What is ylc-nz all about?

The ylc committee is made up of a group of evangelicals who are serious about equipping this and the next generation with the ability to handle God’s word correctly. All of our committee members are involved in ministries of some form or other. As listed below :

  • Mark Santich – husband & father, TSCF Canterbury Regional Student Worker
  • Renee Santich – wife & mum, Bible study leader and women's uni worker
  • Peter Collier – husband & father, Assistant minister St. John’s, Latimer Sq – Strand Coordinator
  • Melissa Collier – wife & mum, Bible study leader, part-time Oncologist – ylc administrator
  • Rosemary Behan – wife & mum, Sunday school teacher
  • Tim Johnson – husband & father, Managing Director Safi Technology
  • Jaimee Behan – wife & mum
  • Simon Johnson – Assistant Minister Church plant, London
  • Al Drye – husband & father, Youth and children’s worker St. John’s, Latimer Sq – Committee Coordinator
  • Naomi Drye – wife & mum, Music Director
  • Mark Grace – husband & father, TSCF Palmerston North regional Student Worker

 
Below is a letter from Wally Behan, minister of St John’s, Latimer Sq, Christchurch, which will give a little background to why we set this up.
Many years ago, when we began to take seriously, the lack of young people in our church communities, the need to train those young people we DID have .. was paramount. We listened with envy, to those colleagues in Sydney, who sent their young people once a year, to KYLC .. Katoomba Youth Leaders Camp. Then one day, we took the decision to pay for the fares of some of our own Youth .. and send them to join the three thousand others at Katoomba. We did that for five or six years. Our aim however, was to begin YLC, here in New Zealand, and three years ago, we made our first small steps in that direction. It is also cheaper to fly the leaders of KYLC to Christchurch to train our youth, so now that we have some ‘trained’ strand leaders .. we hope more people will encourage their own Youth Leaders, to attend this useful course.

It’s already popular, and places are limited .. so get in early if you have young people you wish to train to use the Bible properly, to encourage because they get to share quality time with others in their age group .. and to make friends that will last them through their walk as Christians in our country.

I really cannot recommend this course highly enough. Each year, one of three ‘strands’ will be available, so commitment is needed in the young people, because the benefit to them accrues as they complete each section. Please read the enclosed brochures to find out more about this years speakers, the time and the costs.

Your’s faithfully,

Wally Behan