{"id":19235,"date":"2022-07-26T22:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T22:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=19235"},"modified":"2022-07-27T05:22:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T05:22:07","slug":"today-at-nyc-july-26-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2022\/today-at-nyc-july-26-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Today at NYC – July 26, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Glimpses of National Youth Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Youth at worship in Moby Arena. Photo by Donna Parcell<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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“Be strong in your faith, just as you were taught. And be grateful” (Colossians 2:7b, CEV).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

How to follow NYC:<\/strong> Photo albums of each day are at www.brethren.org\/photos\/national-youth-conference-2022<\/a>. The NYC Facebook page, with brief videos from worship and other events, is at www.facebook.com\/churchofthebrethrennyc<\/a>. NYC on Instagram is at www.instagram.com\/cobnyc2022<\/a>. The NYC news index page is at www.brethren.org\/news\/coverage\/national-youth-conference-2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday morning worship, July 26, 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cYou\u2019re blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into God\u2019s kingdom\u2026. And know that you are in good company. My prophets and witnesses have always gotten into this kind of trouble\u201d (Matthew 5:10 and 12, The Message).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are blessed, not by the good things that happen but the opportunities\u2026. It\u2019s an opportunity to allow God to take the lead, an opportunity to let God have more space\u2026to let God shine through us. When we are out of alignment with the world\u2019s expectations, that\u2019s when we are blessed\u2026. Being blessed is also a choice, a choice to look toward Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— Naomi Kraenbring speaking on the Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5. She is an adjunct professor of religious studies at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College and a doctoral student at the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University. She is a 2019 graduate of Bethany Theological Seminary.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Naomi Kraenbring. Photo by Glenn Riegel<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jeffrey Copp and Quinera Bumgardner perform the Brethren history rap. Photo by Laura Brown<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cAs the decades keep on moving,
We find God goes right on proving
That we\u2019re strongest when we see us
Try to do the work of Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— A snippet from \u201cBrethren history in three minutes (more or less),\u201d a rap performed by NYCers Quinera Bumgardner from Stone Church of the Brethren in Huntingdon, Pa., and Jeffrey Copp from Columbia City (Ind.) Church of the Brethren. It was written by Walt Wiltschek, one of the worship coordinators for NYC 2022 and executive minister of Illinois and Wisconsin District. Find the full text at www.brethren.org\/news\/2022\/brethren-history-in-three-minutes-more-or-less<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday evening worship, July 26, 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cEveryone, then, who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall because it had been founded on rock\u201d (Matthew 7:24-25).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Sermon on the Mount summarized in two words: Level up\u2026. Many of us have yet to tap into our full potential, but Jesus is calling us to level up\u2026 When working on our relationships with others, Jesus is calling us to level up\u2026. When it comes to our relationship to God, we\u2019ve got to level up\u2026. Jesus is saying we\u2019ve got to work on ourselves and check ourselves before judging others\u2026. Sometimes we forget to extend grace to ourselves\u2026that same grace and kindness that we show to others\u2026 Let\u2019s put in the hard work and level up. Let\u2019s level up!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— Sibling team Chelsea Skillen and Tyler Goss speaking on the main message of Jesus\u2019 Sermon on the Mount, comparing Jesus\u2019 call to discipleship to the way characters in video games and superhero movies develop or \u201clevel up\u201d into their full potential. Skillen has been newly named as director of Brethren Volunteer Service, to begin this fall. Goss is assistant director of student programs at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va. The two have spoken at many Church of the Brethren conferences including previous NYCs, National Junior High Conference, and Annual Conference.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tyler Goss and Chelsea Skillen. Photos by Glenn Riegel<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jacob Crouse introduces the 2022 theme song to the NYC staff in a pre-conference gathering. Photo by Glenn Riegel<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cGod, your love is foundational.
We turn our eyes to you–
Our ally for justice and truth,
A beacon of righteousness–
We live our lives for you.
We lift up our lives to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— The chorus of the NYC 2022 theme song, \u201cYour Love Is Foundational,\u201d written by Jacob Crouse who also is serving as NYC music coordinator and director of the NYC band. He is a music leader at Washington (D.C.) City Church of the Brethren and is active with the Dunker Punks podcast, along with writing and recording music. He works in audiovisual engineering for the American College of Cardiology.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

NYC offerings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

$2,451.75 received in the offering for school kits<\/strong>, to be distributed through Church World Service and the Material Resources program at the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$1,950.06 received in the NYC scholarship offering<\/strong> to help youth be able to attend National Youth Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glimpses of some of the activities at NYC 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Youth workers cheer for people wearing their masks as they enter worship. Photo by Jan Fischer Bachman<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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NYCers enjoy the worship music. Photo by Laura Brown<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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People gather for worship as lights play on the floor of Moby Arena. Photo by Chris Brumbaugh-Cayford<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Youth helping to lead worship. Photo by Glenn Riegel<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A view of the congregation in worship. Photo by Chris Brumbaugh-Cayford<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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An NYC tradition continues, as youth join arms in community during worship. Photo by Chris Brumbaugh-Cayford<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Legos are available in the lobby of Moby Arena for expressions of prayer before and after worship. Photo by Chris Brumbaugh-Cayford<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Workshops continue each afternoon. Shown here: Samuel Sarpiya, a former moderator of the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, leads a workshop on “Developing Racial Equity in Our Polarized World.” Photo by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Hiking groups go up into the Rocky Mountains each afternoon. Photo by Donna Parcell<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Youth enjoy being in the mountains. Photo by Laura Brown<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ken Medema in concert. Photo by Glenn Riegel<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Youth have an opportunity to share their stories with Ken Medema. Photo by Glenn Riegel<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The beauty of the Rockies. A photo of Gem Lake by Laura Brown<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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