Youth Leader

WE ARE MORAVIANS: YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW
A resource for adolescent Moravians who are interested in their Christian heritage as Moravians, and how they can strive to live it every day.

This resource is in the process of production by authors in both the Northern and Southern Provinces of the Moravian Church. It is for use by youth leaders, Sunday School teachers or anyone wanting Moravian youth to dig more deeply into their Moravian roots and Christian understanding. Feel free to copy and use as you wish. Please click the above New Senior High Resource button to access current offerings. More will follow.

FALL Middle/Senior High YOUTH GATHERING! (Alias "rally", "fall-afresh" and other similar names)

Saturday, September 18, 2010
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
At the Laurel Ridge Fall Festival!!

If you are working with middle high or senior high youth in a Moravian Church in the Southern Province, and have a facebook page, ask to be included on the Moravian Youth Leaders in the Southern Province facebook page! Information on meetings, youth needs, discussions, etc. are possible as well as being connected.

Congratulations To Calvary Moravian's Team Who Won The BIBLE BOWL!
They took home the trophy plaque! Thanks to Calvary, Christ, Unity, Friedberg, Konnoak and Advent for their participation in the bowl! Here are a couple of pictures.

FALL-A-FRESH
(Formally known as "rally")
Fell freshly at Kernersville Moravian Church on ctober 4, 2009. Games, singing, skits, small groups and pizza were enjoyed by those there. Here are a few pictures for your enjoyment.

SPRING YOUTH THING happened!
At Home Moravian Church youth and adults from 15 Moravian Churches came together for:

WHAT AM I DOING HERE IN THE CHURCH??
...making choices faithing the church

Rev. Neil Routh spoke in the worship setting up the panel discussions that took place later in the evening. Questions were submitted then offered to two panels targeted to Senior High and Middle High youth. A great hot dog and macaroni & cheese dinner separated worship from the discussions. Here are some pictures:

Worship, Dinner & Panel Discussion
Sponsored by the Youth Commission, and the Board of Christian Education

Vital Ministry For A Living Church
Twenty one people from 13 Moravian congregations attended the Youth Leader forum at the 2009 Leadership Focus provincial workshops on February 21, 2009. A spirited conversation took place around a facebook presentation about current communication methods among young people. The desire to gather and talk about youth ministry issues was expressed, so soon there will be opportunities posted here for those involved in youth ministry to gather. Forums will also be held in Palm Beach, Fl, on March 7, and Charlotte, NC on March 28.

180 youth and adults enjoyed outdoor fun, a great program by Revs. Adam Spaugh and Tony Hayworth. Fellowship, tunes and pizza on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 5. Go to the youth page for a lots of pictures of it.

INVIGORATE Moravian Youth Conference
The INVIGORATE conference on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008 was an invigorating experience for those youth and leaders who attended! The afternoon and evening consisted of games, worship, well received workshops, a diverse dinner which included Central American cuisine, and a concert by the Christian rock group, Me In Motion. Workshop themes included Sharing Faith, Diversity, Other Religions, Dating Relationships, Contemporary Music, and others. Here are some pictures!

Middle/Senior High Moravian Rally Happens!!!
Youth and adults from 25 Moravian churches gathered on the afternoon of Oct. 7, 2007, at Fairview Moravian Church in Winston-Salem for the fall Jr/Sr High Rally. Rev. Russell May led a challenging program translating the major players in our Moravian heritage into modern times. Singing, worship, pizza and a concert by the Acoustic Blend were also enjoyed. (Photos)

RALLYFEAST Consumed! (Photos)
About 180 youth and adults gathered on Sunday afternoon, March 11, at New Philadelphia Moravian for the second “Rallyfeast.” This unique take on the Moravian lovefeast included worship created and led by Regional Youth Council members, an array of food offerings to enjoy together and a concert by the local Christian singer-songwriter, Matt Weiser. It was great worship, fellowship, food and music!

A resource for adolescent Moravians who are interested in their Christian heritage as Moravians, and how they can strive to live it every day.

A few years back in the midst of a Regional Youth Council retreat discussion in the South, the young people and adults there were talking about how young Moravians really do not know much about being Moravian. Their friends ask them about what being Moravian is all about, and they are bereft of anything much to say other than how much they like the cookies and the lovefeasts. There just did not seem to be much available tailored to adolescent aged young people about being Moravian. The discussion honestly moved on to related issues about the lack of attendance of their age group in Sunday School and their desire to not have to be “in school” so to speak to learn some of these things. Since a synod year was coming up, the discussion began to move toward offering a resolution to synod to have a resource created that was tailored to adolescent young people specifically on what they need to know about being Moravian, and how that may tie into their normal everyday lives as Moravian Christian teenagers. The resolution was created, sent to synod and passed in the Southern Province. Later that year a similar resolution passed in the Northern Province. This resource is the result of those resolutions. It is hoped by its creators that this resource will be useful in Sunday School, youth group, confirmation, or most any setting that a conversation with youth may center around being Moravian and living today. It is also hoped that this resource will be interesting, fun and useful for many years to come. Since this resource will live mostly in cyber space, surely there will be revisions and additions in the years to come, so bookmark it and refer back to it whenever there is the need. Also, perhaps young people can use it when they do get asked by their peers about what their Moravianized Christian faith is all about! Too bad we cannot offer cyber Moravian cookies! So here it is. Use it as you see fit.

The Bible
Our Christ Centered Faith
Moravian History That Isn't ZZZZZzzzzz
MCCL for Teenagers
Christian Love Curriculum
Dealing With Conflict

The Bible: reading and interpreting for today

The Rev. Dr. Amy Gohdes-Luhman, pastor of Northfield Moravian Church, Northfield, Minnesota; professor at Olaf College in Northfield.

Interpretation Addendum

Our Christ Centered Faith

The Rev. Lance Fox, pastor of Redeemer Moravian Church, Dublin, Ohio

Moravian History that isn’t ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz

The Rev. Dr. Riddick Weber, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Moravian Theological Seminary, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Basic Gear for Moravians - Moravian Covenant for Christian Living

The Rev. Dr. Craig Atwood, Charles D. Couch Associate Professor of Moravian Theology and Ministry, Moravian Theological Seminary, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Christian Love

The Rev. Christie Melby-Gibbons, pastor of Downey Moravian Church, Downey, California

Dealing With Conflict

The Rev. Brad Bennett, Director of Youth and College Ministries for the Bd of Cooperative Ministries in the Southern Province