A brand new event designed to equip teenagers to make a difference for the Gospel. This is not just an event for “leaders,” it’s an event for all believers! It’s Fearless: One Day to Make a Difference, a one-day conference happening in three locations: west, central, and east. Students will be inspired and empowered to serve their friends, talk about their faith, and make a difference without fear.

What exactly is Fearless: One Day to Make a Difference? What’s included in the day and why should you and your students be there? We believe that Fearless Conference is one of the BEST values in Youth Ministry today. Here are our top 5 Reasons why.

DATES & LOCATIONS

CENTRAL – September 8th
Christian Life Assembly of God
2645 Lisburn Road
Camp Hill, PA

17011

WEST – September 29th
Allison Park Church

2326 Duncan Ave,

Allison Park, PA

15101

EAST – October 6th
GT Church
1110 Snyder Road

Reading, PA

19609

WHO MAY ATTEND

All youth enrolled in grades 6-12 during the 2018-2019 school year and their leaders may attend.

COST

Early Registration: $25 per person. Cost includes: main sessions, breakout sessions, resources and Chick-fil-A lunch! Early registration pricing will end one week before each event, tickets will still be available online and onsite for $30 each. Payment can be made with cash, check or credit card.

QUESTIONS?

Contact the District Youth Ministries at 717.795.5921 to speak with Jessica if you have any questions about Fearless.

THE VISION OF FEARLESS

“Can I tell you about what I’ve been doing in my school?”

McKenzie asked me one night after I spoke at her youth group. She was quiet and unassuming, but I could tell she had a passion for Jesus and a story to share. She told me how she’d invited her entire class to a weekly Bible Study, and that a few dozen students were attending regularly. I was a little surprised because McKenzie was a very shy and quiet student; she was not the personality type most people would expect to fearlessly launch a movement and make a difference for the Gospel.

A few months later I contacted McKenzie and asked if we could document her story with a video, and if she would be willing to appear on stage with me at an event to tell the story in her own words. She declined. McKenzie said, “To be honest, I’m very shy and I don’t consider myself to be a leader. I’m not comfortable in front of large crowds, and I don’t want to draw attention to myself. I just want to make a difference for Jesus amongst my friends and in my school.” I was disappointed with her response, but I wasn’t surprised; this was more in line with what most would expect from her personality type. McKenzie reveals an interesting juxtaposition for all of us who follow Jesus; we are not all called to be leaders, but we are all called to lead others to Christ.

In the church, we have too frequently conflated these separate concepts, and often to the detriment of the mission of God. The Apostle Paul wrote that some have the gift of leadership, but some have other gifts, such as serving or giving (see Romans 12:3-8). At the same time, all believers are called to lead others to Christ (Matthew 28:19-20), and we can even receive the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to be His witnesses (Acts 1:8). So we are not all leaders, but we are all to be leading our friends and acquaintances to Christ. McKenzie was a perfect working example of this seeming irreconcilable contradiction; she wasn’t a leader, yet she was leading many to the Cross through the Scriptures. She was making a difference for the Gospel, fulfilling the call placed upon all followers of Christ.

When we assume that only “leaders” can start a movement that will make a difference, or that only those in leadership can share the Gospel, we severely limit the scope and breadth of God’s mission. We also limit the further discipleship and effectiveness of all believers. Worst of all, we put the Holy Spirit in a box, as though the empowerment that is for all followers of Christ is only for a few. It’s time to reject this way of thinking. It’s time to embrace the truth that all believers are called to make a difference for the Gospel; that all can share their faith without fear; that each one can be used by God to shape history.

Join us for a brand new event designed to equip teenagers to make a difference for the Gospel. This is not an event for “leaders,” it’s an event for all believers! It’s Fearless: One Day to Make a Difference, a one-day conference happening in three locations: west, central, and east. Students will be inspired and empowered to serve their friends, talk about their faith, and make a difference without fear.

-Lee Rogers, Youth Alive Missionary

(Breakout sessions and communicators will be announced soon)

Early registration pricing for Fearless: One Day to Make a Difference is $25. Registration pricing will change to $30 one week prior to the date of each location. 

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