Comments on: National Youth Ministry Conference http://www.danaschmoyer.com/2009/02/national-youth-ministry-conference/ Journey through ministry as a youth pastor's wife Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:38:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Mrs. H http://www.danaschmoyer.com/2009/02/national-youth-ministry-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Mrs. H Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:12:09 +0000 http://www.danaschmoyer.com/?p=737#comment-359 It was fun to chat during the second Partnering w/ Parents sesh. (I sat right next to you and commented on your great white powerbook! :) I decided to go back to Hurting kids for today's sessions... well worth it. It was deep. It was great to sit and soak it up! :) The long and short of it is that teens (esp. hurting ones) need us to show that we're 1. available 2. authentic and 3. accepting. We need to be consistent in our love for them and swoop in (my word not his) when their "coping mechanisms" (again, my word) fail and they are living in fear of facing their un-Godly responses to a pain in their life. Long story short - they need Jesus, but we can't throw that in their faces. :) And, yes, we did drive here - took about 7 hrs, with a lunch stop. From what we hear, we're driving back into snow tomorrow (which is not typical for our area). Uck. It was fun to chat during the second Partnering w/ Parents sesh. (I sat right next to you and commented on your great white powerbook! :)
I decided to go back to Hurting kids for today’s sessions… well worth it. It was deep. It was great to sit and soak it up! :) The long and short of it is that teens (esp. hurting ones) need us to show that we’re 1. available 2. authentic and 3. accepting. We need to be consistent in our love for them and swoop in (my word not his) when their “coping mechanisms” (again, my word) fail and they are living in fear of facing their un-Godly responses to a pain in their life. Long story short – they need Jesus, but we can’t throw that in their faces. :)
And, yes, we did drive here – took about 7 hrs, with a lunch stop. From what we hear, we’re driving back into snow tomorrow (which is not typical for our area). Uck.

]]> By: Dana Schmoyer http://www.danaschmoyer.com/2009/02/national-youth-ministry-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Dana Schmoyer Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:09:42 +0000 http://www.danaschmoyer.com/?p=737#comment-351 My husband went to Helping Hurting Kids with Marv Penner at the National Youth Workers Convention and said it was really good and went really deep. That was just a 2 hour one, so doing the whole track should be pretty awesome and intense. I'd be interested to hear what some of his main points are, especially with broken families. With working in the school district my eyes have been opened to a lot of that and my heart just hurts for these kids. I haven't ever been to NYMC either, so I'm excited to see how it all goes. Maybe we'll cross paths sometime! Are y'all driving there? My husband went to Helping Hurting Kids with Marv Penner at the National Youth Workers Convention and said it was really good and went really deep. That was just a 2 hour one, so doing the whole track should be pretty awesome and intense. I’d be interested to hear what some of his main points are, especially with broken families. With working in the school district my eyes have been opened to a lot of that and my heart just hurts for these kids.
I haven’t ever been to NYMC either, so I’m excited to see how it all goes. Maybe we’ll cross paths sometime! Are y’all driving there?

]]> By: Mrs. H http://www.danaschmoyer.com/2009/02/national-youth-ministry-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Mrs. H Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:34:09 +0000 http://www.danaschmoyer.com/?p=737#comment-350 I'm looking forward to it as well! I decided on the "Helping Hurting Kids" track - so many sorrows and "rough family issues" in our ministry right now - the Lord's had so many of our hurting kids on my heart constantly. I'm praying He'll speak to me through this track - just what more I need to do to minister to them. My hubby's signed up for the "Thinking Theological" one. I've never been to NYMC and have heard so many wonderful things. Yikes - 9 days?! Just gotta see how all the details of leaving/traveling fall into place and get there! :) I’m looking forward to it as well! I decided on the “Helping Hurting Kids” track – so many sorrows and “rough family issues” in our ministry right now – the Lord’s had so many of our hurting kids on my heart constantly. I’m praying He’ll speak to me through this track – just what more I need to do to minister to them. My hubby’s signed up for the “Thinking Theological” one.
I’ve never been to NYMC and have heard so many wonderful things. Yikes – 9 days?! Just gotta see how all the details of leaving/traveling fall into place and get there! :)

]]> By: Dana Schmoyer http://www.danaschmoyer.com/2009/02/national-youth-ministry-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Dana Schmoyer Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:46:40 +0000 http://www.danaschmoyer.com/?p=737#comment-348 Yes, NYMC starts not this Friday but next, it's crazy how soon it is. I think we are on the same page with our church and ministry, I think I could maybe be there for someone else at the Married to a Youth Pastor track, but I want to go do something that I can learn at, not just tell stories and listen to people vent. Since Tim and I started planning on having a baby and then me getting pregnant I have been trying to figure out what part of the youth ministry I can transfer into or start a new part that I can help with (either planning or helping with parent communication). The Partnering with Parent track sounds like it could be helpful in our own family too. The Deeper Learning Tracks don't cost anything extra, but they do recommend signing up ahead of time to make sure you have a place every session, and if you're not signed up it's like a first come first serve for the remaining space. I might sign up for it just in case that is what I find myself really leaning towards in the next week. Sorry this was so wordy, I'm excited you're gonna be in OH too! Yes, NYMC starts not this Friday but next, it’s crazy how soon it is. I think we are on the same page with our church and ministry, I think I could maybe be there for someone else at the Married to a Youth Pastor track, but I want to go do something that I can learn at, not just tell stories and listen to people vent. Since Tim and I started planning on having a baby and then me getting pregnant I have been trying to figure out what part of the youth ministry I can transfer into or start a new part that I can help with (either planning or helping with parent communication). The Partnering with Parent track sounds like it could be helpful in our own family too.
The Deeper Learning Tracks don’t cost anything extra, but they do recommend signing up ahead of time to make sure you have a place every session, and if you’re not signed up it’s like a first come first serve for the remaining space. I might sign up for it just in case that is what I find myself really leaning towards in the next week.

Sorry this was so wordy, I’m excited you’re gonna be in OH too!

]]> By: Ashley Christian http://www.danaschmoyer.com/2009/02/national-youth-ministry-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Ashley Christian Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:54:52 +0000 http://www.danaschmoyer.com/?p=737#comment-347 Wow is it really in 9 days?! Dana this post was really helpful to me. I had just figured on going to the Married to a youth pastor track, but had the same fear, that it would have a lot of venting, which can be so needed for some, but it's just not where I'm at. Partnering with Parent's really struck a cord with me, it's been something God has been laying on my heart a lot this year. Do you know, do you have to pay more to go to that DLT??? Wow is it really in 9 days?! Dana this post was really helpful to me. I had just figured on going to the Married to a youth pastor track, but had the same fear, that it would have a lot of venting, which can be so needed for some, but it’s just not where I’m at. Partnering with Parent’s really struck a cord with me, it’s been something God has been laying on my heart a lot this year. Do you know, do you have to pay more to go to that DLT???

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