A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to go with Robert to the neighboring town of Elbasan where he was speaking for a gathering of youth workers. He was asked to share some thoughts and ideas on developing youth ministry to this group of 20, many of whom are volunteers and workers in small towns and villages. That means that their ministry might look vastly different than ours here in the capitol city, Tirana.
But as I have said before, it is really all about stealing. We have no great ideas for youth ministry here in Albania. We just keep taking a little bit here and a little bit there, and we try it out to see if it works for this time, this place and this culture. Some things hit, and some miss. But the thing that stays the same is the “transferable principles.” I don’t know who coined this term but it’s money. Anyway… here are some photos of our time. We spent time sharing about vision, mission and strategy and how to discover the principals that transcend to every ministry. Our language is still not at a place where we can talk in front of a crowd but we were able to have individual time with people for questions. Time well spent.
Sajmir did a great job translating!
It was a sunny but cold day, we wore our coats the whole time!
The trip was worth it just for the views. This is the view from top of the mountains on Rruga Elbasanit between the two cities.
Wow, what a view!