YEC has grown from a small gathering of students to one of the largest student events in West Virginia! God is using YEC to strengthen and send students to be on mission both locally and globally. In 13 years of working with YEC, I have seen many lives transformed for eternity, and many students commit to vocational ministry. Thank you for your prayers, support, and involvement. We are excited for the 2017 edition of YEC as we up our conference game, host in the Capitol City, and invite special guests Drew Worsham (speaker) and The Neverclaim (band). This is a phenomenal opportunity for your students to get away from the distractions of school, sports/clubs, and social media to focus their hearts on Christ through fellowship, worship, and gospel-centered teaching. It will be a blast! Finally, we have created new social media accounts - Facebook (for leaders and students) and Instagram. More information can be found in this leader guide. It s an honor to serve alongside you. Please continue to pray for growth and a generation transformed for Christ. Brandon Brandon Carter YEC Director, WVCSB (Cross Lanes Baptist Church)
WE RE SOCIAL // Give @WVYEC and #WVYEC a shout online! instagram.com/wvyec facebook.com/wvyec *We have also created a closed Facebook group for current youth group leaders to help us to communicate with everyone. It will also allow you to provide input on how YEC is impacting your students and help decision making. facebook.com/groups/wvyec
REGISTRATION FORM // Church Name: Church Phone: Mailing Address: City: State: Zip: Leader: Email: Cell: REGISTRATION COSTS: $10 until January 1, 2017; $15 January 2 until YEC *By registering on or before 1/1/17, each participant is guaranteed a shirt for the event. We cannot promise shirt availability for registrations received after 1/1/17. # of students/chaperones attending YEC 2017: x cost = $ Method of Payment: cash check (check # ) Shirt Sizes (all sizes are adult sizes) S: M: L: XL: 2XL: 3XL: TOTAL: Once completed, please return form and payment to: WVCSB ATTN: YEC 2017 28 Mission Way Scott Depot, WV 25560
LODGING // We recognize the limitations many churches and individuals face when it comes to accommodations for YEC. In our commitment to keeping YEC as low cost as possible, we have secured several hotels with discounted rates for YEC. You are responsible for making reservations. Call the number provided and be sure to use the group name WVCSB. All of these hotels have blocks of rooms reserved for Friday, January 13, 2017. Courtyard Marriott 100 Kanawha Blvd. 304.344.5777 $109 Embassy Suites 300 court street 304.347.8700 $144 double Four Points Sheraton 600 Kanawha Blvd. 304.344.4092 $129 suites, $89 doubles Holiday Inn 100 Civic Center Drive 304.345.0600 $99 double, $109 king Wingate Inn 402 Second Ave. 304.744.4444 $89 hotwire.com Enter Charleston, WV in the destination field and select a rate that is in the Charleston area. ATTENTION CHARLESTON AREA CHURCHES: Do you have space available at your church and are interested in hosting a group attending YEC? Please contact kimkoletka@wvcsb.org or call 304.757.0944.
FROM DON WHITNEY S SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES FOR THE CHRISTIAN LIFE // To use time wisely because the days are evil is a curious phrase embedded in the inspired language of the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5:15-16: Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil (NASB). Paul may have exhorted the Christians at Ephesus to make the most of their time because he and/or the Ephesians were experiencing persecution or opposition (such as in Acts 19:23-20:1). In any event, we need to use every moment with wisdom because the days are evil still. Even without the kind of persecution or opposition known by the Christians of Paul s day, the world we live in is not conducive to using time wisely, especially for purposes of spirituality and Godliness. In fact, our days are days of active evil. There are great thieves of time that are minions of the world, the flesh, and the Devil. They may range in form from high-tech, socially acceptable preoccupations to simple, idle talk or ungoverned thoughts. But the natural course of our minds, our bodies, our world, and our days leads us toward evil, not toward Christlikeness. Thoughts must be disciplined, otherwise, like water, they tend to flow downhill or stand stagnant. That s why in Colossians 3:2 we re commanded, Set your mind on the things above. Without this conscious, active, disciplined setting of the direction of our thoughts, they will be unproductive at best, evil at worst. Our bodies are inclined to ease, pleasure, gluttony, and sloth. Unless we practice self-control, our bodies will tend to serve evil more than God. We must carefully discipline ourselves in how we walk in this world, else we will conform more to its ways rather than to the ways of Christ. Finally, our days are days of active evil because every temptation and evil force are active in them. The use of time is important because time is the stuff of which days are made. If we do not discipline our use of time for the purpose of Godliness in these evil days, these evil days will keep us from becoming Godly.
DIRECTIONS TO YEC 2017 // CHARLESTON MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM 244 Virginia St East Charleston, WV FROM THE WEST: i64 East to exit 58B Virginia St toward Civic Center Merge onto Virginia St W/Virginia St Bridge Destination on left (.4 miles) FROM THE NORTH, SOUTH, and EAST: i64 West to exit 58C Follow signs for US-60/Washington St/Civic Center Merge onto US-119 S/Bigley Ave Slightly left onto Pennsylvania S Turn left onto Virginia St W Destination on left (.4 miles)
YEC 2017 CHECK-IN // IMPORTANT TIMES Fri 4 to 6:30 p.m. Group check-in* in the lobby of the Charleston Municipal Auditorium Fri 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. YEC + Concert Sat 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. YEC Sat 1 p.m. Dismiss * Only group leaders go through on site check-in/registration. UPON CHECK-IN, YOU LL RECEIVE T-Shirts for your group (sizes specified when pre-registering) 2017 YEC wristbands Lanyard and name badges Full schedule QUESTIONS AND CONTACTS kimkoletka@wvcsb.org 304.757.0944 brandon@crosslanesbaptist.org 304.550.7198