NEWS!
Our bi-annual Scout Breakfast at the General Assembly will be held at the Hilton Hotel on Thursday, July 30 at 6:45 a.m. with Rev. Ron Degges, the new President of DHM as our speaker. Register now for Click Here to learn more.
Name Change and Officer Elections slated for the association's business meeting at General Assembly in Indianapolis. Click Here to learn more.
The Bethany Encampment, June 9 - 12, 2009, at Bethany College in West Virginia. Timed to commemorate the bicentennial of the publication of Thomas Campbell’s Declaration and Address, this is a great opportunity for members of our youth organizations to learn about the Restoration Movement and how it guided the formation of the Christian Churches, the Churches of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Click Here to learn more.
Scouting in the Church’s Ministry will be offered at Philmont in 2009. Click here to learn more.
Objectives
- To encourage Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregations to use the national youth agencies in their ministry with youth, thereby extending their programs of leadership training and community outreach;
- To promote the God and Country Program Series as a Christian Education Resource for youth;
- To recognize outstanding adult leadership through the God and Service Award;
- To provide the local church with trained youth leaders.
Rationale
The congregation's ministries with children, youth and families can be enhanced through partnerships with youth serving agencies. The agencies stress the development of positive moral values as well as social responsibility through a variety of activities including a strong emphasis on service.
Congregations should consider partnerships with youth serving agencies because research has shown that:
- Youth who are involved in either church or youth agency activities report significantly lower involvement in at-risk behaviors, have more positive and life-affirming values, and assume more social responsibility by serving others.
- Youth who are involved in both church and youth agency activities possess an even higher number of these positive assets.
This research done by the Search Institute (Minneapolis, Minn.) strongly suggests that partnerships between churches and youth serving agencies offer a powerful resource for youth in their faith and daily life.
Membership
Membership in the Association will provide a network of support for Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) leaders in the national youth serving agencies.
Membership is open to adults who are eligible to be members of the Boy Scouts of America, Camp Fire Boys and Girls, or the Girl Scouts of the USA, and who are active members in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
The membership fee is $30 for two years. CLICK HERE TO JOIN NOW! Upon receipt of the registration form and payment by check, you will receive a wallet certificate, the Association's emblem, and a subscription to a newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest youth ministry resources available to your church by the national youth serving agencies.
