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A record summer for Christian camps
Christian camps have lots to celebrate this year. No longer constrained by restrictions on summer programs, they have registration numbers that one camp director said “exceed all expectations”. “I feel like we can exhale […]
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Growth through COVID
On a warm summer evening, surrounded by creation and the youth from Chapel Ridge Free Methodist Church, Jessica Martin fervently encouraged her hearers to reflect on the Gospel. At the end of the night, three young […]
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Christian camps down, but not out
Parks and campgrounds are again closed for overnight stays, until further notice. One largely unnoticed victim of these latest restrictions is Christian summer camps, which struggled through the past year with no special government funding to offset their mandated […]
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Christian camps facing crisis
The Ontario government has banned summer camps this year, warning that they may not allow day camps, either. These restrictions leave youth pastors scrambling to re-envisioning the summer’s ministry, but they present far bigger challenges for the region’s many Christian camps […]
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Youth pastors get help planning ministry year
With the school year started, churches are launching their youth ministry year. For youth leaders, it is a crucial time to have an established plan, but that process can be daunting. To help, the Canadian Youth […]
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Joey Molloy stepping into national youth ministry role
Ottawa’s own Joey Molloy, for years one of the city’s leading voices in youth ministry and the former youth pastor at the MET, has been named Pastoral Network Director of the Canadian Youth Network (CYN). CYN comes alongside youth pastors and leaders to help them […]
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