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2023 Fall Conference – Lifeline

The theme for our annual Fall Conference, which happened in the Czech Republic on Sept. 25-29, 2023, was “Lifeline: First Responders and the Anxious Generation.” We brought in Dr. David Van Dyke, a marriage and family therapist, and professor at Wheaton College, to speak and train us all in what it looks like to be like Jesus for people in need. Our goal was to equip youth leaders across the region with practical tools to respond to the ever-increasing mental health issues among the youth in their ministries.⁠ Please enjoy and share this teaching.

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2022 Fall Conference – Messenger of Hope

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Equipping Messengers

Fall Conference has always been one of the kick-off points for the new school year in Josiah Venture (JV). It’s the primary equipping conference that brings around 400 of our JV staff and partners together to train and focus our attention on a topic that continues the movement of God among the youth of Central and Eastern Europe.

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Play the Long Game

I made a joke the other day that I’ve stopped recognizing what day of the week it is and I’m just going by what week of the year it is. As the days have seemingly blended together I felt it would be easier to say, “Hey, it’s week 10 everybody!” It was quickly pointed out however, that it was actually week 14. So much for keeping track of what time is supposed to look like now in the long game. But then again in the realm of youth ministry something I need to be more ok with and actually focus on is the long game.

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Be Still

The word of the moment is uncertainty, and the new abnormal seems to be changing regularly. Daily schedules are thrown out the window, all our interaction is online through a screen, and the pace of life has somehow increased for some of us in its demands. How on earth are we to manage this? Actually it's pretty easy. Be still.