Here are a few pictures from PDYM 2009…more to come soon! [slideshow id=5]
Live Blogging PDYM the Conference Session 6
Live Blogging Session 6 Doug Fields: Discipleship 1. Discipleship cannot be reduced to programs and people Discipleship can be viewed as 50% Relational 50% Educational If student’s faith is married to a program or a person, when they are gone, their faith is gone 2. An “On Your Own” Discipleship philosophy is a top down […]
Live Blogging PDYM the Conference Session 5
Live Blogging Session 5 Doug Fields: Fellowship 1. Smaller is better when focusing on Fellowship (building relationships) Christ had a group of 12 but invested in 3 Figure out how to make “Large” Feel “Small” 2. Volunteer leaders are better than paid leaders. Paid leaders’ main focus should be to develop other volunteer youth workers, […]
Live Blogging PDYM the Conference Session 4
Live Blogging Session 4 Doug Fields: Worship There is a direct connection between Evangelism and Worship We need to expand our focus of worship to celebrating God Genuine Celebration is attractive and makes a heartfelt connection with unbelievers We have to be careful not to create a “Club” mentality in our environments Be aware of […]
Live Blogging PDYM the Conference Session 3
Live Blogging Session 3 Doug Fields: Evangelism An evangelistic student ministry will have evangelistic adult leaders Evangelistic leaders NEVER stop ringing the evangelistic bell You can either be a “best friend” or you can be a leader No one values what you value as much as you value it. Evangelistic baby steps create momentum There […]