What brings a large group of adults out on a Friday evening, after work, from all over Southern Ontario, to attend a week-end workshop?
Love, commitment and service to young children, tweens and teens.
Adventurers and Pathfinders are the Seventh-day Adventist denomination's equivalent of Scouts and Girl Guides. Club directors and most staff members, who teach and mentor these young people have attained the highest level, Master Guides.
Every three years, they must be recertified. Today was the start of the first in person recertification convention since the COVID-19 pandemic.
God, the Holy Spirit, used a three-stroke human engine to reignite a spark, fan the flame and reenergize the hearts, minds and souls of all who were present, heretofore physically or emotionally drained after working all week.
Pastor Edwin Martin, ignited a spark, always pleasant and smiling, reminding the leaders of their God-given purpose, to serve, and laying out the week-end agenda.
Pastor Edwin Martin's Introductory Remarks
Then came the praise team. Wow!
Energized, radiant, leading congregational worship.
Their song selection touched every heart, mind and soul.
Next, Pastor Travis Afflick conducted an interactive workshop, Servant Leadership: Leading Like Jesus.”
This was his swan song. Pastor Afflick, the Ontario Conference Pathfinder Council’s chaplain, delivered his last official presentation, with the same enthusiasm, energy and excellence, as always.
Pastor Afflick set the tone for the week-end.
