Youth Leaders Gather for Enrichment Day

Story by Evan Knott

Recently, Chesapeake Conference hosted its annual Children and Youth Leaders’ Enrichment Day at the Baltimore White Marsh church. The event, organized by the conference’s Children’s Ministries and Youth and Young Adult Ministries departments, brought together nearly 400 local church ministry leaders from across the conference for a day of fellowship and training.

Enrichment Day offered eight ministry tracks covering Children’s Ministries: Pathfinders, Master Guide, TLT Ministry, and Next Gen Youth Ministry, along with three Spanish-language tracks. Each track included three seminar sessions on topics such as “Jesus and the 28 Fundamental Beliefs,” “Principles of Youth and Children’s Evangelism: Leading a Child to Christ,” “Teaching from Nature” and “Developing a Purpose-Driven Model for Youth Ministry in Your Local Church Program.”

All participants joined together for a corporate worship service where Elvis Mogoi, senior pastor of the Baltimore White Marsh church, presented a sermon drawing on lessons from the life of Joseph.

Reyes-de Leon, conference Youth and Young Adult Ministries director, said she was encouraged by the enthusiasm she saw among ministry leaders. “Our prayer is that our leaders feel much more prepared to take on responsibilities and to serve their local churches,” she says. “We know these ministries can be intimidating, so we want to make sure they have the tools they need and that they know we are here as a resource for them.”