By Brett Hetherington* As the school year winds down, many different awards are given to students for athletic achievements, academic accomplishments, and more. Teachers and administrators often receive recognition for a job well done before the doors close for the summer, but sometimes there is recognition for an organization outside the walls of the school [...]
Category: Youth
Students Continue Benefitting from Community Ministry and Churches Partnership during Pandemic
By Brett Hetherington* How do you connect students with resources and tutoring within their school district when their schools are closed due to a pandemic? If you are Neal Nelson, executive administrator of Catalyst Ministry, you start thinking outside of the box. “Before the shutdown our volunteers were providing over 50 hours of in-school tutoring,” [...]
Youth Annual Conference to Meet Virtually June 14
By Kaye Wolfinger* The Conference Council on Youth Ministries (CCYM) is excited to announce a June 14 live streamed alternative event for Youth Annual Conference 2020. Our virtual YAC will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 14. We will live stream our keynote speaker, Shane Claiborne, as well as the band, Tribe Collective, [...]