YL Capernaum Everywhere

Thank you David from YL Capernaum Phoenix for this story! Christina has been coming to our Capernaum club for two years! She’s 18 years old and has Down syndrome. Christina had not yet been to camp with us, since it hadn’t been the best fit for her or her family. After talking both as a team and with her mother, we decided that Christina would be ready for summer camp at Lost Canyon, with some intentional effort and factors throughout the year. The first thing that we wanted to consider was who Christina’s leader would be, knowing that we would want them to build a relationship all throughout the year. We knew that this would deeply impact Christina, but also her mom. It would continue to build a trust with her, allowing mom to see that we loved and cared for her deeply. Paige, one of our volunteers, jumped at the chance to get to know Christina and her mom! The more that Paige spent time with Christina, the more that we saw Christina’s behavior change for the best. With ...

Here’s a great blog post from Amber Waldron! Check out this great campaigner/small group lesson based on John 13:34. Amber Waldron and her team paraphrased this verse into “I love you- love others the same way!”. Along with the lesson, they created two pages to help engage your friends in the content of the conversation! We love getting to learn about loving others well! Thanks for creating this great small group conversation! Have some from your small group?! We’d love to see and share them! Send them our way!

We love this article that was posted on Young Life Access : Recently, my pastor began the Sunday morning message with this statement: “I am best discipled through my eyes.” It was a powerful statement that led me to wonder: How am I best discipled? How is each person in my family best discipled? How are the ministry volunteers I lead best discipled? What about the kids in my high school and middle school — how are they best discipled? As ministers of the gospel — whether in a staff position or as a volunteer leader — it’s very important that we consider the many varied ways that individuals and groups are best discipled. As in all things, Jesus is our model for this. When we look carefully at His life, we see that He had deep wisdom and discernment on how to disciple each person He encountered. The bleeding woman was discipled best through touch ✋ (Matthew 9:20-22). Peter was discipled best in the simple, routine context of his everyday vocational l...