Being Faithful with Facebook

Social Media have been a topic of great controversy in ministry and there are many who refuse to engage tools such as Facebook and Twitter due to the risks, the potential invasions of privacy, and the time it takes to learn to use the tools efficiently, effectively and appropriately. In youth ministry we must be […]

General Convention Official Youth Presence (GCOYP), Province V

Meet William Burton-Edwards, Diocese of Indianapolis and Julia Robinson, Diocese of Ohio. Filed under: General Convention

Five Marks of Mission Video Contest

How are you living the Marks of Mission? Can you name the Five Marks? In October on our old EpiscoYouth blog site we shared a video made by our Anglican sisters and brothers to the north in Ottawa, Canada. It was an effective tool for helping people grasp the idea of living the Marks of […]

GCOYP: Elisabeth speaking at a hearing

Blog post, Day 1 of General Convention

by Cole MayerOfficial Youth Presence journalist It was around 5 o’clock on the first day. Everyone was exhausted. The Presiding Bishop walked in, which gave us all new energy. She was introduced and walked around the room meeting each one of us. She came right up to me and shook my hand. I was caught […]

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By Cole Mayer, Diocese of South DakotaOfficial Youth Presence journalist Today was a simply easy day. As a group we headed to the convention center. Once there we were there we went in a meeting room with the officer of public affairs communication Neva Rae Fox. In this meeting we were able to understand the […]

GCOYP's photostream

GCOYP’s photostream on Flickr. View the photos from today’s sessions at General Convention. More to come! Filed under: General Convention

Emma and Ariana quoted in Episcopal News Service story

Check it out: http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2012/07/06/water-first-or-table-committee-hears-open-table-testimony/ Filed under: General Convention

GCOYP Reflection on General Convention, Days 1 and 2

Cole Mayer, Diocese of South Dakota, David Kilp, Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, and Sarah Neumann, Diocese of Massachusetts, reflect on the first few days of General Convention.

Yea Emma!

From the Episcopal Church in Minnesota’s blog… Yay Emma!!! She spoke bravely and eloquently in front of over 1,000 people about restoring funding for the Episcopal Youth Event! And gave a shout out for the youth and adults back home….And the motion passed by a wide margin! This means that the program budget and finance […]