Last week I had the privilege of attending the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s Youth and Young Adult Ministry Forum in Calgary. There was a lot of great discussion from denominational youth leaders from across Canada. There were also a couple of guest speakers for the event. Bruxy Cavey and Andy Harrington. Here are some of the quotes that I was quick enough to write down.

Quote # 1
Bruxy Cavey: "When we blend Scriptural teaching with a passing culture we become irrelevant, but when we just use Scripture we become more relevant."

Quote #2
Bruxy Cavey on how to engage youth and young adults

"Invite people to join a mission, movement and cause"
"Teaching becomes equipping for the mission"
"Keep our eyes on Jesus, the Holy Spirit draws people to Jesus Christ"

Quote # 3
Bruxy Cavey on the Hypocrisy Quotient - The hypocrisy quotient is the difference between what we know about living for God and what we actually live out, and yes we all have one.

Quote #4
Bruxy Cavey on religion:
1. Humanity is on the brink of destroying itself.
2. Religion is making the problem worse not better.
So we can conclude that a loving God would actually be against religion. Jesus was living proof of that.

Quote #5
Andy Harrington - 7 ways to reach our world
1. Liberate a new generation of leaders
2. Create transitional structures - temporary roads
3. Build new communities
4. Practice Authenticity
5. Rediscover lostness (the lost)
6. Teach the Bible in different contexts
7. Find a balance in teaching the justice of Gospel with the righteousness of it.

Quote #6
Andy Harrington - "When an old culture is dying, the new culture is created by a few people who are not afraid to be insecure"

This is by no means a comprehensive report on the forum, but a collection of quotes that made me look at ministry from a different perspective.