{"id":6621,"date":"2020-05-01T16:49:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T21:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=6621"},"modified":"2020-05-11T11:06:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T16:06:10","slug":"iphc-youthquest-2020-canceled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2020\/05\/01\/iphc-youthquest-2020-canceled\/","title":{"rendered":"IPHC YouthQuest 2020 Canceled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/YQ2020-Canceled-1920x1080-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6631\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/YQ2020-Canceled-1920x1080-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/YQ2020-Canceled-1920x1080-.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/YQ2020-Canceled-1920x1080--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/YQ2020-Canceled-1920x1080--1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/YQ2020-Canceled-1920x1080--640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/YQ2020-Canceled-1920x1080--200x113.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IPHC Student Ministries officially announced the cancellation of YouthQuest 2020, due to the COVID-19 crisis. Stephen Jones, the team leader of the Student Ministries Advisory Team, addressed the decision in a brief video announcement on Tuesday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fve-video-wrapper fve-image-embed fve-thumbnail-image vimeo\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/413774049?portrait=0&#038;byline=0&#038;title=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>    <\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">MESSAGE FROM STEPHEN JONES:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Can we have a conversation about fine arts?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With all the current cancellations related to the COVID-19 crisis, we&#8217;ve had a lot of questions about whether or not we will host our national Fine Arts festival and the YouthQuest event this summer in July.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I&#8217;d like for us to first step back and reexamine the purpose, mission, and vision for Fine Arts.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Purpose of Fine Arts \u2026 <em>Fine Arts is all about\u2026<\/em><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">students responding to the call of God in their lives,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">leaders recruiting students for ministry, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">local churches raising up the next generation to build the Kingdom of God in their community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fine Arts is not about what happens on a stage\u2014it\u2019s about what happens in a person when they surrender their hearts and leverage their gifts for the empowering Presence of God to accomplish His plan.<em>\u2026 And we believe that He DOES have a perfect plan, and that this pandemic has NOT caught Him by Surprise. For that reason, we don\u2019t cower in fear, nor do we settle in despair\u2026 but we recognize this season for what it is\u2026 it\u2019s\u2026<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Opportunity of a Generation\u2026 <em>It\u2019s easy for us to get wrapped up in the news about\u2026<\/em><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Epidemics that foster fear and anxiety about the future<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quarantines that isolate from our friends and families<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Restrictions that disappoint our hopes and expectations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BUT WE have the great and precious promises of God,<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the salvation and freedom found in His Son Jesus,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the hope that does NOT disappoint,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the knowledge that God is Sovereign, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the reminder of Isaiah\u2019s prophecy that \u201cthe Lord Almighty has PURPOSED, and no one can thwart Him.\u201d (Isa 14:26-27)\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">AND the privilege of serving Him during this season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Just like every other generation, we have been tasked with carrying the Gospel to the ends of the earth, to make disciples, and to leverage what He has given us for His glory.\u2026<em>For that reason, because we don\u2019t want to miss what God is doing in spite of our circumstances, we need to rise to the \u2026<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Challenge of this Moment\u2026 <em>Let\u2019s ask ourselves the questions,<\/em><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Where is the opportunity in this moment?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>How am I maximizing the gifts God has given me, RESPONDING TO HIS CALL?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>How am I listening to the heart of God, RECRUITING WORKERS FOR HIS HARVEST?<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>How am I RAISING UP THIS NEXT GENERATION TO SERVE CHRIST?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We have an INCREDIBLE chance to dig deeper in the truths of Scripture, to soar higher in prayer and communion with God, and to invest our time in His service\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have you asked God what He would have you do with this opportunity?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Taking what He has given you and obediently submitting it to Him in service is the ESSENCE of Fine Arts, and it\u2019s the challenge of this moment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We\u2019re all saddened to officially announce that the National Fine Arts Festival and YouthQuest 2020 has been cancelled, and we will not be meeting this summer in Jacksonville, FL to corporately celebrate what God is doing in us, in our churches, and in our communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BUT\u2014we cannot forget about this opportunity, this privilege we have to serve God in this moment, in our context, in this crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Let\u2019s ask ourselves the questions, \u201cWhat are we doing with what we have to build God\u2019s Kingdom where we are?\u201d and then let\u2019s listen with obedience to the leading of the Spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yes, YouthQuest is cancelled, but<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NO, this is not an excuse to ignore the call of God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is the clear-call of the voice of God to prepare yourselves for the doors that are about to be opened, to recognize the needs around you, and to steward the gifts God has given you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you have questions about YouthQuest, Fine Arts, or how we can resource you and your local church in student ministry, please don\u2019t hesitate to reach out and contact me and the Student Ministries team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you have questions about scholarships, please reach out to our colleges; they stand ready to help you. If you\u2019ve not already made up your mind about where to further your education, or even if you have, still let me invite you to consider one of our IPHC schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the meanwhile, keep honing your gift, keep sharing your testimony, keep pursuing His Presence, and \u201cMay\u00a0the\u00a0God\u00a0of\u00a0hope fill you with all joy and\u00a0peace\u00a0as you trust in Him, so that you\u00a0may\u00a0overflow with hope by\u00a0the\u00a0power\u00a0of\u00a0the Holy Spirit.'&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">**If you have questions, please contact the National Discipleship Ministries office (mlight@iphc.org) or Ron Fredericks, National Fine Arts Coordinator (rfredericks58@aol.com).**<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":6631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,305,8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6621","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general","8":"category-student-ministires","9":"category-youth-quest","10":"entry"},"title_es":"IPHC YouthQuest 2020 cancelado","content_es":"IPHC Student Ministries anunci\u00f3 oficialmente la cancelaci\u00f3n o YouthQuest 202o, debido a la crisis COVID-19. Stephen Jones, l\u00edder del equipo del Equipo Asesor de Ministerios Estudiantiles, abord\u00f3 la decisi\u00f3n en un breve anuncio en video el martes por la ma\u00f1ana. MENSAJE DE STEPHEN JONES:\r\n<blockquote>\"\u00bfPodemos tener una conversaci\u00f3n sobre bellas artes? Con todas las cancelaciones actuales relacionadas con la crisis COVID-19, hemos tenido muchas preguntas sobre si vamos a organizar nuestro festival nacional de Bellas Artes y el evento YouthQuest este verano en Julio: Me gustar\u00eda que primero demos un paso atr\u00e1s y reexaminemos el prop\u00f3sito, la misi\u00f3n y la visi\u00f3n de las Bellas Artes.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>El Prop\u00f3sito de las Bellas Artes ... Las <em>Bellas Artes se trata de ...<\/em>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>estudiantes respondiendo al llamado de Dios en sus vidas,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>l\u00edderes que reclutan estudiantes para el ministerio, y<\/li>\r\n \t<li>iglesias locales levantando la pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n para construir el Reino de Dios en su comunidad.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Las Bellas Artes no se trata de lo que sucede en un escenario: se trata de lo que sucede en una persona cuando rinde sus corazones y aprovecha sus dones para la poderosa Presencia de Dios para cumplir Su plan. <em>... Y creemos que EL tiene un plan perfecto, y que esta pandemia NO lo ha sorprendido por sorpresa. Por esa raz\u00f3n, no nos encogemos de miedo, ni nos conformamos con la desesperaci\u00f3n ... pero reconocemos esta temporada por lo que es ... es ...<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>La oportunidad de una generaci\u00f3n ... <em>Es f\u00e1cil para nosotros quedarnos envueltos en las noticias sobre ...<\/em>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Epidemias que fomentan el miedo y la ansiedad sobre el futuro.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Cuarentenas que se a\u00edslan de nuestros amigos y familiares.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Restricciones que decepcionan nuestras esperanzas y expectativas.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>PERO TENEMOS las grandes y preciosas promesas de Dios,\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>la salvaci\u00f3n y la libertad encontradas en su Hijo Jes\u00fas,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>la esperanza que NO decepciona<\/li>\r\n \t<li>el conocimiento de que Dios es soberano y<\/li>\r\n \t<li>el recordatorio de la profec\u00eda de Isa\u00edas de que \"el Se\u00f1or Todopoderoso ha PROPUESTO, y nadie puede frustrarlo\". (Isa\u00edas 14: 26-27) ...<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Y el privilegio de servirle durante esta temporada.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Al igual que cualquier otra generaci\u00f3n, se nos ha encomendado llevar el Evangelio hasta los confines de la tierra, hacer disc\u00edpulos y aprovechar lo que nos ha dado para su gloria. ... <em>Por esa raz\u00f3n, porque no queremos perder lo que Dios est\u00e1 haciendo a pesar de nuestras circunstancias, debemos elevarnos a ...<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>El desaf\u00edo de este momento ... <em>Hag\u00e1monos las preguntas,<\/em>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><em>\u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 la oportunidad en este momento?<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>\u00bfC\u00f3mo estoy maximizando los dones que Dios me ha dado, RESPONDIENDO A SU LLAMADA?<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>\u00bfC\u00f3mo estoy escuchando el coraz\u00f3n de Dios, RECLUTANDO TRABAJADORES PARA SU COSECHA?<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>\u00bfC\u00f3mo es alentador, LEVANTAR ESTA PR\u00d3XIMA GENERACI\u00d3N PARA SERVIR A CRISTO?<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Tenemos una INCRE\u00cdBLE oportunidad de profundizar en las verdades de las Escrituras, elevarnos m\u00e1s en oraci\u00f3n y comuni\u00f3n con Dios, e invertir nuestro tiempo en Su servicio ...<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u00bfLe has preguntado a Dios qu\u00e9 har\u00eda que hicieras con esta oportunidad?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Tomar lo que \u00c9l te ha dado y entregarlo obedientemente a \u00c9l en el servicio es la ESENCIA de las Bellas Artes, y es el desaf\u00edo de este momento.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nHoy nos entristece anunciar oficialmente que el Festival Nacional de Bellas Artes y YouthQuest 2020 han sido cancelados, y no nos reuniremos este verano en Jacksonville, FL para celebrar corporativamente lo que Dios est\u00e1 haciendo en nosotros, en nuestras iglesias y en nuestras comunidades PERO, no podemos olvidar esta oportunidad, este privilegio que tenemos para servir a Dios en este momento, en nuestro contexto, en esta crisis. Hag\u00e1monos las preguntas: \"\u00bfQu\u00e9 estamos haciendo con lo que tenemos para construir el Reino de Dios donde estamos?\" y luego escuchemos con obediencia a la gu\u00eda del Esp\u00edritu. S\u00ed, YouthQuest se cancela, pero NO, esto no es una excusa para ignorar el llamado de Dios. Este es el claro llamado de la voz de Dios para prepararse para las puertas que est\u00e1n a punto de abrirse, para reconocer las necesidades a su alrededor y para administrar los dones que Dios les ha dado. Si tiene preguntas sobre YouthQuest, Bellas Artes o c\u00f3mo podemos proporcionarle recursos a usted y a su iglesia local en el ministerio estudiantil, no dude en comunicarse y comunicarse conmigo y con el equipo de Ministerios Estudiantiles. Si tiene preguntas sobre becas, comun\u00edquese con nuestras universidades; Est\u00e1n listos para ayudarlo. Si a\u00fan no ha decidido d\u00f3nde continuar su educaci\u00f3n, o incluso si lo ha hecho, a\u00fan as\u00ed perm\u00edtame invitarlo a considerar una de nuestras escuelas IPHC. En el mientras tanto, mantener perfeccionar su regalo, seguir compartiendo su testimonio, mantener la b\u00fasqueda de su presencia, y <strong>\u201cQue<\/strong> <strong>el<\/strong> <strong>Dios<\/strong> <strong>de<\/strong> la esperanza os llene de todo gozo y <strong>paz<\/strong> en el creer, para que <strong>rebosen<\/strong> de esperanza por <strong>el<\/strong> poder <strong>de<\/strong> <strong>el<\/strong> Esp\u00edritu Santo \".<\/blockquote>\r\n** Si tiene preguntas, comun\u00edquese con la oficina del Ministerio de Discipulado Nacional (mlight@iphc.org) o con Ron Fredericks, Coordinador Nacional de Bellas Artes (rfredericks58@aol.com). **","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/YQ2020-Canceled-1920x1080-.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-1IN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}