October 2, 2007

Glenn Olson – Hastings, NCD

Mark – CampShamineau

Josh -- CampShamineau (intern)

Kyle Cross – Bethlehem Covenant in Minneapolis

Jordan – CampShamineau

Jeremy Deck – Crystal EFC

Andrew Peterson – Valley Free in Chaska

Kyle Schmitz – Oxboro, Bloomington

Dennis Anderson – Oakdale

Russ Benson– Coon Rapids

Jena Jensen– Brooklyn Park

John Bogle -- Minnetonka

Jim Matthews – Buffalo

Troy Zachariasin

Larry Johnson – CampShamineau

Jeff Cueva – CampShamineau

David Hickman – Albert Lea

Dennis Anderson – Fairmont

Noble Johnson-- Fairmont

Eric Anderson – Lincoln

Jamie Buchanan -- NCD

Chrissy Morin – Trinity Baptist

David Brogan -- Austin

Rob Spahr – PineCity

Tim Bubar -- Five Oaks

Pam Buchanan -- NCD

Lon Bjornrud – St. Francis

Dave Bostrom – Maplewood

Cory Shreve -- Annandale

Phill Hall – Grand Rapids

Jim Strecker – Rockpoint

Jeff Lowery-- Morris

Craig Maart – Crystal EFC

Devotional: John Bogle

Margin in life: Jesus did things “on the way” in the life. Jesus took the time to help the woman in Mark. We need to have margin in our lives to be responsible to the people in our lives.

Profile: Andrew Peterson

Cadre Training: October 15-16, 2007

Enroute: 1. Context of your Ministry and how to reach out

Leans toward the World being a non-Christian world

Foundations: 6 different elements of a youth group that need to be developed

Cadre: Focuses on the elements of youth groups:

MIR (Ministry is Relationships)

EIR (Evangelism is Relationships)

WIR (Worship is Relationships)

Vision is to see trainers in everyone of those networks in all three areas.

Foundations refresher course offered in November after the network meeting

Nov. 11 – Enroute will be offered in Minneapolis

Classic Sonlife should be available at the end of October to be trained and materials available.

Conference:

  • April 25-27 in Rochester
  • Cost is same as last year
  • Working on upper growth level seminars
  • Ministry projects will be available for Saturday afternoon.
  • “By the Tree” – Worship Leaders
  • Youth Group Worship Teams will again be part of the conference
  • Registration will be in February after the network meeting
  • Bill Allison – Speaker
  • Isaiah 6 will be used as the text for the speaking

Challenge:

  • Salt Lake City, UTAH
  • Cost is $350 plus transportation ($500-$600 for each student)
  • Aiming for 7,000 students
  • Video for 2008 on U-Tube “Challenge 2008”
  • Mailing information out on Oct. 8
  • Youth groups to submit short films
  • My space friends of Challenge
  • The National Office provides discounts for new groups – ask Sharon Trucker

ISI Topic: Planning and Organization – John Bogle, Jena Jensen, and Dave Bostrom

John Bogle

  • Embrace the realities of life that you are living (having kids, single, etc.)
  • Good organizational strategy is one the works for you – not something that works for everybody else, except you
  • Ask for help in getting organized (students, secretaries, etc)
  • Find people in your ministry that will put pressure on you to be organized and give them permission to put pressure on you so that you get ahead and stay ahead
  • Create a deadline – Give other permission to call you if you haven’t received it yet
  • Timelines:
  • A special evening event, have all details completed one month in advance so things can be tweaked at the end and no last minute rushes
  • A 3-day weekend should have all details planned 3 months ahead of time
  • A week long event, 7 months ahead of time
  • Get a web master who is passionate about keeping things on task
  • Pick one time during the week, close door, phone is silent, sit down and plan all of your organization details. Don’t leave until you get it done. Tell people that you are busy. Take everything and set it aside. Pray and just stop and turn off all of the sounds and ask God what needs to happen in the ministry and write down the thoughts, and a week later address those issues at your next time so that you have a week to think about them.
  • If you like change and trying new things, don’t make a lot of new changes at once, make plans to try the new things once a quarter etc.
  • Plan entire school year by September 1 and following Summer by November 1
  • Stop saying you are too busy. You are no busier than anybody else. If you are doing too many things, stop doing something. If you are getting value because of how busy you need to change your thinking.

Jena Jensen

  • Her church plans together as a staff in March of 06 up to Summer of 08. That way men’s retreat, women’s retreat, and youth conferences don’t fall all in the same month and kill a family’s finances
  • Do broad overview planning. You can always change the details later if you have the date secured
  • She does events on Sundays or Wednesdays (the days of youth group). It’s hard to plan events on other days of the week

Dave Bostrom

  • Scope and Sequence charts so you know what you have taught and how long ago it was covered
  • 2-4 year of choosing curriculum is very helpful
  • Book study one year, then Old Testament survey, summers he goes to electives
  • Spend a day or two and do a little bit of work and you will free up a lot of your time later. It will make your parents happy to know ahead of time (and your leaders will see what topics you have planned ahead of time)