Last Saturday we had our fall kick off at the Loft. We have 11 (ELEVEN) first time visitors! Yeah! It was a crowded place. Can we tell you that nothing worked? Not the power point, not the videos… it was just one of those weeks where the team felt unprepared and just plain NOT READY! [...]
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Well with all that has been going on in our world these days you may be wondering if ministry has ground to a halt here in Albania. The answer is most certainly NOT! The wonder of training and equipping still works and God is all about HIS business here in Albania. Last week 11 of [...]
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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 [...]
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Over the years, we have stolen many good ministry ideas from others. HABITS is one of the best. Developed by Doug Fields at Saddleback, HABITS is an acronym we use for steps to growth in our relationship with God.
H- Hang Time
A- Accountability
B- Bible Study
I- Involvement
T- Tithing
S- Scripture Memory
Well now, we are passing the idea on [...]
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So we have been slowly making over the Loft! As you may remember, we started with white walls and empty space. I posted a few of the before pictures below… it is quite a change! It is a process to create a friendly and welcoming space for teens on a tight budget! Look at some [...]
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Yes we are still here! After a few days of getting settled, recovering from the outreach and getting back to the world after several days of sketchy internet and then a few of NO internet, we are back among the land of the living.
The outreach was a BIG success! We know that stories of God’s [...]
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Well we have arrived home now we are off and running! Beginning today we are hosting a week of sports ministry outreach at the youth center, The Loft! Nothing like playing sports in the heat when you are still jet-lagged. :-) Every night this week from 5-7pm (10am-noon CST) we are playing soccer, volleyball, basketball [...]
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We are still getting the videos translated from the youth service last week (we have to subtitle them for you since they are in Albanian) but we FINALLY got some pictures so we could share. Our camera died just a couple of hours before the service…. agh! Luckily Jennifer had hers with her [...]
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When our pastor Clark sent us here in 2005 with a blessing from Journey Church to see if God was calling us to Albania, we came with open hearts to see what God was doing. Missionaries call this a “survey trip.” As we looked around and prayed about if God could use us [...]
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To see generations of Albanian teens begin an authentic and growing relationship with Jesus Christ that empowers them to worship Him passionately, serve Him eagerly and share Him fearlessly with others.
This is the vision of our Youth ministry at Nxenesit e Jezusit Church (Disciples of Jesus). At our leader meeting in our [...]
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