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Our rapidly changing world.
“What does it mean to live as a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ in today’s world?” This is one of the most pres-sing and
basic questions we must answer for our kids as they navigate through the challenging, change-filled, and formative years
of childhood and adolescence. A host of ever-present voices are catechizing our kids 24/7, providing “answers” that all-
too-often mis-lead our kids into believing and living in ways that undermine their human flourishing. When these voices
point them away from the message of the Gospel and into a life of “self-sovereignty”, our children and teens wind up
traveling through life on the wide road that leads to destruction.
Our Youth Ministry Calling.
As youth ministry leaders, our high calling and great privilege is to faithfully bring the light of God’s unchanging Word
into the lives of our students and their families with the balance of grace and truth. We desire to see them come to saving
faith in Jesus Christ while growing into a lifetime of biblically-faithful, whole-life Christian discipleship as they endeav-
or to live under the sovereignty of God and to the glory of God. In effect, we are cross-cultural missionaries who need to
know both God’s Word and the cultural context of today’s world. God is calling us to effectively lead by becoming like
the people of Issachar, understanding the times and knowing what the people of God are to do (I Chronicles 12:32). This
is our great youth ministry privilege and responsibility!
Come and Be Equipped, Connected, And Encouraged!
The Northeast Youth Ministry Summit is a lively gathering of rookie youth workers, seasoned veterans, paid and volun-
teer, who come together to be equipped for ministry while connecting in rich community for four-days of youth ministry
training. Once again, we’re bringing together some of the best and most-experienced practitioners who will train and
encourage you with depth and faithfulness to know God’s Word and how to best communicate it in today’s world. We
are excited to invite you to join us for this four-day ministry training event at the Ligonier Camp and Conference Center,
nestled in the beautiful Laurel Highlands of southwestern Pennsylvania.

The Summit is brought to you by the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding.

This is a Monday to Thursday event. This event is designed for the beginner youth leader to the seasoned youth pastor.
Walt Mueller and CPYU (Center for Parent/Youth Understanding) is an organization located in Elizabethtown designed
for current youth ministry issues.

For more information, visit https://nymsummit.org/