Fantasticus!

So, I'm pretty pumped that Ignite is starting back up this weekend! It'll be good to see all the old faces of leaders and students, and it'll be great to see some new faces as well! We have an awesome video lined up, and we're going to be incorprating some more games, skits, and overall crazy fun!
I was watching a video this week about the Hillsong Church youth programs-- those guys are awesome! Something they said when they were talking about they're weekly youth gatherings was really cool; it went along the lines of "nobody knew what was going to happen each week", "the staff just went all out to make it fun and interesting even if everything went wrong, which it often did." I thought that was pretty awesome: that they could just have this wreckless sense of fun and spontanaeity that was just saturated with a passion for Jesus so that they could reach students and that students could take that to reach their schools! That's the vision I see for Ignite! I want all of our youth to have such a passion for Christ that they can share it with others in their schools with those who don't know Jesus and those whose Faith needs strengthening. Once that happens, these kids are going to need more venues than just church or Ignite where they can share and live their love for Christ; they are going to need a youth center, a place where anyone can come and recieve counseling, receive love, and receive an expereince of learning and fun (Whit, I'm counting on you and Amanda to live out the dream!).

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