{"id":25516,"date":"2025-02-04T19:46:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T17:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=25516"},"modified":"2025-02-13T17:32:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:32:32","slug":"icoc-youth-and-family-service-team-report-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/icoc-youth-and-family-service-team-report-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"ICOC Youth and Family Service Team Report 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2025-international-conference-of-youth-and-family-ministry\">2025 International Conference of Youth and Family Ministry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our most recent ICYFM took place in Atlanta in 2023. The next one will take place in Indianapolis at Rise Church the weekend of November 7-9. The ICYFM will occur on odd-numbered years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2007 \u2013 Boston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2009 \u2013 Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2011 \u2013 Los Angeles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2013 \u2013 New York City<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2017 \u2013 Denver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018 \u2013 Dallas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2023 \u2013 Atlanta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2025 \u2013 Indianapolis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"task-force-and-subcommittee-development\">Task force and subcommittee development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of August of 2024 our team solidified two subcommittees and three task forces. Subcommittees will carry on a certain initiative that does not have a foreseen time of conclusion. Task forces will aim to accomplish a given task with the group dissolving upon completion. The groups are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Children\u2019s Ministry Subcommittee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communications Subcommittee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mission Statement and Messaging Task Force<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Minister Training Packet Task Force<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ministry Health and Retention Task Force<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ICOC-Youth-and-Family-Service-Team-2024-2-1024x768.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ICOC-Youth-and-Family-Service-Team-2024-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ICOC-Youth-and-Family-Service-Team-2024-2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ICOC-Youth-and-Family-Service-Team-2024-2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ICOC-Youth-and-Family-Service-Team-2024-2.jpg?w=1300&amp;ssl=1 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-team\">The Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Youth and Family Service Team desires to aid and support all the congregations of the ICOC in whatever way we can. Our aim and desire is that members of this team are marked by their humility and ability to work well as a team and with our fellowship\u2019s other service teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Audie &amp; Bethany Monday, Chairmen \u2013 Philadelphia (ACR)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mike &amp; Kristen Lamb \u2013 Boston (New England)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ross and Manami Lippencott \u2013 New York (New York)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick &amp; Brianne Shoff \u2013 Atlanta (MidSouth)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Melissa Tulloch \u2013 Atlanta (MidSouth)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Randy &amp; Kim Ware \u2013 Kansas City (Heartland)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Susan Wedin \u2013 Phoenix (Pacific &amp; Southwest)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We want to help build bridges across the generations and across the various ministries that we have. We pray that our service is a blessing to all and an honor to our God!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Youth and Family Ministry Service Team desires to aid and support all the congregations of the ICOC in whatever&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25519,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11,387],"tags":[399],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-25516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-families","category-leadership","tag-service-team-reports"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ICOC-Youth-and-Family-Service-Team-2024-2.jpg?fit=1300%2C975&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Sunday Awolowo","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/sawolowo\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-6Dy","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22250,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/icoc-youth-and-family-service-team-report-2023\/","url_meta":{"origin":25516,"position":0},"title":"ICOC Youth and Family Service Team Report 2023","author":"dtadmin","date":"November 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"After five years, the ICYFM (International Conference of Youth and Family Ministry) returned! 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