The Korean Union Conference Youth Ministries Department hosted a special seminar for 50 pastors in charge of youth ministries in local mission councilsunder the auspices of Youth Ministries of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division (NSD).
The seminar was held at the Madalpy Youth Training Center on February 6, 2014.
Hiskia Missah, associate youth director of the General Conference (GC), was invited as the main speaker, and he suggested some ways to raise young people to be Christ’s disciples through Adventist Youthclub activities and the Caleb Mission Project. Talking about the victory of Gideon and his 300 soldiers, he asked, “How can we win the fight between good and evil? Our battle does not hang on military power and weapons, but on faith. God, whom we serve, can turn impossibility into possibility.”
Dr. Missah also added, “When God, the ruler of the whole universe, is with us, our young people will faithfully grow in the church and become a strong army for Christ and share the faith with others. I hope the Korean Adventist church will have an‘army’ of well-trained young people and the experience of spiritual victory.”
The Caleb Mission Project, an effective way to spread the gospel through the service of young people in the community, was introduced by Dr. Missah. This project was initiated in South America and spread to African and Asian countries. It is a project to send young people to mission fields after training them in public evangelism and personal witnessing. They serve the community and help the gospel work. Dr. Missah called it the project with work and ministry and service. “GC has a plan to publish a detailed manual on the Caleb Mission Project and to send it to the NSD. Youth ministries depends on the hands of young ministers. Young people want something they can achieve,” said Dr. Missah, appealing for positive participation of the Korean Adventist church.
In addition, there were also discussions about the Youth Leader Congress and 2014 Korean Adventist Youth Convention, which will be held in Taiwan in February next year and atSahmyook University this coming June, respectively.