Last Saturday the second Youthwork Summit took place in Manchester. I attended along with about about 750 other youth workers/ministers, paid & volunteer, full & part time, along with 20+ speakers, the Rend Collective Experiment, Mark Yaconelli, and the amazing team who put the event together and served us on the day. It will take a while to properly reflect on and process all that was said, all that happened, and the conversations which took place. I met some amazing people – some I’ve been chatting with on Twitter for some time and felt I knew them, but met them in person at #yws11, others I met for the first time.I spent Friday with 150 other youth workers/ministers on a Retreat day led by Mark Yaconelli – that too will take a great deal of processing and putting into practice what was learned.At the end of the conference we shared the following powerful liturgy which written during the day by one of the attendees, and is shared here with permission:
In All Comes From Here*
It all comes from here*From an extraordinary God,capable of ALL things.From His unfailing lovefor ALL that we are.From a purpose and callingthat He placed on our lives.From a passion and desireto change young lives.We give our time, our energy,We share our ideas, our lives,We offer our teaching, our advice.But we give, we share, we offerBecause we do not love alone,but with the help of God’s heart.Because we do not stand alone,but with the strength of God’s Spirit.Because we do not fight alone,but with the power of God’s will.From a God who lovesall which He has created,From a God who guidesall who seek His face,From a God who welcomesall who come in His name.It all comes from here*[written by Julia King (@xjewelzx) // used with thanks…]