Ketsda Youth

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A Summer Periodical

Highlighting KETsda

Youth and ChildrensMinistry Opportunities

The Summer TimesArticles:

A Look Back at

REVIVE , pg 2-3

Mission Trip at a

Glance, pg 4

Calendar of

events, pg 5

And so we enter theseason of year when allstudents are in goodcheer: Summer! Yes, it isfinally upon us! The slushof salty snow covered

Editorial:

Helping Students Find the Right LadderBy Tim Elmore of GrowingLeaders.com

Recently, Stephen Kelloggdid a talk at the annualTED Concordia UPortlandevent. My friendBrett Wilkes turned me onto it in a recent post.Stephen made a numberof memorable statementsabout the joy of work,something we all desire,

but few realize. From hisyouth, he always wantedto be a touring musician,with albums andmerchandise, fans andconcerts. He loves whathe now gets to do andfeels fortunate to have thechance to touchaudiences with his music.

roads behind us, longdays of sunshine beforeus, and distant tunes ofice cream truckssurrounding us. Summeris finally here!

Looking towards theupcoming months here atKETsda, werebeginningan exciting summer seriesof mini-newsletterssharing the news, events,and stories of our churchcongregations youth. It ismy hope that through the

warm months of summer,our church family cancontinue to share thewarmth of Christianfellowship with thoseamong us both young and

young-at-heart!

Pastor Kasper Haughton Jr.

One of his stickystatements in the TED talkwas:

Its better to be at thebottom of a ladder youwant to climb, than the top

of a ladder you dont.

Like most artists, when

Stephen first started, noone had heard of him andit took time to build aplatform. It didnt matter,however, that he didnthave money or payingevents. What matteredwas he was working in thefield he loved; he had thechance to do what he felt

was important and wasgifted to do.

I remember this samefeeling when I first startedmy non-profit, GrowingLeaders. No one wasgetting rich, and in theearly days it was just meand one other team

member, David Christie.We were cutting our teethin the business of leaderdevelopment and wereclimbing a steep learningcurve. But we loved it. Idwake up every morningand could hardly wait toget to work.

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Its about doing something

in our gift area and adding

value to students.

At night, I found myselfthinking about how we

could do our work better.It wasnt about the money;it was about doingsomething in our gift areaand adding value toschools and students. Wewere at the bottom of aladderbut we loved theladder. I still do.

One of the great fears ofgraduates these days isthat theyll get stuck in a

ob they dont like andtheyll feelclaustrophobic. Itsterrifying enough to startat the bottom and payyour dues in a cause youultimately believe in. Itsstill another to do it whenyour ladder is leaningagainst the wrong wall.This is the key Id like youto pass along to thestudents you teach orparent. Identify the

Helping Students Find the Right Ladder Cont.

Just a few short weeks

ago the youth of Kettering

and Centerville Churches

took our church by storm!

What was born out of a

discussion with 9 student

leaders around dinner at

Elder Ben Moushonshouse last fall ended in an

amazing collaboration

weekend celebrating the

supremacy of Jesus in our

faith community!

One hundred and twenty

high-school and middle-

school youth gathered

throughout the weekend

A Look Back at REVIVE: A Youth Spiritual EventBy Kasper Haughton Jr.

mission you believe in,then dont work for the

cash, but for the cause.Even playing a small partcan make a difference.Next, make sure themission is solving aproblem or meeting aneed. Thomas Edisonsfirst patented inventionwas a machine thattabulated votes forbureaucrats ingovernment. He soondiscovered that nocongressman wantedvotes to be countedquickly as they all wantedtime to lobby for moreinfluence while the voteswere being counted. Hewas rejected. From thatpoint on, Edisondetermined he would stillbe an inventor, but alwayswork in response to aneed or demand.

How Do You Choose YourLadder?

When passion, need,strength and opportunityall meetyou are on agood ladder:

1. Passion the workrepresents somethingyou love doing.

2. Need the work youdo answers a cryand solves a problem.

3. Strength the work

you do involves youusing your primarystrength.

4. Opportunity thework you do isntforced but is aprospect in front ofyou.

May I encourage you tohave this conversationwith a young person youknow. Ladders are

everywhere, and we musthelp students find theirs.

of April 5-6 for worship,

word, fellowship, and

community service in

collaboration with specia

guests from Southern

Adventist University. Bot

their Destiny Drama

Company and EngageMinistry (with speaker

Tony Anobile Jr.) teams

joined, providing support

for this youth led event.

The vision our youth

developed for REVIVE,

was for a weekend of

revival not just another

ra-ra youth rally.


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Everything from the layout of the church room, to the music, and community service project at the Good Neighborhouse was born from this central dream to be intentional about gathering as the body of Christ in celebration of ourSavior!

A Look Back at REVIVE: A Youth Spiritual Event

The next time you see our 2012-2013 youth leadership team Jessica Brasov, Lindsey Conkle, Mike Deal, AlissaDeal, Lindsey Haffner, Natalie Hotz, Elisabeth Schell, Zach Johnson, Sean McCartney, and Sonny Moretta givethem a word of encouragement!


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This year for our

mission trip we went toH.E.A.R.T ministry inLavonia, Georgia. Wenot only did yard workoutside the facilities,but we also helpedminister to the womenthrough various skitsand worships. On topof that, we worked atthe Northeast GeorgiaAnimal Shelter downthe road from

H.E.A.R.T. toward theend of the week,helping walk and playwith the animals there.At the beginning of ourtrip we stopped inGatlinburg for theweekend to havesome time to connectwith God.

This mission trip wasamazing for mebecause we had moreof a chance to interactwith people that werenot from our group andminister to others. Weheard testimonies fromthe women there and Iwas able to attend oneof their AA meetingswhich gave me someinsight on thewomensconditions and theirrecovery process.Seeing their smiling

faces each day forworship was veryencouraging for mepersonally, and I knowour group had a lot offun with the variousskits we performed.On the last day, weperformed the LifeHouse skit and by the

Mission Trip at a GlanceBy Lindsey Conkle

You could feel the

strong bond our group

had with each other.

end of it, some of thewomen were sotouched, they were intears.

Our time in Gatlinburgwas also well spent. Ifound this time usefulbecause all of thestudents and sponsorswere able to connectand get closer, which Ifeel helped us as weworked throughout the

week. Not only were weable to stay in a sceniccabin in the mountains,but we got to do variousteam building exercises,one of which included ahike in the mountainson Saturday afternoon.

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We were also able touse this time to connectto God personally andas a group. You couldfeel the strong bond ourgroup had with eachother, and by the end ofthe week not only did Ifeel closer to God, but Ifeel that I had touchedeach of the womens

lives while at the rehabcenter.


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Annual Rafting Tripo June 8-9, 2012o Ocoee, TNo Cost $110

The seventh annual white water rafting trip is bound to be amemorable as any. We will once again spend a full dayrafting on the Ocoee River near Chattanooga, Tennessee;site of the 1996 Olympic white water rafting competition. Wwill leave Saturday morning and return Sunday evening.Price includes travel, lodging in an air-conditioned cabin,

and food. The only personal expense wi ll be any souvenirsand snacks you purchase, as well as one meal on the wayhome. The trip is open to those who will be in grades 9-12this coming fall, as well as their family members. You mustbe age 14 or older to go.

Summer Small Groupso Thursday evenings, 5-9pmo At Sean McCartneys house.

Ever wonder why God allows evil and suffering? Or how yocan believe in God when science seems to disprove Him?This summer dont miss a great opportunity to hang out angrow your faith as we go through the book The Case forFaith by Lee Strobel. Bring your swimsuit and your toughquestions, or even a friend whos been asking.

Bens Cookouto June 22 and July 20

This summer sees the return of the Bens Cookout. Startinat 4pm on Sabbath afternoon, come hang out with yourfriends. There will be lots of activities and food, followed byvespers and movies after sundown

Youth Group Summer ActivitiesBy Ben Moushon

Calendar of Events

MAY:

4 Childrens Church3-5 Ohio Pathfinder Fair at Mohaven Camp8 Table Talk (adults)/Wacky Wednesday (Kids)15 Table Talk (adults)/Wacky Wednesday (Kids)22 Table Talk (adults)/Wacky Wednesday (Kids)29 Table Talk (adults)/Wacky Wednesday (Kids)

JUNE:1 SVA Graduation/Childrens Church5 Table Talk (adults)/Wacky Wednesday (Kids)5-9 (Wed Sun) Family Camp at Mohaven12 Table Talk (adults)/Wacky Wednesday (Kids)13 Youth Small Groups (Part 1)

8-9 KSDA Youth Rafting Trip in W. VA9-15 Ohio Campmeeting in Mt. Vernon16-23 Cub Camp at Mohaven (ages 6-9)19 Table Talk (adults)/Wacky Wednesday (Kids)20 Youth Small Groups (Part 2)22 Youth Cookout at Ben Moushons House23-30 Junior Camp (ages 9-11)23-30 Ski Camp (ages 12-17)26 Table Talk (adults)/Wacky Wednesday (Kids)27 Youth Small Groups (Part 1)30-7/7 Tween & Horse Camp (ages 12-14)

JULY:3 Table Talk (adults)/Wacky Wednesday (Kids)6 Childrens Church7-14 Teen Camp at Mohaven (ages 14-17)10 Table Talk (adults)/Wacky Wednesday (Kids)11 Youth Small Groups (Part 2)17 Table Talk (adults)/Wacky Wednesday (Kids)18 Youth Small Groups (Part 2)20 Youth Cookout at Ben Moushons House21-25 VBS at Kettering25 Youth Small Groups (Part 2)31 Table Talk (adults)/Wacky Wednesday (Kids)7/ 31 8/14 Romania Mission Trip

AUGUST:

3 Childrens Church14 SVA begins First Day of School!!17 Youth Church

SEPTEMBER:7 Childrens Church

OCTOBER31 No Fright Nite at KSDA Church

MARCH (2014)5 REVIVE: A Dayton Youth Spiritual Event

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