Workshop: Ministry WITH Young Adults

<p>I (Kenny) had a BLAST connecting with Canada Central District Nazarene NYI brothers and sisters on June 5, 2021 to share some thoughts on where to even begin with young adult ministry. This workshop is a heavily one-sided verbal processing info dump to initiate, engage, and/or self-evaluate the current young adult ministry conversation in each context by those participating. The assumption is not that those in the workshop do not have young adult ministry stuff going but that we are all on a continuum of ministry WITH young adults whom are connected to our church families directly or by proxy. The NOTES are below with some linked docs. <strong>BONUS</strong> Video Content: <a href="https://youtu.be/2MNTA0A_24w" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/2MNTA0A_24w</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Canada Central District Assembly NYI Workshop: Ministry WITH Young Adults</strong></p> <p>YA workshop - Kenny Wade / kennyw@shepherdcommunity.org</p> <p>—</p> <p>WHO</p> <p>Whose here? Churches/towns?</p> <p>Kdub intro / TCC connect</p> <p>What are you currently doing with/for young adults.</p> <p>With/for contrast - Sustainability/NDY</p> <p>Propose 3 Prepositions: To / For / With</p> <p>—</p> <p>WHAT</p> <p>What do you dream of doing WITH young adults.</p> <p>What are the obstacles you need to overcome?</p> <p>Sustainability - book</p> <p>How creative are you willing be ??? (not allowed;)</p> <p>How long are you willing to commit?</p> <p>What’s it about? Where going? What are the Goals?</p> <p>Negative: Numbers? Fear? Control?</p> <p>Positive: Hospitality? Discipleship? Future?</p> <p>—</p> <p>WHERE</p> <p>Where to start: lowest common denom.</p> <p>Whose here??? (echo) Start with whom you have or discovering whom you have connection to or by creating a connection.</p> <p>What is one small action step your church can take this month to express hospitality with young adults?</p> <p>What’s one small action step your District can take this quarter to invest</p> <p>--</p> <p>Pathway / Docs: https://yamcast.slack.com/files/U01MLR