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TheSource4YM.com Jonathan's Resource Ezine Weekly Resources, Ideas and Articles from The Source for Youth Ministry Tuesday, March 9, 2004 In This Issue Our Annual Hideous Heap Contest: Rewarding You for Being a Poor Youth Worker Jonathan's "Understanding & Reaching The Unchurched" Training Coming to several U.S. Cities in the next few months! If you aren't a subscriber of this EZINE and would like to subscribe - it's free - just pop on www.TheSource4YM.com and sign up in the upper right hand corner. Our Annual Hideous Heap Contest: Rewarding You for Being a Poor Youth Worker Any youth worker who frequents THE SOURCE knows that we love to provide you with FREE stuff. Well, it's that time of year once again to give youth workers an opportunity to be rewarded for driving a crummy car, a hooptie, a beat up whip, a real piece, a junker, or as we like to call it ... A HIDEOUS HEAP! That's right! It's time for our annual HIDEOUS HEAP CONTEST. A FREE contest where you can earn some great prizes just for being a youth worker and driving a hideous heap! And this year Youth Specialties has kicked in the grand-daddy of cool prizes ... paid admission to their national youth workers convention in one of three U.S. cities. (A $350 value!) I'll be speaking at all three conventions this year, so I'll be looking forward to meeting the winner in person! DETAILS: We will be giving away the following prizes:     1st place: Free Registration to the Youth Specialties National Youth Worker Convention (city of your choice, registration only- a $350 value) CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THIS GREAT CONVENTION 2nd place: Ideas Library CD-ROM v.2.0 (retail value $179) CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS GREAT RESOURCE 3rd place: Worship Image Gallery (retail value $49) CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS GREAT RESOURCE Honorable Mention Prizes: Developing Student Leaders, by Ray Johnston (retail value $17) CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS GREAT BOOK TAKE A LOOK AT 2003's ENTRIES AND WINNER! (Click here) TAKE A LOOK AT 2002's ENTRIES AND WINNER! (Click here) HOW TO ENTER: It's simple: ake a picture of your hideous heap. You can use a digital camera or your grandpa's Polaroid and scan it. We don't care. Just save the picture as a jpg. (If you don't know how, call your computer geek friend!) Write a paragraph of 60 words or less informing us of the following: A. What you do in youth ministry (ie: I'm a volunteer Sunday School teacher). B. Where you do ministry (ie: at First Baptist Church in Collinsville, IL). C. A description of your vehicle, explaining why it is a heap. E-mail us your name, phone #, your 60 words or less paragraph and picture at heap@TheSource4YM.com CONTEST GUIDELINES: You must be a youth worker, volunteer or paid to enter this contest. All entries must be in by midnight, California time, on February 15, 2004. Entries may come from any country. 1st place prizes are only in the US, but are transferable to your US youth worker friends in one of any of the three cities that it is offered. 2nd and 3rd place prizes can be sent to anywhere in the world ... even Oklahoma! Winners will be announced in THE SOURCE newsletter on April 20, 2004. Thanks for your work for the kingdom! Keep up the good work! Jonathan's "Understanding & Reaching The Unchurched" Training Jonathan's new book "Reaching Unchurched Kids," published by YS, is coming out late this year. Don't wait for the book, get this training now! This training workshop will be coming to Southern CA on May 1st, and Western PA on May 22nd. VENTURA, CA May 1st, Jonathan is doing a Saturday workshop (9AM to 3PM) for youth workers in the greater Ventura County area. If you're a youth worker, barely paid or a volunteer, this is for you! Here's the details: WHEN: Saturday May 1st, 9AM to 3PM WHERE: Trinity Presbyterian Church 2304 Antonio Ave, Camarillo CA 93010 www.trinitycamarillo.org COST: Two choices: $15 after April 24th or at the door (includes lunch) ONLY $10 if you pre-register by April 24th (includes lunch) TO REGISTER: CONTACT Jeff Kempton at (805) 484-0530 WESTERN PA May 22nd, Jonathan is doing a Saturday workshop (9AM to 3PM) for youth workers in New Castle, PA. If you're a youth worker in the area, don't miss this opportunity to train and equip your youth ministry staff and volunteers. WHEN: May 22nd, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. WHERE: New Castle, PA (Western PA). Specific Location coming soon. About an hour North of Pittsburgh About 15 minutes East of Youngstown, Ohio COST: FREE- but you need to pre-register TO REGISTER: Call Todd Smith at Knox Student Ministries: (724) 946-3035 FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TRAINING CLICK HERE Jonathan's Resource Ezine from The Source Delivered free via e-mail to subscribers each week. We encourage you to distribute this newsletter freely and ask only that you not change its contents. HAVE YOU MISSED PAST "EZINE" ARTICLES? CLICK HERE FOR JONATHAN'S "EZINE" ARCHIVES And for more FREE resources and ideas ... go to THE SOURCE www.TheSource4YM.com Copyright ©2004 The Source for Youth Ministry All rights reserved.

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