NAYC'11 Updates

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by LifeGuide

Good week at NAYC '11. Music was off the chain...for real. Shay Mann preached a good message, Apostolic Apps. Really engaged the kids with his sermon intro and talked about the importance of prayer and praise. Deep worship. Great altar service. Good stuff. Thursday night experience; great worship. 2 of us left when the nights speaker had everyone stand to secure some after service food for the crew (wednesday night was a nightmare food wise). When we stepped onto the elevator, there was obviously a local couple who had brought a guest with them. They were as white as ghost's. The lady they brought with them was in tears (not good tears). I felt for them. She just wanted to get out of there. The "pastoral moment" during the message wasn't necessary. It caused confusion to the "new kids" and guests. Great move of God? Yes. But I wish that there was less usurping of local pastoral authority and more preaching Jesus. Some things need to be taught, not screamed. But crowds can be intoxicating, even for seasoned preachers. He made sure we knew the "Apostolic" church is the greatest church in your city. Didn't go over well with the Catholic or Methodist kid I brought. The last point he preached; you must become the least of these if you want to become the greatest. IMHO-Would have been a great message if he had bypassed the "pastoral moment" and preached the last point. Friday day session by Paul Pamer=Awesome! It was a challenge to the young people, regardless of where they were at in their walk. The new kid was ministered to just as much as the church kid. He's phenom. Friday night - Great worship (broken record lol). Rashidi Collins brought the house. He preached Jesus. Doctrine and all. A little deep for some of my crew at first. But the night ended with a great altar service. The crowd didn't want to leave the arena. All in all. Good trip. I would like to see more of a sensitivity to the new kid who didn't grow up in this. I liked Charlotte for that reason. 6 of my "new kids" received the HG in '07. Huge emphasis on Jesus and outreach, less emphasis on the talking points (Apostolic Identity). Not sure if I would take new kids to Louisville. We'll have to think about that.

I'll loosely agree with you and say that Night 2 wasn't my favorite for some of the same reasons. I don't get into the "our church is better than your church" stuff, nor do I care for "our music/media is just as good if not better than everyone else's" comparisons. That said, our overall experience was a positive one. There will be something you don't like at just about every meeting.

Paul Pamer and Rashidi Collins were also my favorites.

Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind

what is the name of kristin keller's group? i googled the name and came up blank. there are a couple of rashidi videos on youtube.

They aren't an official *group*; I think they were brought together for NAYC.