By Brenda Brazee, Assistant Director of Bible Adventure My role at Joy El as Assistant Director of Bible Adventure is to train and equip our leaders and volunteers for the work of the ministry. I don’t regularly interact directly with children in my role, so when God gave me the opportunity to serve Him and…
This is not business as usual. But instead, an opportunity to deeply reflect. Processing and assessing our current cultural life from a biblical perspective, this is an absolute “must” for the serious trainee of Christ. Our vision at Joy El is to make disciples of Jesus Christ, and to raise up the next generation of…
By Jeanette Biesecker, Director of Ministry Advancement We are living in unprecedented times. At Joy El we are about equipping parents and youth workers on leading their children and youth through what’s happening inside them in light of what’s happening around them. I’m pleased to recommend the following blog from CPYU. Walt Mueller references the…
By Kim Sanger, Assistant Director of Bible Adventure and CIA At the beginning of the school year Penny*, a fifth grade girl who had not attended Bible Adventure before, entered the room where we meet. She was invited by a friend and not completely sure what she was going to be doing there. She immediately…
By Tori Marshall, Food Service Coordinator I walked up to the table where Lindsey*, a young middle schooler, had her head down on her arms. “Hey, are you ok?” I asked. She looked up at me with a lost expression on her face and nodded. “I’m fine,” she said. “But I’m addicted to electronics so…