Dear Youth Leader,
On April 27-28, 2018 Northwest Baptist youth, friends, and youth leaders will gather for our annual NWBC StudentConference. This event for junior and senior high youth and sponsors will be held at Pathway Church(formerlyGreater Gresham Baptist Church)in Gresham, Oregon. Our theme this year is “UNSTOPPABLE.”With Acts 1:8being our theme verse, “But you will receivepowerwhen the Holy Spirit has come upon you, andyou will bemy witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea andSamaria, andto the end of the earth.”
Our featured speaker this year will be JOSH MARTIN from Pullman, Washington. Joshis a gifted communicator who loves students and has a genuine heart and a passion to see students come to Christ and grow in their faith.
Our worship band this year is Resonate. They are one of the leading worship teams in the Northwest. You’ll be excited to meet them all in person at the conference!
For our Late Night Fun this year we will feature three choices again. First Choice is a fun black light miniature golf course called Tiki Putt that also features an arcade with some great games for gamers (thetikiputt.com). Second Choice is a place called Wunderland that features a fantastic Nickle Arcade, Laser Tag, and a Cinema (wunderlandgames.com). Third Choice is Swimming and a Climbing Wallat Mount Hood Community College. Each venue will offer refreshments at cost. All of these venues are within 15 minutes of the church. These three choices will be first come first serve sign-up upon arrival to the conference.
The cost for this year’s conference will be $50 per person. This will include conference fee, Saturday lunch andFriday Late NightFun. Those who pre-register by April 9thwill receive a FREE Student Conference T-Shirt. We have made an agreement with Gresham area hotels for discounted accommodations and a few free “sleep on the floor” local church arrangements (see enclosed budgeting sheet).Everything you need to register is in this packet. Please take note of each item and deadline dates for pre-registration.
Encourage your students to invite their non-Christian friends. We will have several breakout electives to choose fromthis year Friday evening as well as on Saturday morningthat will be of interest to both believersand non-believers.We will offer breakouts for adult youth leaders as well. Each General Session will offer an opportunity for non-Christ followers to make Christ Lord of their life. We are looking forward to what God will do during this awesome weekend!
See ya there!
Lance Logue
NWBC Student Ministry Consultant
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Conference Schedule
Friday EveningSaturday
5:00 pmRegistration Begins 9:00 am Doors Open
6:20 pm Doors Open9:15 am General Session 2
6:30 pm General Session 111:00 am Breakout
8:30 pm Breakout Groups12:00 pm Lunch (on site)
9:30 pm Break for Late Night Activities1:00 pm Doors Open
10:00 pm Late Night Fun1:15 pm General Session 3
11:45pm Head to Lodging3:00 pm Dismiss
Lifeway/Bookstore will be open during registration, breaks and Saturday am arrival