Page 1
Nov. 2013 - Feb 2014
Inside this issue:
2013 National Youth
Conference and Rally
2
Sports at Rally 3
JBU Youth Department 3
Spotlight on the UGC 4
Mark This Date 4
Volume 9 Issue 1
CAMPS 2014
Special points of interest:
JBUYD Objectives
for the 2013-2015
term
Know Your History
JBUYD Theme 2013—2015:
Living by faith: Believing, Reaching & Rejoicing
SPOTLIGHT ON A YOUTH DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE
UNIFORMED GROUPS
We want to hear from you. Send us your views and
queries. Write to Impact c/o Jamaica Baptist Union,
2B Washington Boulevard,
Kingston 20. E-mail: [email protected] .
Telephone: 969-2223, 969-9835, 931-9225, 969-6268 Fax: 924-6296
Page 4 Page 1
The Caribbean Baptist Fellowship (CBF) parent
body of the Caribbean Baptist Youth Fellowship
(CBYF), established the youth festival for the
purpose of unifying Caribbean Youth Fellowship
and Development.
The CBYF aims to:
1. to present the gospel of Jesus Christ as the
only tool which can hook an un-churched
youth to experience the greatest love of all.
2. to inform and educate youth and youth
leaders on critical issues affecting Caribbean
young people via seminars and work-shops.
3. to engage a diverse Caribbean cultural
talent expo through the outlet of music and
entertainment.
4. to extend the CBF beyond the fellowship to
engage in street missions, orphanages, youth
correctional recovery facilities and shelters.
What is the CBF
Youth Festival?
Like the Festivals of the past, there will be
many activities which will unite us as a Caribbean
body, strengthen us spiritually and endow us for
effective service.
This year’s Festival will convene under the theme
“Youth on F.I.R.E –Fully Ignited, Radically
Engaged” in the host country Dominica.
Family groups will facilitate cross-cultural
exchanges as we meet to pray and fellowship
together daily. We will be spiritually fed in our
Bible Study hour and dynamic presenters will
facilitate the exploration of various aspects of
the Christian journey including evangelism,
relationships and ministry.
Special features at this conference include an
island wide mission opportunity with Samaritans
Feet and a Road March.
Talents from across the Caribbean will be on
display as groups from the various islands will use
the arts in worship.
Come and be a part of the Caribbean
Youth on FIRE!
WHAT TO EXPECT IN
DOMINICA
How do I register?
We would not want you to miss out but you
need to act now!
Visit our website http://youth.jbu.org.jm and
download an application form. Complete the
form and send it to the JBU office or email it
to [email protected] .
The travel package from Jamaica includes
overnight visits to three Caribbean islands!
You will have a day to tour the
respective country.
The UGC is the committee which oversees the activities of
the uniform groups within the Jamaica Baptist Union. It
seeks to be a direct link between uniform groups and their
respective organizations We also seek to implement
programmes for Baptist Uniform Groups that will encourage
Christian values among members and pass on to them life
skills as well as leadership and personal development skills.
What is the Uniformed Groups Committee (UGC)? Why Have A Uniform Group At My Church?
A lot of our youth in Jamaica are finding themselves in the wrong
activities and the uniform groups provides an avenue through
which they can socialize and interact in a programme in which
they will learn Christian principles and discipline.
What types of Groups Are there?
The main type of Uniform Group that is in our Baptist Churches is
the Brigaders.
This is due to the fact that these uniform groups seek to instill
discipline while emphasizing Christian principles.
There are also Scouts, Girl Guides and Red Cross in our Baptist
Churches in which leaders use innovative ways to bring across
the emphasis of true Christian living.
If you need more information or
assistance in forming
a Uniform Group
at your church
you can contact :-
Alando Lawrence
898-5063
[email protected]
Need to know more about the JBUYD? Visit our website. The site is home to IMPACT and provides a hub for the
exchange of information among youth of the JBUYD. The JBUYD Website: http://youth.jbu.org.jm/.
April 12 - Camps Personnel Retreat Pt. I
May 04 – BWA Sunday
10 – Camps Personnel Retreat Pt. II June
07 – Camps Personnel Retreat Pt. III 08 – BWA Youth Day of Prayer
22 – CBF Fellowship Sunday July
07-12 – Intermediate Camp 14-19 – Junior Camp
23-27 – 10th Caribbean Baptist Youth Festival, Dominica
July/August 28-02 – Youth Camp
Page 2
NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE & RALLY 2013
inclement weather in the earlier part of the
morning led to the cancelation of our march
that was scheduled to take place through the
town of Ocho Rios. We thus started with the
worship under the sub theme, “Living out the
Name: Peace Bearers”. The message was
delivered by Rev. Sheldon Ashman who charged us that we have
the assurance and authority of Christ to live actively as peace
bearers. The sermon was followed by the installation of the JBUYD
New Executive Committee.
The competition got off to a start
with the performing arts in the form of
chorale speaking junior, chorale singing
senior and dance. The regular featured
activity, bible quiz was done in
between. As is customary Zone 2
captured the first places in the three
categories of the performing arts but
was outwit by zone 3 in the Bible Quiz,
a coveted title they held for many
years. It was also a wind of change to
see zone 1 being placed 2nd in the
dance after many years of being inactive.
The newly added dimension to rally was sports in particularly
football and a few track and field events. This certainly garnered
the support of more male presence and the younger age groups.
During the presentation ceremony, the JBUYD felt it was fitting to
honour one of our stalwarts, Arlene Henry. It took her by surprise.
She is an efficient, proactive and meticulous servant who has given
eleven excellent years of service to the YD. This brought down the
curtains of rally 2013.
Praise be to God for guiding us through another term and we
look forward to all God will do through the youth of the Jamaica
Baptist Union in the years to come.
The 29th National Youth Conference was
held at Nutshell Conference Centre in
Duncans, Trelawny from November 21-22,
2013. This year saw us back to the
Nutshell conference centre for our opening
celebrations under the theme, “Blessed and
Branded: We’re Children of God”. The preacher was Rev
Michael Campbell, pastor of the Grateful Hill Circuit of Baptist
churches in St. Ann. It was a timely message for youth who
were encouraged to represent Christ wherever they are and
wherever they go. The worship experience included dub
poetry by Raphael Walker and the ministry of the Joe Hut
Youth Group, with song, “Will you be Ready”.
On Friday we started the morning with duo devotion which
allowed for a time of sharing, reflecting and praying. After a
brief orientation by our chairman Derri-Ann Palmer we were
led into part 1 of the business session of the conference. The
chairman made an interesting presentation highlighting the
achievements, challenges and reasons to praise God as there
were more positive activities than negative events.
The conferees partook in the
general session centred on
the topic Youth Ministry
presented by Professor, Dr.
Michael Taylor. The session
was very interactive and left
conferees fired up to go and
restart junior fellowships,
youth fellowships or even
individuals getting involved
again in youth ministry.
There were also gender
sessions with the female session conducted by Mrs Monica
Tucker and Mrs Marlene Davidson, while the males were
addressed by Mr Al Bailey.
Part 2 of the business meeting saw us ending the two
year term of the executive body and a new one being elected
for two years 2013-2015 which will be led by Donna-Lee
Minott chair- elect. In this session we discussed, with much
anticipation, the way forward for the Youth Department.
The sound of rain greeted us as we Saturday morning as we
got ready and board the bus to Ocho Rios for Rally. The I
Wondering how you can stay up-to-date with JBUYD matters? It’s simple.
Become a fan of our facebook page go to http://www.facebook.com/jbuyouth
CHAIRMAN Donna-Lee Minott
Immediate Past Chairman Derri-Ann Palmer Vice Chair (Youth Fellowships) Bethloy Brown
Vice Chair (Students’ Affairs) Erica Wynter Vice Chair (Young Adult Fellowships) Kiesha-Ann Shaw
Vice Chair (Uniform Groups) Alando Lawrence
Secretary Danneille Townsend Asst. Secretary Christina Howell
Treasurer Natalie Bender
Parish Presidents Kingston and St. Andrew Larrinston Richards
St. Catherine Nerece Wilson
Clarendon Natoya Anderson St. Elizabeth and Manchester Niokie Ledgister
St. Mary Charnelle Condappa St. Ann Nickoy Brown
Trelawny Vanesa Burnett
St. James Marlon Gordon
Hanover Kerry-Ann Sommerville
Westmoreland Micheal Hudson St. Thomas Dorraine Harrison-Cousins
Portland Warren Thompson
Commission Chairs
Sports Calment Kerr Discipleship Anna-Kaye Mighty
Camps Judith Johnson-Grant Cultural Orane Shaw
Members at Large
Peart Rose Venesa Harriot-Trail
Lance Fisher Stephen Wildes
Ex-officio Programmes Coordinator, JBU Arlene Henry
Assoc. Gen. Sec. Merlyn Hyde-Riley
Youth & Training
Youth Rally 2013 will go down in history as the first year that outdoor sporting activities were added to list of Rally
competitions. Here are a few shots of the momentous events.
Page 2 Page 3
JBU YOUTH DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – 2013-2015
JBU YOUTH DEPARTMENT 2013-2015
Theme: Living by Faith: Believing, Reaching and Rejoicing
“For we live by faith, not by sight.”
2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV
Above
Professor, Dr. Michael Taylor
Presenting on Youth Ministry.
To the right
Conferees search the
Scripture.
Below:
Rev. Sheldon Ashman
charging us to be peace
bearers.
Page 3
NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE & RALLY 2013
inclement weather in the earlier part of the
morning led to the cancelation of our march
that was scheduled to take place through the
town of Ocho Rios. We thus started with the
worship under the sub theme, “Living out the
Name: Peace Bearers”. The message was
delivered by Rev. Sheldon Ashman who charged us that we have
the assurance and authority of Christ to live actively as peace
bearers. The sermon was followed by the installation of the JBUYD
New Executive Committee.
The competition got off to a start
with the performing arts in the form of
chorale speaking junior, chorale singing
senior and dance. The regular featured
activity, bible quiz was done in
between. As is customary Zone 2
captured the first places in the three
categories of the performing arts but
was outwit by zone 3 in the Bible Quiz,
a coveted title they held for many
years. It was also a wind of change to
see zone 1 being placed 2nd in the
dance after many years of being inactive.
The newly added dimension to rally was sports in particularly
football and a few track and field events. This certainly garnered
the support of more male presence and the younger age groups.
During the presentation ceremony, the JBUYD felt it was fitting to
honour one of our stalwarts, Arlene Henry. It took her by surprise.
She is an efficient, proactive and meticulous servant who has given
eleven excellent years of service to the YD. This brought down the
curtains of rally 2013.
Praise be to God for guiding us through another term and we
look forward to all God will do through the youth of the Jamaica
Baptist Union in the years to come.
The 29th National Youth Conference was
held at Nutshell Conference Centre in
Duncans, Trelawny from November 21-22,
2013. This year saw us back to the
Nutshell conference centre for our opening
celebrations under the theme, “Blessed and
Branded: We’re Children of God”. The preacher was Rev
Michael Campbell, pastor of the Grateful Hill Circuit of Baptist
churches in St. Ann. It was a timely message for youth who
were encouraged to represent Christ wherever they are and
wherever they go. The worship experience included dub
poetry by Raphael Walker and the ministry of the Joe Hut
Youth Group, with song, “Will you be Ready”.
On Friday we started the morning with duo devotion which
allowed for a time of sharing, reflecting and praying. After a
brief orientation by our chairman Derri-Ann Palmer we were
led into part 1 of the business session of the conference. The
chairman made an interesting presentation highlighting the
achievements, challenges and reasons to praise God as there
were more positive activities than negative events.
The conferees partook in the
general session centred on
the topic Youth Ministry
presented by Professor, Dr.
Michael Taylor. The session
was very interactive and left
conferees fired up to go and
restart junior fellowships,
youth fellowships or even
individuals getting involved
again in youth ministry.
There were also gender
sessions with the female session conducted by Mrs Monica
Tucker and Mrs Marlene Davidson, while the males were
addressed by Mr Al Bailey.
Part 2 of the business meeting saw us ending the two
year term of the executive body and a new one being elected
for two years 2013-2015 which will be led by Donna-Lee
Minott chair- elect. In this session we discussed, with much
anticipation, the way forward for the Youth Department.
The sound of rain greeted us as we Saturday morning as we
got ready and board the bus to Ocho Rios for Rally. The I
Wondering how you can stay up-to-date with JBUYD matters? It’s simple.
Become a fan of our facebook page go to http://www.facebook.com/jbuyouth
CHAIRMAN Donna-Lee Minott
Immediate Past Chairman Derri-Ann Palmer Vice Chair (Youth Fellowships) Bethloy Brown
Vice Chair (Students’ Affairs) Erica Wynter Vice Chair (Young Adult Fellowships) Kiesha-Ann Shaw
Vice Chair (Uniform Groups) Alando Lawrence
Secretary Danneille Townsend Asst. Secretary Christina Howell
Treasurer Natalie Bender
Parish Presidents Kingston and St. Andrew Larrinston Richards
St. Catherine Nerece Wilson
Clarendon Natoya Anderson St. Elizabeth and Manchester Niokie Ledgister
St. Mary Charnelle Condappa St. Ann Nickoy Brown
Trelawny Vanesa Burnett
St. James Marlon Gordon
Hanover Kerry-Ann Sommerville
Westmoreland Micheal Hudson St. Thomas Dorraine Harrison-Cousins
Portland Warren Thompson
Commission Chairs
Sports Calment Kerr Discipleship Anna-Kaye Mighty
Camps Judith Johnson-Grant Cultural Orane Shaw
Members at Large
Peart Rose Venesa Harriot-Trail
Lance Fisher Stephen Wildes
Ex-officio Programmes Coordinator, JBU Arlene Henry
Assoc. Gen. Sec. Merlyn Hyde-Riley
Youth & Training
Youth Rally 2013 will go down in history as the first year that outdoor sporting activities were added to list of Rally
competitions. Here are a few shots of the momentous events.
Page 2 Page 3
JBU YOUTH DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – 2013-2015
JBU YOUTH DEPARTMENT 2013-2015
Theme: Living by Faith: Believing, Reaching and Rejoicing
“For we live by faith, not by sight.”
2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV
Above
Professor, Dr. Michael Taylor
Presenting on Youth Ministry.
To the right
Conferees search the
Scripture.
Below:
Rev. Sheldon Ashman
charging us to be peace
bearers.
Page 4
Nov. 2013 - Feb 2014
Inside this issue:
2013 National Youth
Conference and Rally
2
Sports at Rally 3
JBU Youth Department 3
Spotlight on the UGC 4
Mark This Date 4
Volume 9 Issue 1
CAMPS 2014
Special points of interest:
JBUYD Objectives
for the 2013-2015
term
Know Your History
JBUYD Theme 2013—2015:
Living by faith: Believing, Reaching & Rejoicing
SPOTLIGHT ON A YOUTH DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE
UNIFORMED GROUPS
We want to hear from you. Send us your views and
queries. Write to Impact c/o Jamaica Baptist Union,
2B Washington Boulevard,
Kingston 20. E-mail: [email protected] .
Telephone: 969-2223, 969-9835, 931-9225, 969-6268 Fax: 924-6296
Page 4 Page 1
The Caribbean Baptist Fellowship (CBF) parent
body of the Caribbean Baptist Youth Fellowship
(CBYF), established the youth festival for the
purpose of unifying Caribbean Youth Fellowship
and Development.
The CBYF aims to:
1. to present the gospel of Jesus Christ as the
only tool which can hook an un-churched
youth to experience the greatest love of all.
2. to inform and educate youth and youth
leaders on critical issues affecting Caribbean
young people via seminars and work-shops.
3. to engage a diverse Caribbean cultural
talent expo through the outlet of music and
entertainment.
4. to extend the CBF beyond the fellowship to
engage in street missions, orphanages, youth
correctional recovery facilities and shelters.
What is the CBF
Youth Festival?
Like the Festivals of the past, there will be
many activities which will unite us as a Caribbean
body, strengthen us spiritually and endow us for
effective service.
This year’s Festival will convene under the theme
“Youth on F.I.R.E –Fully Ignited, Radically
Engaged” in the host country Dominica.
Family groups will facilitate cross-cultural
exchanges as we meet to pray and fellowship
together daily. We will be spiritually fed in our
Bible Study hour and dynamic presenters will
facilitate the exploration of various aspects of
the Christian journey including evangelism,
relationships and ministry.
Special features at this conference include an
island wide mission opportunity with Samaritans
Feet and a Road March.
Talents from across the Caribbean will be on
display as groups from the various islands will use
the arts in worship.
Come and be a part of the Caribbean
Youth on FIRE!
WHAT TO EXPECT IN
DOMINICA
How do I register?
We would not want you to miss out but you
need to act now!
Visit our website http://youth.jbu.org.jm and
download an application form. Complete the
form and send it to the JBU office or email it
to [email protected] .
The travel package from Jamaica includes
overnight visits to three Caribbean islands!
You will have a day to tour the
respective country.
The UGC is the committee which oversees the activities of
the uniform groups within the Jamaica Baptist Union. It
seeks to be a direct link between uniform groups and their
respective organizations We also seek to implement
programmes for Baptist Uniform Groups that will encourage
Christian values among members and pass on to them life
skills as well as leadership and personal development skills.
What is the Uniformed Groups Committee (UGC)? Why Have A Uniform Group At My Church?
A lot of our youth in Jamaica are finding themselves in the wrong
activities and the uniform groups provides an avenue through
which they can socialize and interact in a programme in which
they will learn Christian principles and discipline.
What types of Groups Are there?
The main type of Uniform Group that is in our Baptist Churches is
the Brigaders.
This is due to the fact that these uniform groups seek to instill
discipline while emphasizing Christian principles.
There are also Scouts, Girl Guides and Red Cross in our Baptist
Churches in which leaders use innovative ways to bring across
the emphasis of true Christian living.
If you need more information or
assistance in forming
a Uniform Group
at your church
you can contact :-
Alando Lawrence
898-5063
[email protected]
Need to know more about the JBUYD? Visit our website. The site is home to IMPACT and provides a hub for the
exchange of information among youth of the JBUYD. The JBUYD Website: http://youth.jbu.org.jm/.
April 12 - Camps Personnel Retreat Pt. I
May 04 – BWA Sunday
10 – Camps Personnel Retreat Pt. II June
07 – Camps Personnel Retreat Pt. III 08 – BWA Youth Day of Prayer
22 – CBF Fellowship Sunday July
07-12 – Intermediate Camp 14-19 – Junior Camp
23-27 – 10th Caribbean Baptist Youth Festival, Dominica
July/August 28-02 – Youth Camp
