What I Learned about Youth Ministry while in Film School

Here's the "Readers Digest' version of a long story. I've been in youth ministry for almost 30 years. After the first 4, I went to film school and thought God had finally showed me what he had for me in his kingdom! Nope, I was wrong... so back as a youth pastor in a church.... why did God take me off to have that experience and training?  Watch this and you'll see.....

Dave Brotherton was a youth pastor from 1984-2006 and now teaches youth ministry at Ambrose University College in Calgary. Dave is also the National Youth Guy for the Alliance churches in Canada, the director of Legacy Youth Conference, and a junior high volunteer in his church. Dave is married to Lisa and they share 2 of the greatest kids in the world. Fishing, camping, and cheering on the Leafs are some of his favorite things. 
twitter: @oldbrotherdave

Advent in Two Minutes

Following up on Doris' great post on Advent from earlier in the week, I wanted to share with you two quick videos that do an excellent job of summing up Advent in a catchy style.

The first one is by Busted Halo, a ministry that helps young adults explore their spirituality, listen to and encourage one another, and discover (or re-discover) the rich depths of Catholic tradition.




The second one is by Xt3, a Catholic content driven social networking site. 



May we all use this season of Advent to prepare our hearts for the coming of Jesus Christ. 

Clayton Imoo is husband to Gail and father to sons Sean Isaiah and Jacob Isaac and daughter Kayla Marie.  He has served as the Director of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver for the past ten years.  Learn more about him at http://www.claytonimoo.com or follow him @claytonimoo