Anglican Youth, Children and Families

Good Morning! I am back in the office after a bit of break from Primary Ichthus and I wanted to share some of the excitement and great times we had. Primary is always a fun camp with an energy that is unmatched and is such a good way to start the year. This year was no different and our theme of 'The Quest' inspired us to do some things a little differently but with great results. We had 47 campers join us this year and I get so excited every time I get to write a new name up on my registrations wall where I am able to pray for them before they come on camp. It's a particularly great moment when I write up names that have become so familiar to me and I can't wait to see how they've grown when they come to check in on that Wednesday afternoon. There isn't nothing quite like the atmosphere of registration time - the noise, the mild chaos, the sounds of delight when old friends reunite for another year of camp, and seeing the faces of each and every name I'

It's 2019, I'm back in the office for my first week back at work and I'll be honest, I'm already feeling a little overwhelmed by everything that we have planned for this year. It's a good sense of being overwhelmed though because we have planned and started laying the groundwork to hopefully achieve good things this year. And for me, planning makes the big mountain of dreams and visions feel a little more like hills that we just possibly might be able to pull off with some hard work and a lot of prayer. I know for many of you involved in Youth, Children, and/or Family ministry, you've already mapped out your year, and if you haven't already there is no time like the present to start considering where God wants to take you and your people in 2019. Below I've outlined four steps that I tend to take when I'm involved in a planning process. I decided to share my thoughts in case it helps you, or for those of you have planned out 2019 already, to take