NGL: HEART OF WORSHIP
The Need
How do we cultivate a heart of worship in our youth ministry? Where do we even start in building up a worship ministry within our youth groups? Some common statements we hear from our youth ministries is “our youths don’t sing,” “how can we get our youths to participate and engage in worship?” “Our youths will sing at camps and conferences, but not in their local youth groups”, “some of my youths want to start leading worship, but how can we help train them to do this?”
In light of these needs and questions, we invite you to attend the first of our two NGL events this year, ‘NGL: Heart of Worship’.
Who is it for?
We invite all those who are currently involved, or looking to be involved in English speaking youth ministries in Chinese churches, particularly those who are looking to engage their youths in worship or even looking to develop youth worship ministries. We also invite wider church leaders, including worship leaders, who want to better understand their youth and integrate them in worship together as the body of Christ.
What does the day look like?
The day event will include a blend of training, corporate prayer, and worship time; as well as opportunities to network and talk with fellow attendees. Please visit the timetable for more detail (use button above).
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Hope to see you there!
We appreciate our church contexts are different and that we struggle with different challenges and needs. However, we are also comforted by the fact that we are all united in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and his Great Commission, and can rely on Him as our common source of strength and wisdom for our respective youth ministries. We do hope you can join us in sharing, learning and ultimately worshipping God together!
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Date & Location
Saturday 8th February
10am to 7pm
COCM Mission Centre
Conference Fee
Event Only: £20
Includes lunch and dinner
Residential Option: £35
Event plus Bed & Breakfast on Friday and/or Saturday nights
AFTERNOONWORKSHOPS
HEART OF WORSHIP
- with Hannah Chan
How we worship and the motivation for why we sing in worship matters to God. How do we ensure that we and our youths don’t just see worship as simply singing, performing, or something that we just have to do in church? We must first understand what the Bible says about worship and why God calls us into worship. Only then can we understand the purpose of youth worship and come with the right heart to worship God and to lead others in it too
RAISING WORSHIPPERS
- with Laurence Mo
How do you lead and guide a youth worship team? Some of us might have very little resources and might not know how to train and raise new youth worship leaders who are young and inexperienced. Others might have a team of youth worship leaders but we might not know how to guide them as a leadership team.
In this workshop, we talk about the practicalities of raising a youth worship team. We will talk about how to organise practices that can help develop skills, but also to create leadership groups that support, mentor and disciple each other as well as developing technical skills. We will also talk about how to plan worship sets that connect by balancing familiar songs and new ones that inspire new praise. Through this workshop you will gain practical tips, hear real-life stories of overcoming challenges, and feel equipped to start and grow a worship ministry that guides others toward Christ.