Touch the Future
 

Hey everyone!! How's it going? I was just wondering if any one is going to the Touch the Future Conference at Souls Harbor in Belleview, FLorida? I am going to be there, and I can't wait!!!!!:friend

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I have heard of it and have been to Bro.Varnum's church several times back when I was considered part of the "youth"! wow time has flown! Beautiful church there! I remember dancing in aisles during one of our youth services! Great times!!!!:bliss

Last I knew, that church was considered a conservative church so I doubt many here would attend!!!! :) Anyway, I hope you have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bliss:bliss

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I know the church is amazing. The services are may 1st-3rd! I can't wait....

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Yawn...... no takers on the conference yet? Come on, I know we are strict, but geez. LOL:bored

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I have not even heard of such a conference. I think by the name it sounds over promising. Often times, IMO, these youth conferences and things are alot of hype and little substance which is unfortunate. I have seen things over promise and under deliever and all that is left are hyped up people that seem to fizzle out once they get home. There is the other side where people leave changed and stay changed which is not often from my former youth pastor experiences. Though if someone leaves changed and stays that way then the 'Touch the Future Conference' has done what it set out to do.

I remember an adult type conference called 'Build a Better You'. Great thought, but under delievered. Infact, I know of at least 4 of the preachers that have either left the ministry or cheated on their wives and been divorced that preached that conference. Obviously those are extremes, but think about it on a youth level. Are we coming up with a big bang thang and not a real change thang? Just observations, but sounds like an interesting conference.

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If I am not mistaken, this is a conference for young people who desire to be in the ministry. It is actually great because good men of God promote these young men and urge them to do more for God... I have seen too many men hold young people back from wanting to be used in the ministry..... This is a great church that is putting this on....They promote worship, preaching, and they promote living for God ! It may not be very deep but it is most definitely encouraging for the young people!

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I will say that the Belleview church is a great church! It was a church built on prayer... They started out small and God has blessed them sooo much. Well over a couple hundred people there..... The Varnum's are a very anointed family!

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That is great. We do need more of this type of thing. I hope no one gets offended by my first post. I was young minister at one point and we were sent to these 'great' conferences and camps and had an experience, but it was often times fluff instead of stuff.

I would get behind a conference that helps promote young ministers. When I was the younger minister my Sr. Pastor always said "Get with Tim"-the associate pastor. Tim is a great guy at times, but did not have near the experience I was looking to learn from. Tim is only 2 years older than me. So I felt it was the Sr. Pastor pushing me off. He did this with many young aspiring ministers through the years. He did it to the generation before me and when the associate at that time left to go on his own alot of those people left and the Sr. Pastor wondered why. They had a bond. Anyway...I think that things like Becasue of the Times is a great place to go to, but it is not a growing ground for young ministers all the time. Sometimes they deal with lofted issues that a younger minister has not gone through the smaller stuff. I think that my generation which is the 'x' generation will still do great things, but the up and coming 'post 911' generation has to live with terrorist in their own country and different things that make life harder than maybe the 'x' generations life. We do need things like Touch the Future, if that is indeed what the conference is about.

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I know the Varnums from waaayyyyy back in the day. We had/have mutual friends.

I remember going to Universal Studios with them and our friends in the early 80's, so I guess it depends on what your definition of conservative is!!!! I would consider them so, but some on here would disagree.

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That is exactly what the conference is. I can't wait. I already have my hotel reserved!!

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I think I would say very high holiness standards
I would hope all Apostolics are conservative though.

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I saw one of the conferences online and it looked great! They had seasoned ministers preachers but in the midst of all the people there, they young men had their chance to preach. I thought it was great because the seasoned men were really backing them up while they were preaching... Very positive... you could also see how many of these young men were scared, scared, scared! lol..... Yes, it is very positive! I love to see older ministers trying to help the young ones instead of griping that no one wants to work for God anymore and young people don't wanna do anything for God...!!!!!

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I'm just hoping the young ministers are single. J/K:ursofunny Really, it is a great time in the Lord!

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Good for you! and yes, they are a very conservative church and no all apostolics are not conservative! lol..... I loved looking at their site and seeing so many young people living for God and loving it at the same time! It is beautiful! Just goes to show that you can live for God, keep standards and have fun and love it all at the same time!

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Yes it is wonderful. I love going up there because at the moment my church is lacking in the young people area. I love my church, but sometimes it does me good to visit churches that have people my age. I'm not real young, but I'm not old either :)

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Oh, I agree, I was just trying to point out that the defenitions of that are very wide and varied.

Not being ugly, the Varnums are very good people!!

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I know what you mean. I was just saying it's funny because everyone usually thinks Bro. Varnum's church is VERY strict!! LOL.... it has done me a lot of good. It opened my eyes on a lot of standards that I at one time thought were wack! I don't think it is strict... it just seems normal to me now :):):)

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Well... OK. But call me silly again and, OH MAN!!!!!! :smack :club

:nuke

Just kidding!!! :hug4 :lol

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LOL..... oh, Lord. I forget there are people that take the word "silly" as a mean thing. LOL YIKES:runhills

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FINALLY!!!!!!!!!! Conference starts tomorrow, adn I am so excited!!!

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I understand where you are coming from. We were youth pastors at a church with a pretty small youth group at the beginning. It worked its way up though... My kids still laugh because they used to have to go to other churches to be with a youth group of even 50... be patient :) God can do anything... they are now in a youth group of about 200! :)

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Soooo...How did the conference go???????? Where have ya been miss?:gaga