When I first attended Super Summer in 2007 I knew that I was involved in something special! Many denominations struggle to raise up leaders, but the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio have developed an intentional program to do just that! Super Summer invites youth pastors from across the state of Ohio to identify their student leaders. These are students have completed grades 7-12, are serious about their faith, and long to make an impact for Christ. These students are sent to Cedarville University for a week in June where some of the best pastors and youth leaders in the state converge to train student leaders at each grade level. In order to participate in Super Summer, students must meet the leadership requirements established by their churches. At Violet, our students must serve at church, have a godly testimony, and meet youth group attendance requirements. They must also complete an application, an interview, and an assignment to be eligible to attend Super Summer. Our Super Students would tell you that Super Summer is worth all of the work that it takes to attend the program. Last year there were 450 adults and students who engaged in heart-felt worship and highly focused student leadership training. Through the years, several students from Violet have surrendered to the call to full time ministry at Super Summer. Others have received training to make an impact for Christ in part time or volunteer leadership roles in local churches and ministries. Please pray for these students who are stepping forward to grow as followers of Jesus and as leaders of others. -Pastor Keith Super Summer A Student Leadership Program That is Second to None!
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6 NIV
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