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<\/a>The second day of the event, 1 August, began with a keynote from former world youth director Baraka Muganda, who encouraged youth leaders to be deeply rooted. Drawing from the first Psalm \u2014 which paints an image of a flourishing tree planted near water \u2014 Muganda explained that well-watered trees have deep roots, and \u201cwhen a tree has deep roots, it cannot be moved.\u201d <\/p>\nThe former youth leader developed his theme by suggesting that \u201cbeing rooted is not enough. A deeply rooted tree must bear fruit.\u201d Choosing a memorable metaphor, Muganda emphasized the necessity of proliferation. \u201cI see so many young people who are just eating, eating, eating, then they get spiritually constipated,\u201d he quipped. \u201cYou have to get out there and share the good news!\u201d <\/p>\n In the same breath, Muganda praised the work that young people are doing around the world. \u201cYouth ministries is bearing fruit,\u201d he said. \u201cI have visited almost every country. Everywhere I go I find two things, Coca-Cola and Pathfinders!\u201d He shared several Pathfinder-related stories, including one in which a mayor in a Ugandan city once told Muganda, \u201cBeing a Master Guide gave me every skill I needed to become an effective leader.\u201d <\/p>\n Sigg pulled no punches in creating a compelling argument that \u201clove is not a side note, it\u2019s the summary of God\u2019s Word.\u201d He emphasized that love is not just an attribute of God but \u2014 based on Scripture \u2014 it is the very essence of God. Sigg suggested that love is also not a Christian accessory, but that it is the very goal of sanctification. He finished by saying that \u201clove is not a bedtime story, but it\u2019s an end-time message,\u201d quoting 1 Peter 4:7-11. Tangible Tools Featuring another resource, Jiwan Moon, director of Public Campus Ministries (PCM) for the world church, and \u201ccampus ambassador\u201d in the UK, Chantal Tomlinson, shared that between 80 and 90 percent of Adventist students attend school on a public campus. PCM provides a structure and resources for local churches wishing to minister to public campus students and for students who would like to become campus missionaries. <\/p>\n Finally, Mario Martinelli, CEO of the Adventist publishing house, Safeliz, based in Spain, joined Gary Blanchard, world church youth director, on stage to unveil the new Youth Bible. The Bible, commissioned by the Youth Ministries department and produced by Safeliz, features hundreds of articles for teens on relevant subjects and QR codes embedded throughout the Bible for further online content. <\/p>\n Watch an interview with Martinelli conducted by Victor Hulbert, Trans-European Division communication director:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zofzA5agMTI&feature=youtu<\/p>\n Identity in Christ Asscherick next turned to Colossians 3 to further explore the believer\u2019s identity in Christ. Emphasizing the grammatical significance of the text, he pointed to Paul\u2019s past-tense words in verse 3 \u2014 \u201cfor you died.\u201d \u201cThe lion\u2019s share of our identity in Christ comes from our confidence that we died with Christ,\u201d Asscherick said. <\/span><\/p>\n Continuing with the passage, he spent a good deal of time on the phrase \u201cand your life is now hidden with Christ in God.\u201d The present tense of the words, said Asscherick, is significant because it gives us present assurance of our standing with God. \u201cWhen we sin after baptism, we need to be hidden, and Scripture says we are hidden in God.\u201d Recalling Adam and Eve\u2019s instinct to hide after the original sin, he argued that their instinct to hide was correct but misapplied. \u201cGod is not a God to hide from; He is a God to hide in.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n The apostle next writes (in verse 4) that \u201cwhen Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.\u201d To Asscherick, this speaks to a certainty, a security, and a factuality. \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt in Paul\u2019s mind that if you have died and if your life is hidden in him, that you will appear with Christ in glory.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Asscherick concluded with verse 5 of the passage, in which the author encourages believers to put to death elements of \u201cthe earthly nature,\u201d after an understanding of their identity in Christ. \u201cGrowth proceeds from a confidence in your standing with Christ,\u201d concluded Asscherick. He challenges youth leaders that \u201cif youth are not confident in their identity in Christ, they\u2019re not going to take risks and try great things for the Kingdom.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Check out the TED website<\/a> for further Global Youth Leader Congress stories and videos. This article first appeared in Adventist Review<\/a>. 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Sigg used the illustration to emphasize that it\u2019s the fruit of the cherry tree that attracts him to the tree in the first place. In fact, argued Sigg, \u201cthe fruit is the mission of the tree.\u201d He encouraged youth leaders to share with teens and young adults that \u201cthe process of sanctification in the Bible is organic, that it describes the growth of a fruit.\u201d Sigg pointed out that \u201cthe goal of our ministries is to grow the fruit of the Spirit.\u201d Leaning on the biblical metaphor found in Galatians chapter 5, Sigg focused in on one key fruit: love. <\/p>\n
Sigg concluded by asking, \u201cAre we as a church just running a programme, or are we a living community of believers who are encouragers in Christ and comforters in love?\u201d <\/p>\n
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In addition to dozens of breakout seminars, the day\u2019s mainstage presentations included the sharing of tangible tools for youth ministry. Italo Osorio-Pezo, enterprise system architect for the world church, shared a project called Vivid Faith. Stemming from a constant need to partner mission opportunities with mission volunteers, VividFaith.com<\/a> now allows for that sort of matching. The site allows organizations to choose from available volunteers, allows volunteers to chronicle their mission journey and in the future will allow for specific project-based donations. <\/p>\n
<\/strong><\/span><\/a>David Asscherick continued his evening keynote series by further unpacking the idea of identity with a focus on \u201cidentity in Christ.\u201d He referenced the writings of the apostle Paul, who in Romans chapter 1 outlines his clear and confident identity. <\/span><\/p>\n
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