Adventist Youth leaders and secretaries from over 400 local churches in the North Central Mindanao territory convened for a two-day seminar on Youth Leadership Training focused on empowering and equipping our youth through media evangelism.
The two days convention aims to prepare and equip the youth with innovative and adaptive approaches relevant to the current generation’s needs. Along with the topics given, the Youth Department, headed by Pastor Eugene Dela Pena, spearheaded the election of the Adventist Youth Ministries Executive Committee, who will work with him in the different activities under the program, ”For The Youth, By The Youth.”
The Youth Department partners with the Communication Department and the Hope Channel South Philippines in addressing the challenges of involving the youth in media ministry.
“Most young people are inclined to digital technology. This is an opportunity for us to encourage our young people to utilize their talents in using modern-day technology to spread the gospel and create the best content to introduce Jesus to the world,” said Roxie Pido, Communication director of the Adventist Church in the south Philippines.
"Meeting our youth where they are. Through this, we are able to identify their areas of strength and many opportunities where they can take advantage of to become effective representatives of Christ," Pido added.
After a successful media evangelism campaign during the height of the pandemic, the Adventist Church in the South Philippines sees unending possibilities of bringing the gospel to the airwaves. This enables the message to reach more people in places we have never gone before. This Youth Convention aims to open our youth's full potential in empowering and utilizing media in spreading the gospel in different avenues available in our generation today.
This collaboration between the Youth and Media Ministries will establish the church’s mark as a faith-based broadcasting network in the Philippines that offers unique TV programming and opportunities for its viewers to help them understand the Bible to find freedom, healing, and hope in Jesus.
“Creating a mindset for our young people to utilize their God-given talents in the field of technology readies the church for more ministry opportunities in the future. We have to make sure that we give our young people the proper guidance and leading so that they can be effective digital ministers for God,” said Jemsly Lantaya, Adventist Youth director of the Adventist Church in the south Philippines.
Pastor Cris Vacalares, president of the Adventist church in North Central Mindanao, opened the convention with encouraging words to jumpstart the meeting.
Several speakers who are adept in different fields of media and broadcasting graced the meeting to share their expertise and impart valuable knowledge in media ministry.
Charm Pamisa Senining, Communication Department South Philippine Union Conference