Youth for Christ to Hold National Convention
Youth for Christ (YFC) staff and board members nationwide will gather in Nashville in November for the 2005 YFC national convention, which will run during the National Youth Workers Convention (NYWC) presented by Youth Specialties.
"It’s a reunion! It’s family. I want all of us there," writes new National Director and President of YFC/USA, Dan Wolgemuth, in the August edition of INSTEP, YFC's national publication.
They will come "together to worship, share, dream, equip, renew, love, and believe," continued Wolgemuth, who We’ll leverage the Youth Specialties event to maximize the opportunity, but make no mistake... this is a family reunion, and I can’t wait!"
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The YFC National Convention will be held November 18 - 21, and will be the last venue of the NYWC.
According to the YFC, the convention schedule will be as follow:
November 18 – 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Reconnect: celebrating National Director and President of YFC/USA, Dan Wolgemuth, welcome everyone who is currently working for YFC or has worked for YFC to be a part of this momentous event
November 19 – 5:00 pm – 6:45 pm
National Council of Delegates Meeting
November 19 – 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm
YFC Late Night – employees, volunteers and alumni
November 20 – 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Presentation of Service Awards and Special Awards to employees as well as celebrate ministry achievements throughout the USA.
Youth Specialties also works with Youth for Christ on other occassions. Next year, the triennial DCLA youth conferences, which was originally presented by Youth for Christ, will be presented by Youth Specialties. The DCLA conferences, attracting 10-12 thousand students at each event, train teenagers to evangelize using YFC's 3Story curriculum, which entails sharing my story, you sharing your story to sharing God's story.
The national convention marks the second major YFC gathering for some staff members. In July, YFC held the International General Assembly 2005, July 1-5 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from 80 of the 150 nations where YFC has ministry and 70 US staff members attended the assembly.
YFC International President, David Wraight, reflected on the General Assembly by saying,“Praise God that He has given us a clear picture of His provision and grace. We reflected on what God has done for YFC over the recent years of renewal. The Lord has shown us His grace and mercy in so many ways. We were presented with all the resources that God has provided over the past year that will help us implement the Global Ministry Plan. As we looked at these many resources we were overwhelmed with thankfulness for the Lord’s miraculous provision. We do indeed serve the great Jehovah Jireh.”
The next YFC International General Assembly will be held September 21-29, 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
For more information on the 2005 YFC National Convention, please visit www.yfc.org/staff.
For more information on the 2005 National Youth Workers Convention, presented by Youth Specialties, please visit www.youthspecialties.com/nywc.
