Youth Ministry Training, Penang

Praise God that we had a good turn out at the Youth Ministry Training Module two Seminar in Penang. I think, by God's grace, our follow ups and visitations to various Northern District Churches has in a way contributed to this success. Praise God! Herbert shared about how to broaden leadership base among Youths. The seminar was well attended with 21 participants, most whom were from Penang Wesley, Trinity and Alor Star Wesley. Some thoughts that really hit me today were:
· Give youths the space and opportunity to fail & help them to learn from the experience
· Never give up hope in someone who looks to be a ‘failure’ today. Recognise God’s work in a person’s life. Always give a second, third….and many more chances. After all this is what God did for me!
· Don’t categories people. Be open to give everyone an opportunity to learn and grow
· The importance of growth in a Youth Worker's life. After all, you can only pass on what you have!
· Core of leadership development is the development of a person’s character. Don't focus so much about leading others but invest in character development.
· Be intentional in developing leaders
· Work out a blue print for leadership develop for specific people

I think one of the most useful attitude that a worker of God can develop is the passion to learn and grow. This is so critical to effective ministry!