Description
Your church has a membership roll with individuals between the ages of 22 and 30 who, according to rumors, have returned to town and are periodically attending worship services (if at all). When you encounter them in public, you inquire about their well-being in both their personal lives and their religious lives. They express their desire to continue attending worship and participating in the church’s activities, but they also seek a meaningful space for building relationships and engaging in discussions with individuals who share similar characteristics. As a church leader, this workshop will introduce participants to an approach developed by a group of local clergy that leverages each of their strengths and relationships with one another, as well as their relationships with the members of the church, to create a vibrant community gathering that fosters fellowship, connection, faith development, and support. The workshop leaders, two members of the clergy group, also employ this collaborative model for monthly youth ministry gatherings and believe that it can be adapted to other church demographics.
Workshop Leader: Kathryn Campbell
Pastor of Fellowship Pres. Church (Greensboro, NC), Kathryn Campbell (DMin) is passionate about faith formation & the connectional church. Non-work “to do” list items include: mom taxi, working out with friends, & finding the next Diet Coke to drink.
Co-Leader: Sam Perkins
Pastor of Formation, Mission & Connection at Westminster Pres (Greensboro, NC), Sam Perkins is most passionate about youth & young adults’ connections to the greater community no matter the age. He loves to love, create, wonder, laugh, sing, & play.