{"id":9086,"date":"2014-07-23T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T00:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=9086"},"modified":"2018-11-05T20:14:22","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T20:14:22","slug":"wednesday-at-nyc-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2014\/wednesday-at-nyc-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday at NYC \u2013 \u2018Live\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo by Glenn Riegel<\/small>
Youth respond to the call to radical discipleship, extended by Jarrod McKenna, the Wednesday evening speaker at NYC. Close to half of the NYC congregation streamed down to stand in front of the stage as a symbol of their commitment of faith.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Scripture theme<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches\u201d (Matthew 13:31-32).<\/em><\/p>\n

Quotable quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo by Nevin Dulabaum<\/small>
Jarrod McKenna speaks for the evening worship<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cYoung persons who are members of a rebellious counter-cultural tradition that radically commits their life to living God\u2019s Calvary-shaped love in the power of the Spirit to the glory of the Father.\u201d
\n— A definition of \u201cDunker Punks\u201d from this evening\u2019s speaker Jarrod McKenna. \u201cDunker Punk\u201d was McKenna\u2019s term for Alexander Mack Sr. and the first eight whose \u201ccreative, courageous, compassionate fusion of Anabaptism and Radical Pietism\u201d started the Brethren movement. Saying that many Brethren today\u2013and many here at NYC\u2013have lost knowledge of or maybe interest in the original \u201cradical edge of the tradition\u201d of the Brethren, McKenna called youth to return to it–noting that it starts with people gathering around the scripture and obeying Jesus\u2019 commands.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Rodriguez and Johnson and Chang are good Dunker Punk names too…. Dunker Punks are about how do you embody and relate to the tradition.”
\n— Jarrod McKenna calling the youth to reject the \u201cBrethren name game\u201d and stop equating belonging in the church with familial relationships.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cTo be reconciled with God brings us into right alignment with God…and each other.\u201d
\n— Leah J. Hileman preaching for the morning worship service. She is pastoring Lake View Christian Fellowship in Southern Pennsylvania District. She added, later in the message, \u201cPaul moved from being a teacher of the Law to a minister of reconciliation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of views of Christ flying around and only one of them is true. He is not just a teacher. He is not just a rabbi. He is not just a good example. He is a living person. He is alive.\u201d
\n— From Leah Hileman\u2019s morning sermon.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Photo by Nevin Dulabaum<\/small>
Leah J. Hileman, the speaker for the Wednesday morning worship service<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Photo by Glenn Riegel<\/small>
Jonathan Shively, executive director of Congregational Life Ministries, at the piano<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cHallelujah! Amen! On behalf of the youth of Nigeria, I greet you, and thank God for his love and protection of our lives…. We want to present this as a token of our love. As we face a myriad or problems this experience defined the challenge of our true Christian character. I would like to thank you for your support…for such a time as this.\u201d
\n— Emmanuel Ibrahim, youth director for Ekklesiyar Yan\u2019uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria), presenting a plaque to youth and young adult ministries director Becky Ullom-Naugle, to Church of the Brethren general secretary Stan Noffsinger, and to Annual Conference moderator David Steele.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is incredible!\u201d
\n— Overheard from a youth looking at the\u00a0vista\u00a0in Rocky Mountain National Park.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWho\u2019s in?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"
Photo by Glenn Riegel<\/small>
Youth pray with arms around each other, after coming forward to express their commitment to a radical faith in Jesus.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following a minute of silent prayer, those two words led to an avalanche of youth coming forward, responding to Jarrod McKenna\u2019s challenge. Having described how much the radical discipleship of the Brethren had inspired the intentional Christian community in Australia which McKenna is a part of, he explained the radical obedience to Jesus that comes from the Anabaptist and Radical Pietist strain of the Brethren tradition. He described the Brethren combination of the mystical and practical presence of Jesus in our midst, calling it a “Dunker punk” version of\u00a0the \u201cmustard seed conspiracy.\u201d But, McKenna suggested,\u00a0some Brethren have strayed far from that\u00a0faith of radical discipleship. He asked for eight youth to respond. \u201cWho\u2019s up for radical revolution?\u201d he asked. Many more than eight came forward. As one, around a thousand youth rose from their places on the floor and in the stands and streamed forward\u00a0in a quiet, orderly, but determined fashion. McKenna invited the youth to put their arms around each other in\u00a0mutual support for their newly expressed commitment.<\/p>\n

NYC by the numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n

519:<\/strong> Updated total number of Hygiene Kits donated to Church World Service.<\/p>\n

1,000+:<\/strong> Number of postcards that youth have signed in support of the Nigerian schoolgirls abducted from Chibok. The postcards are directed to Secretary of State John Kerry, and read: \u201cI\u2019m in Fort Collins, Colorado, with more than 2,000 youth from the Church of the Brethren, U.S., for our National Youth Conference. Our sisters from the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria could have been here too, but they were abducted from their school in Chibok. Please use your office to bring stability to Nigeria and stop the trafficking of women.\u201d<\/p>\n

The day\u2019s schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"
photo by Nevin Dulabaum<\/small>
Suncreen is distributed to youth while in line for hiking trips and service projects<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
photo by Glenn Riegel<\/small>
The NYC Band with words to the 2014 theme song<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Leah J. Hileman, who is pastoring Lake View Christian Fellowship in Southern Pennsylvania District, led the morning worship, with Jarrod McKenna making a return appearance at NYC as guest speaker for the evening service. McKenna is a teaching pastor at Westcity Church in Australia and he and his family live with 17 recently arrived refugees at First Home Project modeling Christian Hospitality. He also serves as World Vision Australia\u2019s national advisor for Youth, Faith, and Activism. In between worship services were workshops, small group meetings, service projects, and mountain hiking trips. A peace vigil was sponsored by On Earth Peace just prior to evening worship. A concert by the Rend Collective, \u201can eclectic group of multi-instrumentalists from Northern Ireland,\u201d highlighted the last night of NYC.<\/p>\n

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photo by Glenn Riegel<\/small>
A hiking group with a mountain panorama<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Question of the day: How have you seen the Spirit live in someone else this week?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/p>\n

\"\"Sam
\nLombard, Ill.<\/em>
\n\u201cI saw the Spirit in the way Rodger [Nishioka] spoke at worship.\u201d<\/td>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/em><\/p>\n

Christy
\nWarrensburg, Mo.<\/em>
\n\u201cOne guy I met is radiating positivity 24\/7 and it\u2019s just awesome! It makes me happy too!\u201d<\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/em>Christopher<\/em>
\nLa Ca\u00f1ada, Calif.<\/em>
\n\u201cI\u2019ve been really impressed with my small group. I think it\u2019s really courageous to have people in high school talking about really important things. So, shout out to small group 117!\u201d<\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/em><\/p>\n

Ian<\/em>
\nEnglewood, Ohio<\/em>
\n\u201cI\u2019ve seen some people who have been in a valley of their faith recently, and this week they\u2019ve been rejuvenated.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/em><\/p>\n

Emily<\/em>
\nImler, Pa.<\/em>
\n\u201cOur group has really opened up a lot in worship. We\u2019ve really got into it a lot this week.\u201d<\/td>\n

\"\"<\/em><\/p>\n

Emily
\nDixon, Ill.<\/em>
\n\u201cThe first couple of days our small group didn\u2019t really talk to each other, but today we opened up and talked. That was nice, and I see the Spirit there.\u201d<\/td>\n

\"\"<\/em>Olivia
\nChambersburg, Pa.<\/em>
\n\u201cI\u2019ve seen it in everybody whenever we worship and sing, because at first we don\u2019t know the words but we learn them, and it\u2019s just great to hear everybody worshiping God together in one voice.\u201d<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/em>Seth and Aaron
\nDuncansville, Pa.<\/em>
\n\u201cThe speakers were pretty inspirational and Spirit-ful.\u201d
\n\u201cI really liked the skits they put on.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\"\"<\/strong>
\nNYC 2014 News Team:<\/strong> Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, director of News Services. Eddie Edmonds, NYC Tribune editor. Photography: Glenn Riegel, Nevin Dulabaum.Writers: Frank Ramirez, Mandy Garcia. Question of the day: Britnee Harbaugh, Maddie Dulabaum. Web and app support: Don Knieriem, Russ Otto.<\/em>unker Punks are about how do you embody and relate to the tradition.”
\n— Jarrod McKenna calling the youth to reject the \u201cBrethren name game\u201d and stop equating belonging in the church with familial relationships.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cTo be reconciled with God brings us into right alignment with God…and each other.\u201d
\n— Leah J. Hileman preaching for the morning worship service. She is pastoring Lake View Christian Fellowship in Southern Pennsylvania District. She added, later in the message, \u201cPaul moved from being a teacher of the Law to a minister of reconciliation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of views of Christ flying around and only one of them is true. He is not just a teacher. He is not just a rabbi. He is not just a good example. He is a living person. He is alive.\u201d
\n— From Leah Hileman\u2019s morning sermon.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"
Photo by Nevin Dulabaum<\/small>
Leah J. Hileman, the speaker for the Wednesday morning worship service<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Photo by Glenn Riegel<\/small>
Jonathan Shively, executive director of Congregational Life Ministries, at the piano<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cHallelujah! Amen! On behalf of the youth of Nigeria, I greet you, and thank God for his love and protection of our lives…. We want to present this as a token of our love. As we face a myriad or problems this experience defined the challenge of our true Christian character. I would like to thank you for your support…for such a time as this.\u201d
\n— Emmanuel Ibrahim, youth director for Ekklesiyar Yan\u2019uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria), presenting a plaque to youth and young adult ministries director Becky Ullom-Naugle, to Church of the Brethren general secretary Stan Noffsinger, and to Annual Conference moderator David Steele.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is incredible!\u201d
\n— Overheard from a youth looking at the\u00a0vista\u00a0in Rocky Mountain National Park.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWho\u2019s in?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
Photo by Glenn Riegel<\/small>
Youth pray with arms around each other, after coming forward to express their commitment to a radical faith in Jesus.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following a minute of silent prayer, those two words led to an avalanche of youth coming forward, responding to Jarrod McKenna\u2019s challenge. Having described how much the radical discipleship of the Brethren had inspired the intentional Christian community in Australia which McKenna is a part of, he explained the radical obedience to Jesus that comes from the Anabaptist and Radical Pietist strain of the Brethren tradition. He described the Brethren combination of the mystical and practical presence of Jesus in our midst, calling it a “Dunker punk” version of\u00a0the \u201cmustard seed conspiracy.\u201d But, McKenna suggested,\u00a0some Brethren have strayed far from that\u00a0faith of radical discipleship. He asked for eight youth to respond. \u201cWho\u2019s up for radical revolution?\u201d he asked. Many more than eight came forward. As one, around a thousand youth rose from their places on the floor and in the stands and streamed forward\u00a0in a quiet, orderly, but determined fashion. McKenna invited the youth to put their arms around each other in\u00a0mutual support for their newly expressed commitment.<\/p>\n

NYC by the numbers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

519:<\/strong> Updated total number of Hygiene Kits donated to Church World Service.<\/p>\n

1,000+:<\/strong> Number of postcards that youth have signed in support of the Nigerian schoolgirls abducted from Chibok. The postcards are directed to Secretary of State John Kerry, and read: \u201cI\u2019m in Fort Collins, Colorado, with more than 2,000 youth from the Church of the Brethren, U.S., for our National Youth Conference. Our sisters from the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria could have been here too, but they were abducted from their school in Chibok. Please use your office to bring stability to Nigeria and stop the trafficking of women.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

The day\u2019s schedule<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
photo by Nevin Dulabaum<\/small>
Suncreen is distributed to youth while in line for hiking trips and service projects<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
photo by Glenn Riegel<\/small>
The NYC Band with words to the 2014 theme song<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Leah J. Hileman, who is pastoring Lake View Christian Fellowship in Southern Pennsylvania District, led the morning worship, with Jarrod McKenna making a return appearance at NYC as guest speaker for the evening service. McKenna is a teaching pastor at Westcity Church in Australia and he and his family live with 17 recently arrived refugees at First Home Project modeling Christian Hospitality. He also serves as World Vision Australia\u2019s national advisor for Youth, Faith, and Activism. In between worship services were workshops, small group meetings, service projects, and mountain hiking trips. A peace vigil was sponsored by On Earth Peace just prior to evening worship. A concert by the Rend Collective, \u201can eclectic group of multi-instrumentalists from Northern Ireland,\u201d highlighted the last night of NYC.<\/p>\n

\"\"
photo by Glenn Riegel<\/small>
A hiking group with a mountain panorama<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Question of the day: How have you seen the Spirit live in someone else this week?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/p>\n

\"\"Sam
\nLombard, Ill.<\/em>
\n\u201cI saw the Spirit in the way Rodger [Nishioka] spoke at worship.\u201d<\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/em><\/p>\n

Christy
\nWarrensburg, Mo.<\/em>
\n\u201cOne guy I met is radiating positivity 24\/7 and it\u2019s just awesome! It makes me happy too!\u201d<\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/em>Christopher<\/em>
\nLa Ca\u00f1ada, Calif.<\/em>
\n\u201cI\u2019ve been really impressed with my small group. I think it\u2019s really courageous to have people in high school talking about really important things. So, shout out to small group 117!\u201d<\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/em><\/p>\n

Ian<\/em>
\nEnglewood, Ohio<\/em>
\n\u201cI\u2019ve seen some people who have been in a valley of their faith recently, and this week they\u2019ve been rejuvenated.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/em><\/p>\n

Emily<\/em>
\nImler, Pa.<\/em>
\n\u201cOur group has really opened up a lot in worship. We\u2019ve really got into it a lot this week.\u201d<\/td>\n

\"\"<\/em><\/p>\n

Emily
\nDixon, Ill.<\/em>
\n\u201cThe first couple of days our small group didn\u2019t really talk to each other, but today we opened up and talked. That was nice, and I see the Spirit there.\u201d<\/td>\n

\"\"<\/em>Olivia
\nChambersburg, Pa.<\/em>
\n\u201cI\u2019ve seen it in everybody whenever we worship and sing, because at first we don\u2019t know the words but we learn them, and it\u2019s just great to hear everybody worshiping God together in one voice.\u201d<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/em>Seth and Aaron
\nDuncansville, Pa.<\/em>
\n\u201cThe speakers were pretty inspirational and Spirit-ful.\u201d
\n\u201cI really liked the skits they put on.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\"\"<\/strong><\/span>
\nNYC 2014 News Team:<\/strong> Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, director of News Services. Eddie Edmonds, NYC Tribune editor. Photography: Glenn Riegel, Nevin Dulabaum.Writers: Frank Ramirez, Mandy Garcia. Question of the day: Britnee Harbaugh, Maddie Dulabaum. Web and app support: Don Knieriem, Russ Otto.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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