After last week’s whirlwind trip (I’ll write more about that later), we finally got around to turning in an overdue report to Youth Ministry International for the first quarter of 2010, which gives an overview of our ministry activity.
Here are some of the things that were accomplished in the first quarter of 2010, either by our family or a part of our YMI team in Latin America:
- Met with a pastor in Cuernavaca about youth ministry training in his city, taught his youth group, and preached in his church (watch the video)
- Taught an evangelism conference to a youth group in Toluca, Mexico
- Participated in 2 city-wide youth leaders conferences in downtown Mexico City
- Preached at a local church youth camp for Spring Break
- We’ve published 38 articles on
- Received over 4800 visits and more than 11,000 pageviews on our ministry website. We receive emails from people all over Latin America asking for training because of the articles, resources, etc, that we put on the site.
- Participated in a regional youth leaders conference in Cuba, teaching 2 training sessions and preaching in the opening service
- Taught Contemporary Communication at the Bachelor’s level in Mexico
- Taught Professional Orientation to Youth Ministry at the Bachelor’s level in Mexico
- Taught Contemporary Communication at the Diploma level in Mexico
- Taught Troubled Youth class at the Diploma level in Mexico
- Taught a mentoring class in a local church (based on material used in Youth Discipleship)
- Taught an informal YM philosophy workshop in Sonora at a regional camp
- Taught an informal YM workshop in Toluca to youth leaders
We are excited to be a part of what God is doing in Latin America. Who knows what the next quarter holds!!!
Today we finished up one of the most busy seasons of ministry in a while. In the last four weeks, we have traveled to Cuernavaca (about 2 hours south of Mexico City) as a family, taught an evangelism workshop in Toluca (about an hour away), preached at a local church here in Mexico City, preached in chapel, and done a mentoring training at a local church in Mexico City.
We’ve also participated in a youth worker meeting for leaders in Mexico City, started a new term at the Seminary, redesigned our Spanish youth ministry site, begun more classes in the certificate program, met with a new friend who wants to train youth workers in Mexico, begun taking a new class for my Master’s class, and started to fix up the new house. All with Janell in the first trimester of her pregnancy.
It’s been very busy month! But we’re not finished with being busy.
Here are a few things we have coming up: Speaking at a Spring Break Camp, a tip to Cuba to visit with our colleagues there, more certificate classes, moving to our new house, and Easter Sunday.
What have you been up to? We’d love to know. Comment below.
Growth is going to be a key word for us this year. Our family is growing. You read that right. Janell is pregnant! Our third little Poulette is due in September. We are so excited to see our family grow.
Here’s the ultrasound picture.
So, what do you think? Will it be a boy or a girl?
Today was the first day of the diploma classes for this year (Spanish link). We have a location in the south of the city as well as at the Seminary in the north of the city. Today I visited the class in the south.
There are 12 students enrolled in the diploma classes this month, which are designed to be less formal and to help those who are very actively involved in their local church youth ministry and cannot enroll in the Bachelor’s degree (yet).
The class for this month is “Contemporary Communication to Adolecents.” In fact, it’s almost three classes in one. We’re teaching Bible study methods, Principles of Preaching, and How to Create Creative Bible Studies. It’s a great class, and I think it’s something that should be very practical.
I just received a really great note of encouragement on our youth ministry blog in Spanish (www.ministeriojuvenil.com). The youth ministry resource site has received so many great comments and created so many incredible contacts for us. Here is what the comment said (translated into English):
Hi. It is a blessing to have the opportunity to have access to this space and receive refreshment. I am from the city of Cartagena in Colombia, and I serve with my husband as youth pastors in the youth ministry. It is very interesting and edifying to have the opportunity to receive from you all and to be able to bring renewal to our local church. I pray that God will continue filling you with His grace and presence. Congratulations on your work and dedication.
We also received an email from someone today interested in inviting us to teach our informal youth ministry training conference.
We are excited about the possibilities for 2010 as we plan on investing more time in this valuable tool for training youth workers all over Latin America.
In preparation for the Urbana ’09 Tweetup, I was looking back on the things I have written in the past about Twitter.
I thought I’d post the links so that those who are interested can read some of my thoughts on twitter.
I hope they are useful for those interested in Twitter and social media as well as ministry and God’s mission in the world.
I hope these posts are useful. By the way, you can follow me on twitter at twitter.com/drpoulette
