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Youth Are Convinced
Young people facilitated the worship at the territorial youth meeting on Friday June 24. As part of the commissioning weekend, the theme of the night was “Convinced” taken from 1 John 2:29: “Once...
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Connecting With Youth Through a Skateboard
The Grind Youth Centre, run out of The Salvation Army’s Pembroke Community Church, Ont., has long provided events and activities for young people. Recently, a new service was added to their existing...
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Are You Ready to Serve?
If you’ve ever been challenged by wriggly children while teaching the Bible, the territorial children and youth ministries department has what you need. Acknowledging that in today’s society children...
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Prairie Youth Retreat Rekindles Faith
Eighty-three young people from the Prairie Division gathered for a winter youth retreat at Camp Arnes, located one hour north of Winnipeg. Captain Mark Dunstan, divisional youth secretary, encouraged...
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Hero Worship
YES. Christian celebrities are a great public witness and they also encourage other believers to share their faith. BY MAJOR KATHIE CHIU We live in the age of celebrity. Our society is obsessed with...
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Springdale Youth Commit to Christ
Youth gather at the altar for prayer at a Friday night worship service It has been a busy year for the youth group at Springdale Citadel, N.L. The group, known as Pulse Youth Ministries, started with...
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It’s All About the Kids
“We have an amazing group of kids,” says Major Peter Eason, shown with members of Meadow Lake’s youth group at the 30-Hour Famine event. It’s 3 a.m. on a spring night and the lights are on at the...
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Ontario Youth Band Tours California
The Ontario Central East Divisional Youth Band went on a six-day tour of the greater Los Angeles area in December. This tour included marching in the famous Tournament of Roses Parade, which The...
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Hemorrhaging Faith
Did you know that only one in three Canadian young adults who attended church weekly as children still do today? Or that three out of five young adults who stop attending church will also drop their...
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Filling in the Gap
Young people in North America are leaving the church in disturbing numbers. Sadly, the Army is not immune to this trend. Most youth leave between high school and university or when entering the...
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A Peddle with Mettle
For someone in her early 20s, Jillian Peddle is quite the world traveller. Since 2006, she has been to the Dominican Republic, Malawi, Haiti, Mexico, Brazil, India, Cambodia and Costa Rica. But none of...
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Chatham Youth Put Love into Action
Taking action on child poverty carried a whole new meaning as eight youth from Chatham-Kent Ministries, Ont., participated in an Amazing Race-style event for the Global TV program Love is Moving. As...
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Sizing Up the Cyberbully
“Gimme your lunch money!” The phrase may conjure up the stereotypical image of the child bully—usually a boy—with more brawn than brains who terrorized other children for a variety of assumed reasons....
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Spiritual Spectators
“I don’t have time” … “I think it’s boring” … “I just did it for my parents” … “My needs are not being met.” Whatever the reason, a trend has emerged: young people are disappearing from the church. A...
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Spiritual Spectators: A Student’s Story: Justin van Oeveren
Justin van Oeveren, second-year student, bachelor of social work Raised in a Christian family, Justin van Oeveren, 26, was highly involved with church growing up. He attended church services and youth...
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Spiritual Spectators: A Student’s Story: Herta Neufeld
Herta Neufeld, second-year student, bachelor of arts in behavioural science Church has always been a part of Herta Neufeld’s life, but until recently she did not have a true church home. Her family...
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Homeward Bound
Kids Games in Chilliwack, B.C., combines Bible teaching with a variety of sports activities Every summer, thousands of children from across Canada visit Salvation Army camps, where they enjoy a week of...
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N.L. Congress Highlights Children and Youth
The theme Following Jesus: Anything, Anytime, Anywhere was evident throughout the annual congress in Newfoundland and Labrador, led by Commissioners Brian and Rosalie Peddle, territorial leaders....
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Substitute Love
I was teaching Mrs. Green’s class, but I wasn’t Mrs. Green. She had just had a baby, and I was a 22-year-old fresh-out-of-college substitute teacher covering her maternity leave. The Grade 2 class was...
View ArticleGeneral Invites Youth to Share Views via Video
General André Cox is calling on young Salvationists from around the world to share their views with leaders of The Salvation Army. Youth aged 7 to 25 are invited to create a short video that answers...
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