Calling all youth and youth leaders in the Presbytery! The Youth Ministry Team is sponsoring a multi-youth group mission trip to Chehalis on May 30 & 31st. We will spend the night at St. John's Luthern in Chehails then get up and do some good, muddy, muscle aching work.  The trip is an overnighter designed for youth ages 14 and older.  If you are interested, please see the attached flyer for additional information.  If you want to go ahead and register, please click on the link below.  Due to the close date, we need to know by May 8th if you are interested.  Don't wait. Youth - http://www.ultracamp.com/info/sessiondetail.aspx?idCamp=94&campCode=SV7&idSession=7728 Leadership - http://www.ultracamp.com/info/sessiondetail.aspx?idCamp=94&campCode=SV7&idSession=7729For...

Dr. Chap Clark will be presenting a free "youth culture"  seminar on May 1st from 10-2.  Dr. Clark is professor of Youth, Family, and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA and is the author of 17 books including Hurt: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers.

If you're interested in attending, sign up at Camp at Crista's website.  Make sure to check the box marked "Yes, I will be attending!"

On March 13th representatives from a number of churches got together to talk about spiritual depth in youth ministry.  At the end we came up with a list of qualities we've found in people that are spiritually deep.

This list is not comprehensive so feel free to add to or argue with the list by adding your own in the comments below.

• Willing to lead/mentor others
• How well we/they handle not getting way
• Disciplines
• Reading Bible
• Praying
• Willing to be influenced/led/vulnerable + go alone
• Curious/Asks questions
• Desire to be with deep people
• Tone of conversations are gracious
• Voluntarily going to church
• Conscience/Conviction
• Want to do God's will
• Start dreaming about the future
• Want to bring others to group/church

Mission

We exist to serve Christ by serving the youth and youth leaders of the Olympia Presbytery. 

Vision

We need your help to see our vision. Please offer your thoughts on what you would like this Presbytery’s youth culture to look like in 1…5…10 and 25 years from now. 

Focus

Train and equip youth leadersConnect youth leaders with one anotherGather youth for at least one Presbytery wide youth event, retreat or mission trip per yearPromote youth involvement in denominational opportunities. Such as Triennium, Youth Connection or General Assembly Tools

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