So being the new kid on the block there are
a lot of unknowns and a lot of exciting opportunities that are going to come my
way here at Bethany Baptist Church. So far it has been really fun getting to
learn the culture of this church and how everything runs. Now it is time for me
to see how I with my skillset can fit into the dynamics of the church.
First off, my name is Daniel Sandison and I
came from Sunshine Ridge Baptist Church which I attended for about 6 years.
Going to the youth group there is what really inspired me to get involved in
youth ministry, because I know how large of an impact that youth made on my
spiritual growth. I love getting to meet
with various youth/college and career, because it gives me the chance to get to
know them on a personal level. Along with that I get to learn from them and
hopefully be able to give them someone to just listen and care.
I
feel called and inspired to raise young leaders from the youth age group
because that generation is the next group of leaders for the church. I’d like
to say that I enjoy being a bit of a visionary. I love to think of fun and new
ways to draw youth closer to God and to build a tight-knit community of strong
Christians so that they can keep each other accountable. The age range for youth
kids comes at a really testing time where the kids have to figure out for
themselves who they really are and what their worldview is going to be. I
believe that this is the most important age group because they are so
influential.
When it comes to what I feel I can offer
Bethany Baptist Church is my ability to take leadership on the fly and in any
area that is needed. I get excited about challenges and being pushed, because
how else am I going to grow? My passion is music and so that is the way that I
best communicate my praise to God. So I am looking forward to developing the
worship ministry for youth and to help youth to get more comfortable in using
their skills to help others focus on God through music. One other way that I
feel that I can help the youth here at Bethany is that I love to just get down
and dirty and have a crazy good time. I remember when I was in youth and that
the fact that my youth pastor was willing to do crazy things with me and to
have tons of fun on my level helped me connect with him way better. For some
kids youth is the one place they can be themselves and are able to completely
let loose and have a good time. So I want to be right there with them having
fun.
I know I am still relatively young and have
a lot to learn but I am willing to take any experience as a learning one. I
will help the youth to the best of my ability and do my best to base all of my
advice to them on what the Bible says because humanly our logic is flawed. I
long to be able to just take some time to sit down with all of the youth and to
be able to share my past experiences, my successes and failures. If anyone has
any questions for me or would like to get to know me better, feel free to
contact me! My email is dsandison@bethanybaptist.bc.ca or call the church office for my cell number. God bless.
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