Elevate Student Ministries » 2009 http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog elevating a generation Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:05:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 ELEVATE UPDATE: 1.13.10 http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2010/01/elevate-update-1-13-10/ http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2010/01/elevate-update-1-13-10/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:25:36 +0000 Shawn Michael http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/?p=3408 Featuring footage from this year’s New Year’s Eve Teen Blast 2009 event with Rick Smith and Article One…

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]]> http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/christmas-party-2009/feed/ 0 The Very First Noel http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/the-very-first-noel/ http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/the-very-first-noel/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:51:24 +0000 Shawn Michael http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/?p=3330 Looking forward to next week’s Christmas party @ the Elevate Rally Service…

Elevate Christmas Party 2009

As part of the evening, we’re gonna watch a fun re-telling of “The Very First Noel” together.

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Check out a quick preview…

It’s gonna be fun; see you there!

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]]> http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/the-very-first-noel/feed/ 0 National Youth Workers Convention 2009 http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/11/nywc-atl-2009/ http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/11/nywc-atl-2009/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:35:59 +0000 Shawn Michael http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/?p=3285 Some video highlights caught from our handy HD Mino camcorder at the Atlanta, GA, National Youth Workers Convention; it’s kind’a like camp for us!

Will post more thoughts and quotes on my personal blog over the Thanksgiving holiday.

If you’re interested, here’s all of the footage I got from Crowder Band’s Sunday morning performance at the NYWC. They are always a “fave” for me!

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]]> http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/11/nywc-atl-2009/feed/ 0 Don’t Let the Devil Get You Down http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/11/dont-let-the-devil/ http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/11/dont-let-the-devil/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:54:07 +0000 Shawn Michael http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/?p=3269 The annual student-led services at Destiny are something that I look forward to every year.  This year the students hit it out of the park again!  Here’s some highlights from the day…

I blogged a little bit about this event over at Youth Specialties.  Check out that article here.

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NOTE: there are a few audio issues on the video that we noticed after publishing; we’re working on correcting those issues.

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]]> http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/11/caus-youth-convention-highlights/feed/ 0 Youth-led Service is Almost Here! http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/11/youth-led-service-is-almost-here/ http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/11/youth-led-service-is-almost-here/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:05:20 +0000 Shawn Michael http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/?p=3237 Our theme for this year’s services is…

Youth-led 2009 Poster

We can’t wait to share with you… the students have been working on a dance number, a human video, a humorous musical number, and a very compelling sketch that will be intertwined with worship and God’s Word.  It’s gonna be something you will NOT want to miss!  So powerful; be there!

]]> http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/11/youth-led-service-is-almost-here/feed/ 0 Guy Trip: Delirious? Farewell Tour http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/10/guy_trip_delirious/ http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/10/guy_trip_delirious/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:07:48 +0000 Shawn Michael http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/?p=3143 Delirious? — on my top list of fave rock’n'roll bands of all time — announced their farewell tour a couple months ago.  I saw that they were coming to Colorado Springs, so I checked around to see if a couple of guys would be interested in going with me to help defray the costs and do the “bro-trip-experience” with me.

Well, it turns out that Brent, Mike, and Ken were up for it!  We hit the road Wednesday morning and drove the 8-hour drive… it was TOTALLY a blast!  Such a great concert and such an awesome time — including tons of laughs with the guys.  Here’s some highlights from our trip…

Delirious? truly did deliver.  I’ve always said that I wanted to see them live and they were absolutely awe-inspiring.  What an incredible concert AND worship experience!  So sad to see them say “goodbye”.

We had the opportunity to visit with our mutual friend, Lion Mendoza, on Thursday morning — another highlight of the trip.  We all love that guy.

Of course, a stop at the Apple Store and watching Ken get a little loopy after taking some sinus medication was fun, too!

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Registration information is up for our annual Youth Convention in Pierre: November 6 through 8.  Get all the details on the convention page –>

]]> http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/09/caus-youth-convention-09/feed/ 0 @ the Central States Fair ’09 http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/08/the-central-states-fair-09/ http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/08/the-central-states-fair-09/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:31:33 +0000 Shawn Michael http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/?p=2666 We had fun last night hangin’ out with Elevate students, riding rides, and eating alligator on a stick! here’s some video highlights…

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