The Gathering – a day to reconnect with YWAM

January 12th, 2012

28th April 2012 at YWAM Rostrevor

If you have served with YWAM anywhere in the world and are now living in Ireland this day is for you!

Join us at 10am for tea and coffee at YWAM Ireland’s newest Centre – An Cuan on the shores of Carlingford Lough in Rostrevor, Co. Down.  Stay with us for a great day together which includes inspiring worship, good food, time to chat with old friends and to make new ones as well as a chance to tell your story.

The Gathering is free of charge to current / former YWAMers in Ireland plus their families but advance registration is essential.  Child care will be provided during meetings.

Why not make a weekend of it – bed and breakfast is available at YWAM Rostrevor at the special rate of £10 person/night (under 12′s free of charge in their parents’ room) for the nights of Friday 27th and/or Saturday 28th.  Places are limited, please reserve early (on the registration form below).

Our keynote speakers are Derek and Trich Dodd – long-term Irish YWAMers – who’ll be bringing us a message of encouragement from their long and varied experiences.

Questions?  Call YWAM Rostrevor in Northern Ireland on 028 4173 8492 or email ywam.rostrevor (at) gmail.com

Online registration is open here and the deadline is April 18th.  Please mark the date in your diary now – we look forward to meeting you.

Directions to An Cuan will be sent to you on receipt of your registration.

inTouch Camps offering former YWAMers a longer time to reconnect are organised by YWAM Associates Europe in France, Norway, Switzerland and Germany.  More >>>

 

Writers’ Workshop in An Cuan: May 2012

January 9th, 2012

You’re bursting with ideas, your story is captivating and you would like to put it in writing, but you are not sure of your talent as a writer…

This workshop can help you!   Catch your reader’s attention – learn how to write so that you’ll be read!

YWAM Europe Writers' Workshops

Janice Rogers, our guest speaker, has been teaching principles of written expression for many years and is the author and co-author of numerous books.  She’s coming to Europe in May and Rostrevor will be one of the venues for her Workshop.

Dates / Locations:

FRANCE:  17 – 19 May (Ascension) at YWAM Champagne (Le Gault la Forêt), east of Paris.  Arrive Wednesday evening, depart Saturday night or Sunday Morning.  In English & French.  Cost €135 (Euros) includes housing, meals and training.

SWEDEN: 21 – 25 May at YWAM Restenäs, north of Gothenburg on the picturesque West Coast.  In English & Swedish.  Cost SEK (Swedish Crowns) 180 includes housing, meals and training.

NORTHERN IRELAND: 28 May – 1 June at YWAM Rostrevor, half way between Dublin and Belfast on Carlingford Lough.  Arrive Sunday evening, depart Saturday morning.  Cost £165   (British Pounds) includes housing, meals and training.

Janice Rogers and her husband Jim have been full-time missionaries with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) since 1966, ministering in 64 nations.  Since 1974, Jim and Janice have produced literature, films and other media with the goal of involving more people in missions work.  Janice led the first Authors Training School in YWAM in 1986.  Since then she has trained hundreds of writers from more than 30 nations in writing schools and seminars.  Her students have used their training to write countless books, magazine articles, film scripts, and material for websites.   Since her training emphasizes universal principles of communication, many of her non-English speaking students  have learned how to write in their own language.

Janice will teach such topics as…

* how to write a compelling story

* the writer as God’s servant

* identifying and addressing readers’ felt needs

* tightening your focus

* how to build your stories with dramatic scenes

Janice has written and edited a number of books, including five with her brother, Loren Cunningham, the founder of Youth With A Mission and University of the Nations. Their first book, Is that Really You, God? has more than 2 million copies in print in 105 languages. Their most recent collaboration is The Book That Transforms Nations: The Power of the Bible to Change Any Country.  Janice and her husband Jim work with YWAM Woodcrest, a University of the Nations campus in East Texas dedicated to training missionary communicators.  They have three grown sons, all involved in missionary work, plus seven grandchildren.

Some testimonies from previous workshop participants:

The Writers’ Workshop was a valuable experience for budding authors as well as ordinary participants interested in improving their basic communication skills for newsletters or brochures. Having Janice Rogers share from her depth of experience as a writer whose books have been published worldwide was a tremendous opportunity for our community. I highly recommend attending the Writers’ Workshop!  Warren Keapproth, Director YWAM Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

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I highly recommend Janice Rogers’s teaching for anyone interested in honing their writing skills. Janice can help both seasoned writers and beginners alike. Janice helped me develop both my writing skills and my confidence to write.  Peter J. Iliyn, North American Director, Youth With A Mission.

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Janice Rogers is an engaging and dedicated teacher. I found that her clear thinking and precise communication made it possible for me to grow very quickly in my understanding of the art of writing.  Jim Stier, former International President of YWAM.

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My husband Geoff and I attended the YWAM writer’s school led by Janice Rogers in 1986. The techniques and insights we received there transformed us from readers to writers. We took what we learned and started writing. To date, we have written more than 160 books.  Janet Benge, author.

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Places limited, be sure to book soon via our online registration form

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