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          July 3, 2009   

July
13Youth Music Camp
Hispanic Super Summer
14Youth Music Camp
Hispanic Super Summer
15Youth Music Camp
Hispanic Super Summer
16Youth Music Camp
Hispanic Super Summer
17Hispanic Super Summer
18Motorcycle Ministry Prayer Ride
20Guys' Missions Camp
Boys' Missions Camp
21Guys' Missions Camp
Boys' Missions Camp
22Guys' Missions Camp
Boys' Missions Camp
23Guys' Missions Camp
Boys' Missions Camp
24Father/Son Missions Camp
Guys' Missions Camp
Boys' Missions Camp
25Father/Son Missions Camp
Uptown Summer Marketplace Women's Team
26Uptown Summer Marketplace Women's Team
27Uptown Summer Marketplace Women's Team
28Uptown Summer Marketplace Women's Team
29Uptown Summer Marketplace Women's Team
30Uptown Summer Marketplace Women's Team


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STUDENT AND DISCIPLESHIP
Student Evangelism Ministry

Your Student Evangelism Ministry of IBSA exists to provide resources and training for those who work with teenagers within the local churches of Illinois, as well as equip students to become missionaries to their “Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the uttermost parts of the earth”.  Our goals are simple:

Super Summer

Why Do Super Summer?

As I’ve traveled the state and talked to churches about Super Summer, I’ve gotten several responses:

  • “Now what is Super Summer?”
  • “Yeah, we’re going to another camp this year…”
  • “Man, we can’t wait for Super Summer!”

Let me address these three responses:

Family Ministries

The position of Family Minister is a fairly new concept in most churches, but Family Ministry is as foundational as the church. Our goal at IBSA is to change the mindset of churches from a “Minister to the Families” to a “Ministry with the Families”. The difference between these two statements is that the first puts the responsibility of ministry on the church; the latter puts the responsibility on the parents. Your Family Ministries team of IBSA exists to provide training and resources to strengthen families. We want to give to parents the tools they need to “train up their children in the way they should go.” We want to give to spouses the encouragement they need to last for the long haul, and we want to give to churches the resources they need as they partner with the family in bringing up generations that will follow them.

Please share with us ways that we can help your church in this endeavor!

N the Know
E-Newsletter

N the Know is our E-newsletter for any and all youth leaders, ministers or pastors.  This is a great tool for all youth workers to be kept "in the know."  It is filled with information on everything going on at IBSA for Student Ministry and provides tons of great resources and tools for you!

If you would like to begin receiving this newsletter contact Diamend Bianco at DiamendBianco@IBSA.org or call 217-391-3127.



Grant Medford
Director, Student and Family Evangelism Ministries
Church Strengthening Team
(217) 786-2600 Ext. 135
grantmedford@ibsa.org


Diamend Bianco
Ministry Assistant
Church Strengthening Team
(217) 786-2600 Ext. 127
diamendbianco@ibsa.org