Youth America

Two more guest speakers confirmed for Youth America 2010 A Cause / A Generation / A Revolution

Week 1 July 5-9

Josh Mayo is one of the premiere emerging youth and young adult pastors of this generation. He is currently director of 180 Remix (180remix.com), a youth ministry in Fort Smith, Arkansas, which runs several hundred in attendance each week. Josh expands his impact by speaking at various youth and young adult leadership venues throughout the nation. He is also a promising author. His recent release, Help! I’m Raising My Kids While Doing Ministry, has received very positive reviews. The best decision of his life was marrying his beautiful wife Monica.

Week 3 July 19-23

Carl Lentz is a senior associate pastor at Wave Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia. One of his primary roles is leading the young adult and youth movement of Wave Church, which continues to grow and help people encounter Jesus. Carl and Laura have three children, Ava, Charlie and their son Roman.

Two more guest speakers confirmed for Youth America 2010!

Week 2 July 12-16
ROBERT MADU is one of the premier voices being raised up to proclaim God’s infallible Word. At a young age, his unique gifting and powerful anointing have catapulted him to the forefront of evangelistic ministry today. Robert travels both nationally and internationally ministering to several Churches, Youth Groups, and Schools through dynamic preaching and drama. His ability to minister to people of all races, cultures, and generations makes him a commanding and captivating communicator. In addition to his traveling ministry he serves as the on-staff evangelist at Trinity Church in Cedar Hill, TX.

Week 2 July 12-16
REV. SPIKE, former Executive Director of Youth America, is a veteran minister and practitioner of leadership. He has invested his life in developing the local church, church leaders & the next generation. Rev. Spike has lived to steward his pastor’s dream, to instigate an Uprising in this generation of young people, to strategize and forecast future ministry and growth, and to challenge and develop leadership excellence. He has focused many years on mentoring and empowering Youth Pastors as well.

Next weekend is our very first Resound! It’s going to be in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There is no place like Tulsa! Honestly, the thing I’m looking forward to most (beside’s those giant praying hands) is coming together with old friends and new friends to have some great worship, create fun memories, and get serious about the cause of the local church. Our heart as the Youth America team is to see the next generation fall in love with church and what God is doing through it the way we have. So I’m pumped about spending time talking about how to make our churches better, how to reach our unsaved friends, and how to be real and genuine in our walk with God. We can’t just keep waiting around for someone to build the church! We, as the next generation, need to take up our place in our churches and say with our lives “I do more than just attend church, I AM THE CHURCH!”

Love,
Natalie

Announcing two of several guest speakers to come for Youth America 2010 – A Cause/ A Generation/ A Revolution.

Week 1 July 5-9:
MATTHEW BARNETT, son of Tommy Barnett, is a best-selling author, church growth pioneer, pastor of what Time Magazine considers “One of the three largest churches in America”, and founder of the Dream Center in Los Angeles. As of April 2002, there have been over 130 Dream Centers launched around the world. He has established one of the most influential ministries in our nation with a deep conviction to help those in need.

Week 3 July 19-23:
DINO RIZZO started Healing Place Church in 1993. It has grown to over 7,200 people gathering every weekend in 10 locations from Baton Rouge Louisiana to Maputo, Mozambique. For two consecutive years, Healing Place Church has been listed as one of America’s Top 25 Most Innovative Churches. Dino has unleashed a movement sweeping the church world rallying believers to join together in a revolution of serving others through his new book “Servolution”.

New exciting details and more guest speakers to be announced in the near future. This will be the biggest and best year of Youth America thus far.

Don’t miss out on the movement. Register today.

Well… Here it is my friends, the new youthamerica.org. As you will notice we are still working diligently to complete the website. If you click on something and it says “coming soon”, that is a true statement. Many more things to come. Check back for updates and new information. This website will be where info will be leaked first. This should become one of your regular browsing stops! Feel free to comment as well. Looking forward to the future…

- GP

Worship team meeting in the back offices… Going through song lists and last minute musical tweaks, applying just one more touch of grease to our hair… Checking batteries… Approving clothing… Minds racing through all the vocal parts… Musicians still memorizing songs and lead lines… Final decisions on kick pattern for a song… Then the time comes for us to gather and pray… These are the best moments we have together as a team. “I know we are all freaking out about getting our parts right, … Read more