Young Leader's Network

In 2007, WMU NC brought together a group of young women and began engaging them to discover what it takes to get young women involved in missions and ministry. WMU NC has challenged the young women to use their ideas to lead young women in our state to understand their calling to live missional lifestyles and to challenge and equip them to do so.

One of the “firstfruits” of the young leaders group is an event called SHINE. (Read more about it in the box below.) The young leaders plan to expand their efforts to other areas to meet the need to involve young women in missions. Expect to see more exciting “fruits” as they continue to labor in this endeavor!

We need your help getting the word out! We are trying to build a database of young women so we can get information about the retreat to them. If you are in this age group or you know a young woman this age, please send your name or names of young women (including their complete address and e-mail) to the WMU office at cgarrison@wmunc.org or Attn: Cathy Garrison, PO Box 18309, Raleigh, NC 27619. Please do not send any names of anyone older than 29. This retreat is being planned by young women in that age group and we want to keep it for that age group.

If you would like to know more about new ministries with young women, please contact our Leadership Development/Training Specialist.

SHINE  

SHINE was a unique missions event for young women ages 18-29. It was held October 3-5, 2008, at University Hills Baptist Church in Charlotte. The event was planned by a group of young leaders who want to encourage their peers to engage in missions and SHINE for Christ, and it featured mission projects, worship time and speakers, "impact sessions", and plenty of fellowship!

The mission projects were the most unique feature of the event: participants went out into the Charlotte community for most of the day on Saturday to SHINE the light of Christ hands-on, face-to-face. This gave them an opportunity to put the things they were learning over the weekend into practice! Another unique aspect was the "impact sessions" - participants were placed into small groups with others who were at a similar stage in life to go through a study of 1 Peter, learning to apply the Scripture in their lives, discussing with each other issues they face as Christian young women and drawing encouragement and advice from each other. These were not the only unique factors of the event, though. The fellowship time and even the worship and speakers were very different from any other retreat you have attended! Look for more exciting opportunities for young women like this in the future!

   
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