepared for classes 2 and 3. He was unable to attend due to a death in the family. Our prayers were with him during this weekend of training.
Thanks to Empowered Ministries for serving and cooking for the weekend.
The training weekend concluded with a short message and challenge from North American Presbyter Sam Clements.
We will be debriefing and planning for the 2011 TN YHT this upcoming week. We have heard many positive things about the entire weekend and we hope to build on what was started in 2010.
Youth Harvest Training
What an incredible time! That's the words that I have heard time and time again describing the Youth Harvest Training that took place March 5th and 6th. The opening session featured our General Overseer challenging all in attendance (pastors, children's ministers, youth workers and camp workers) to turn to the Young Harvest. The closing session on Saturday finished with North American Presbyter, Sam Clements, speaking in a consecration service.
Everything in between these two sessions is the heartbeat of the ministries in our state that are geared towards the young harvest. Breakout sessions took place across the campground training workers in Children's Ministries, Youth Ministries, and Camping Ministries. There was also a time of training geared towards the safety f those we minister to, led by Kim Batson.
Thank you for all that were able to attend. Look for news coming to you soon about future training coming to the state of Tennessee.
Everything in between these two sessions is the heartbeat of the ministries in our state that are geared towards the young harvest. Breakout sessions took place across the campground training workers in Children's Ministries, Youth Ministries, and Camping Ministries. There was also a time of training geared towards the safety f those we minister to, led by Kim Batson.
Thank you for all that were able to attend. Look for news coming to you soon about future training coming to the state of Tennessee.
