Student Ministry Dept - Discipleship Training Ministry

• Organized 8 I.D.zone seminars, with total attendance of about 100 people, up until the end of August.
  
  • I.D.zone (Integrated Discipleship Zone) is a discipleship training ministry that:
    
    1. focuses on faith-life integration while providing solid biblical teaching
       
    2. provides training in the format of one-time “seminars” instead of multiple-week “courses” to better suit the life pattern of today's young people
       
    3. offers training with more diversity in topics, including personal management, biblical thinking, ministry skills and techniques as well as academic and professional development
    
    
  • Another 3 seminars are planned for the coming season with emphasis on providing support to young people in their spiritual growth and church life.
  
  
• Will organize the AFC Love and Relationship Conference in November
  
  • With biblical truth and practical techniques, addressing the brokenness among this generation of young people resulting from negative experiences in romantic and family relationships
    
  • Hoping to reach out to 70+ young people with keynote messages and workshops.
  
  
• Other training events:
  
  • Special Training for Christian educators by Ms. Johnanna Campbell, executive director of BC Christian Teachers' Association, on the topic of dealing with homosexuality issues in school setting
    
  • Special Training on the issue of Same-Sex Marriage, given 3 times in different local churches, in collaboration with Christian Social Concern Fellowship
    
  • 2 Special Sports Ministry Workshop by Mr. Ray Ko on the fundamentals of Sports Ministry at local churches, in collaboration with the Sports Ministry Department of our Toronto office
    
  • Jubilant Camp for members of our music group Jubilant for fellowship and training. The messages were focused on vision casting and team building.
    
  • All-Hands Training Day, our annual all-day training event for all volunteers for educating them on the message of the year, vision-casting, and providing spiritual nourishments
  
  
• Launched the GoodRead Program
  
  • A reading program geared towards students.
    
  • Books chosen are in line with our teaching theme
    
  • A new blog and Facebook group were launched to facilitate the sharing of reading experiences