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| Time for the youth to come alive |
Chakara Bennett
Guardian Lifestyles Reporter chakara@nasguard.com
Published: Jun 28, 2012
To combat a society where the youth are settling for mediocre existences and idolizing criminal lifestyles the Bahamas Faith Ministries (BFM) Youth Ministry will host its annual Youth Alive series of events. The week-long event which will be held Monday, July 2 to Sunday, July 8 at the Diplomat Center on Carmichael Road and will help to refocus the youth to find value in excellence and learn to pursue greatness in their undertakings. This year’s theme “Steps to Greatness,” it is hoped will encourage the youth to aspire to greatness and tell them how to do it. A Youth Alive Summer Camp, which will engage the younger children, between the ages of seven and 18 will kick-off the event. The children will hear from to speakers who will talk to them about aspiring to greatness and how to make the small changes they will have to in their everyday lives in order to achieve their goals. Pastor Dave Burrows and BFM senior pastor Myles Munroe will speak. For the Youth Alive Conference which starts on Wednesday, July 4, a host of dynamic speakers will speak on various aspects of acquiring greatness. Pastor Mike Hill, a youth ministry specialist from St. Louis, Missouri, will speak on making greatness a choice. Much like he made a choice to stop being a secular recording artist and follow more closely the traditions of Christ, he will encourage young people to turn away from what is wrong and instead reach for better and more spiritual means to express themselves. Pastor Dave will address steps to greatness, and break it down into mini themes like courage, character and vision. Pastor Munroe will speak to the youth on how to be leaders despite their age. He will use his own life story as a way to inspire them. Eric Fox, director of the youth focused organization for troubled young men, Teen Challenge, will also speak to the youth. The former drug addict will address overcoming obstacles and staying focused despite peer pressure to do otherwise. Raymond Eneas, a young man who lived on the streets but was determined to do better than people expected of him will also speak about pursuing greatness with a passion. He will encourage the youth to keep on striving to be better than they even dream. Youth director of Church of God of Prophecy, Pastor Timothy Johnson will speak on determining to be great and staying focused. His message to the youth will be that they can be all they want to be if they keep their eye on the prize. For the Thursday ladies night, Pastor Angie Burrows from BFM will speak about inner beauty and greatness as it is important for her to help young people understand that it is what is in their head and heart and not what’s on it that is the most vital part of life. Brooke Eneas, a former Miss Florida Panhandle will also speak from a woman’s perspective on the topic of making choices on the road to greatness. She will discuss how she acquired her master’s degree and owned her own home before she had attained her 25th birthday. She will speak to the choices she made in her life to achieve her goals. She hopes the young people will take heed so they too can get where they want to go in life. On Saturday, July 7, the annual Youth Alive concert will take place featuring gospel artists Trinidad’s Sherwin Gardner, Millyon from Georgia and local artists Landlord, DJ Counsellor, Lyrically Blessed, Manifest, Ruben Heights and Najie Dunn. The Youth Alive boat cruise closes out the week of activities on Sunday, July 8. “At the end of the day after all the talking, singing, drama and praising I hope young people walk away feeling encouraged and inspired to pursue greatness and not settle for mediocrity,” said Pastor Dave. “I want them to set goals and make plans spiritually, professionally and in other aspects of their lives. I want them to see they have the power within them to help make The Bahamas a better place. They are great and we believe in them. And with this event we as the current generation and church leaders hope to show them what we see. They all have so much potential but sometimes they just need a little boost in the right direction,” he said.
Youth Alive Camp When: Monday, July 2 - Friday, July 6 Where: Diplomatic Center, Carmichael Road Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. daily Cost: $35
Youth Alive Conference When: Wednesday, July 4 - Friday, July 6 Where: Diplomat Center, Carmichael Road Time: 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the daytime, 7:30 p.m. until for evening sessions. Cost: $35 optional (conference materials and tickets to concert and boat cruise)
Youth Alive Concert When: Saturday, July 7 Where: Diplomat Center, Carmichael Road Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $10
Youth Alive Boat Cruise When: Sunday, July 8 Departure: Prince George Wharf Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $15
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