Dear Friends,

Many of you may be unfamiliar with the ministry of RYM. Please browse our website to find out more about us. Our mission is to serve the church in reaching junior high and high school students for Christ and equipping them to serve Him in the church and in the world. We achieve our mission, with God’s grace, by providing conferences, training, and resources for the church. We believe that ministry to youth and their families in the context of the local church is vital, and we want to do all we can to serve YOU as you carry out your significant ministry.

Currently we have student conferences in the southeast, west and northwest. And now we are laying the groundwork for a RYM conference in the Northeast! Our goal is to plant a new conference in the summer of 2011 in the Northeast (the Pennsylvania/Maryland area) that would be accessible to churches in the Northeast, particularly the following areas:

Eastern North Carolina, Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine,

and Eastern Canada.  

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However, our conferences are a grass roots endeavor. We will not move forward with a new conference until we see a groundswell of churches in the region that are interested in being a part of RYM. We are committed to providing conferences that are Word-driven, God-centered, and gospel-focused; that take place in the context of God’s beautiful creation; that provide church youth groups the opportunity to both spend time with one another and meet and worship with other churches in the region; that are committed to teaching the bible in a faithful, substantial, and relevant way to teen-agers and youth leaders alike; in which unbeliever and believer alike are invited, welcomed, and treated with honesty and respect; and where everyone has FUN!

Here is what the Reverend Joe Novenson, pastor of Lookout Presbyterian Church (PCA) had to say about RYM:

“May I encourage you to attend RYM Conferences this summer if you are of middle or high school age or consider sending the students of that age that you know. And may I encourage you in the strongest possible terms? Having recently participated in this astounding ministry, I can only say that I have rarely, if ever, seen such vital ardor of delight in the Savior wed to such profound order of Biblical truth being taught in one gathering of students, servant leaders and staff. The worship was robustly God centered in form and content without being ornate and austere.  The electives offered were expansive in their sweep across the Christian world and life view so that repetition or superficiality of training is avoided. The pace and rhythm of the activities was leisurely with out being aimless. The gatherings were marked by the laughter of the Kingdom and pleasure of God's people without being vain or shallow. Frankly, the balances of blessedness marked the entire week. I am very honored to have been near the men and women who serve the Savior in and through this astonishing work of God. I have measured my words carefully. I hope you will consider making Reformed Youth Ministries a part of student ministry every summer.”

Joe Novenson

Senior Pastor

Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church, PCA

Lookout Mountain, TN

If you are interested in being a part of an RYM conference in the Northeast please contact either our Ministry Coordinator, Cathy Wilkins, at cathywilkins@rymonline.org or our Executive Director, Joey Stewart, at jstewart@rymonline.org. If you know others in the region who might be interested in such a conference, would you also contact them and refer them to our website and this page? We want to plant a conference in 2011 and we want you to be a part of it! Please let us know if we can serve you in any way.

In His Grace,

Joey

Joey Stewart

Executive Director

Reformed Youth Ministries