Global Youth Ministry Network - Asia

Hey guys, December is fast approaching. Time to do the list for Christmas gifts, a good way to avoid Christmas rush and give you enough time to select quality and affordable gifts.
Have you come to think of a gift that is something different from the usual stuff we buy in the malls?
We would like to [...]

In Asia, the notebook materials we use in our trainings have been translated into the languages of Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal. But never into the Philippine language. We’ve been using an English manual in the Philippines because the majority of Filipinos can read and write in English. So our material for [...]

Pieces of information for the puzzle that is youth ministry.
Asia Youth 2009 – a slideshow on youth and social media (tidbit: only 16.5% of Asia is online but that’s around 660 million people)
Doug Field’s letter to Saddleback – It’s the beauty of relationship that makes this resignation letter great and personal to me (Doug Field’s [...]

I just got back into Manila from Palawan last Friday after a series of trainings. Rain was already falling non-stop from the airport until I reached home . On Saturday, the rains became a major storm, local name Ondoy, (which also happens to be the nickname of one of our trainers).
Since the office was near [...]

Next week we will bring the GYMN training to a vanishing tribe.
We’ve teamed up with Heaven’s Eyes Tribal Mission to train young leaders of the Batak People of Palawan.
The Batak are an endangered group. Their culture, their way of life and the number of Batak people dwindle every year. Today there are only an estimated [...]

August 22–the last day of our Level 2 training! With participants eager to complete their training, here’s how the Saturday unfolded:

Come with me into the GYMN training known as the Level 2.
We are currently holding one right now in partnership with the PCEC-National Youth Commission.  And it’s here in Manila at the GYMN Office even. We have spaced out the training through 3 Saturdays and Day 1 of the event started on the fine Saturday [...]