Becoming mature in Christ . . .

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26526411868066919252012-02-16T19:48:46.227-08:00Becoming mature in Christ . . .Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. ~ 1 Timothy 4:12<br><br>Please look around and see what is happening in the youth ministry at First Covenant Church in Everett, WA.First Covenant Youth Ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04185306473327746633noreply@blogger.comBlogger1361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652641186806691925.post-73951302617204680032011-03-20T17:35:00.000-07:002011-03-20T17:43:29.391-07:00Passion of the Christ movie

On Saturday April 23,rd 2011 the youth ministry will be hosting a church wide movie night "The Passion Of The Christ" this movie is rated R for intense violence and is not recomended for younger audiances however, parents are invited to come and use thier own descretion on wheather there child is able to watch this movie or not. The movie will start at 6 pm and me (pastor Robert) and other

First Covenant Youth Ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04185306473327746633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652641186806691925.post-90253792997305482542010-08-13T10:19:00.000-07:002010-08-13T10:19:49.602-07:00Student reflections on SLAM

Sup this is Noah. Slam is an awesome experience to learn about another culture and how they do stuff. We learned how to smudge each other with sage and an eagle feather. Ha, Amber didn’t get one. It was cool. We built a ramp and laid a drive way. I caught two turkeys Tom and 2pac. I also made out with two dogs. But it was a cool way to experience service. Hello this is Brittany here :D anyways I

Melanie and familynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652641186806691925.post-26329810820417895292010-08-12T14:51:00.000-07:002010-08-25T14:22:43.744-07:00What we didn't miss while we were gone

Not many traffic jams on the Rez.

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And they are ready to get out of the car.

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It's about time to leave.

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We clean and have breakfast and leave in the morning. We've had a great time. The students are working on their blogs, the should be posted tomorrow. We should be back around 2 pm.

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Micah is fascinated.

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Now we're off to the Native History Museum.

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Must be time for lunch.

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The students can't wait until the ramp is built so they can try to catch them.

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I'm so glad we brought a carpenter with us.

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Last day to finish the ramp.

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Burning sage smudge. The aroma of God's forgiveness.

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Micah loved checking them out while the students worked today.

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Noah breaks the purple rule.

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Please share!

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And you can see a difference.

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Yay for chickens!

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And their chickens.

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I guess the fun has started.

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Come scrub with us! Or at least get your car washed!

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September 12th we will have our Kick off Agape Feast During Replenish/Chaos starting at 6:15 Pm!

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I just returned from the Youth Nexus event that I attended with Garion N and Sarah D. The theme of our week was “Live the Story.” As an illustration of our stories we had a chance to make little weavings or tapestries, and talked about how, like our weaving, we have a choice, with God’s help to make our life something that is beautiful and useful. We learned about how God’s story shapes our

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We should land around 5:30 pm.

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Even though there are many things I could say about how great Youth Nexus was, I can only say these few words: God is so great. The people in Youth Nexus became our family and we all continued our story together. We shared together our cultures, our pain, and our laughter. Jesus brought us together and helped us get out of our comfort zone to become leaders and relate to one another. “It was a

Melanie and familynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652641186806691925.post-70998069883592053372010-07-03T08:20:00.001-07:002010-07-03T08:20:57.282-07:00Sleepy boy

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I think Sarah and Garion will sleep on the plane.

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We all head home tomorrow.

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Open mic.

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From a table decorated with our weavings, or our stories. Here in the power of Christ I will stand!

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Caroline is breaking out of her shell. ;) Sarah is hanging out with Caroline from AK and Paul from NPU.

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Alaska salmon. Mmmmmmm

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From the Hancock Observatory.

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This is Melanie's

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To see the big picture of Chicago and to consider the big picture of our lives.

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Trusting God to weave our lives into a beautiful and useful tapestry.

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Biblical literary analysis through the story of Joseph. This is our last day. We come home tomorrow. We'll see you on Sunday.

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We're playing laser tag in a bit. :)

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Five girls sitting on a leather couch watching a movie of a guy kicking a bucket? How about a sink hanging on a wall? A photo of someone licking an eyeball? A blue blob that looks like jello? Hmmmmmm. Some "art" just doesn't make sense to me.

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We really did each have a piece of the candy art in the museum.

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In English and Spanish.

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Professor Clifton-Soderstrom leads us in another powerful, theological class.

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"people sculpting" our relationships

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But we are entertaining ourselves. Soon we'll head off to Navy Pier. Happy birthday Kevin!

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What a beautiful place for a concert (Millennium Park).

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Julia from MO, Layne, Sara, Melanie, and Garion.

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Layne from MN, Garion, Sara from Lakebay WA, and Sarah having a good time.

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There is a scary beast about to eat your head!

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Hanging out at Lake Michigan. Our theme today is community.

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Paul is teaching the fudge ripple about Bonhoeffer. After this we are off for the night We worked hard today, our brains and hearts hurt. Tomorrow we will play all day. :)

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No plates or silverware, we're using a spongey flat bread.

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Fun!

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This is a day of reflection and learning.

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Garion won because he was only a step or two away from the finish line. What privileges do we have simply because we are white?

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We took a number of steps forward and back based on privilege and disadvantages experienced in our lives. Notice all the white students way ahead on the left, and the minority students way behind on the right.

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Ginny and Debbie teach on racial reconciliation.

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Corporate headquarters on the Chicago river.

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He seems to want to join us on the tour.

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Waiting for our van for the boat tour, Sarah and Joel from AK (Garion's roommate) play frisbee.

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