YouthBuilders

A Vibrant Tradition of Developing Young Leaders

YouthBuilder Teams have been a significant part of our ministry since 1975. Every other year, a team of 4-6 young adults invest the better part of a year of their lives as a traveling resource team for local church youth ministries. Along the way, they learn to work and lead as a team, they learn to function in a variety of cultural contexts, they gain a breadth of knowledge about our denominational family, and a deeper understanding of what it means to follow Jesus.  Most previous team members continue to provide leadership in a variety of contexts to this very day.

Some reasons to consider joining a YouthBuilders Team

  • LEARN TO WORK AS A TEAM
    Learn to build connections with people quickly and confidently while working with compassion to build healthy patterns for dealing with relational and cultural difference.
  • DISCOVER WHO YOU ARE
    Understand your own patterns of thinking, behaving and feeling while discovering your gifts. During YouthBuilders, you’ll also gain a stronger sense of how your behaviour impacts you and others.
  • GAIN COMMUNICATION SKILLS
    Throughout the year, you’ll gain confidence in relating to people one-on-one, in small groups, in large crowds, and within diverse cultures. New ways of teaching and preparing presentations help you to take the lead in guiding others through learning experiences.
  • DEVELOP YOUR ABILITY TO LEAD
    As a YouthBuilder, you’ll get to explore and gain exposure to a wide variety of leadership styles. Together with your team, you’ll know how to take action in a variety of challenging contexts or plan and strategize toward a particular goal.
  • GROW IN YOUR WALK WITH GOD
    Our teams often remark on how their experience with YouthBuilders has helped get an increased sense that everything they are and do flows out of their relationship with God. You’ll learn how to depend on God through challenges and develop practices for relating to Him. As the year progresses, you’ll learn to express your faith in ways that draw others towards God.
- See more at: http://www.ledgeleadership.com/programs/why-youthbuilders#sthash.JDHVV9Z9.dpuf
  • LEARN TO WORK AS A TEAM
    Learn to build connections with people quickly and confidently while working with compassion to build healthy patterns for dealing with relational and cultural difference.
  • DISCOVER WHO YOU ARE
    Understand your own patterns of thinking, behaving and feeling while discovering your gifts. During YouthBuilders, you’ll also gain a stronger sense of how your behaviour impacts you and others.
  • GAIN COMMUNICATION SKILLS
    Throughout the year, you’ll gain confidence in relating to people one-on-one, in small groups, in large crowds, and within diverse cultures. New ways of teaching and preparing presentations help you to take the lead in guiding others through learning experiences.
  • DEVELOP YOUR ABILITY TO LEAD
    As a YouthBuilder, you’ll get to explore and gain exposure to a wide variety of leadership styles. Together with your team, you’ll know how to take action in a variety of challenging contexts or plan and strategize toward a particular goal.
  • GROW IN YOUR WALK WITH GOD
    Our teams often remark on how their experience with YouthBuilders has helped get an increased sense that everything they are and do flows out of their relationship with God. You’ll learn how to depend on God through challenges and develop practices for relating to Him. As the year progresses, you’ll learn to express your faith in ways that draw others towards God.
- See more at: http://www.ledgeleadership.com/programs/why-youthbuilders#sthash.JDHVV9Z9.dpuf
  1. LEARN TO WORK AS A TEAM
    Learn to build connections with people quickly and confidently while working with compassion to build healthy patterns for dealing with relational and cultural difference.

  2. DISCOVER WHO YOU ARE
    Understand your own patterns of thinking, behaving and feeling while discovering your gifts. During YouthBuilders, you’ll also gain a stronger sense of how your behaviour impacts you and others.

  3. GAIN COMMUNICATION SKILLS
    Throughout the year, you’ll gain confidence in relating to people one-on-one, in small groups, in large crowds, and within diverse cultures. New ways of teaching and preparing presentations help you to take the lead in guiding others through learning experiences.

  4. DEVELOP YOUR ABILITY TO LEAD
    You’ll gain exposure to a wide variety of leadership styles. Together with your team, you’ll learn to take action in a variety of challenging contexts and strategize toward a particular goal.

  5. GROW IN YOUR WALK WITH GOD
    Team members gain an increased sense that everything they are and do flows out of their relationship with God. You’ll learn how to depend on God through challenges and develop practices for relating to Him. You’ll learn to express your faith in ways that draw others towards God.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2017-2018 team.
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Some reasons to consider hosting a YouthBuilders Team at your church

  • LEARN TO WORK AS A TEAM
    Learn to build connections with people quickly and confidently while working with compassion to build healthy patterns for dealing with relational and cultural difference.
  • DISCOVER WHO YOU ARE
    Understand your own patterns of thinking, behaving and feeling while discovering your gifts. During YouthBuilders, you’ll also gain a stronger sense of how your behaviour impacts you and others.
  • GAIN COMMUNICATION SKILLS
    Throughout the year, you’ll gain confidence in relating to people one-on-one, in small groups, in large crowds, and within diverse cultures. New ways of teaching and preparing presentations help you to take the lead in guiding others through learning experiences.
  • DEVELOP YOUR ABILITY TO LEAD
    As a YouthBuilder, you’ll get to explore and gain exposure to a wide variety of leadership styles. Together with your team, you’ll know how to take action in a variety of challenging contexts or plan and strategize toward a particular goal.
  • GROW IN YOUR WALK WITH GOD
    Our teams often remark on how their experience with YouthBuilders has helped get an increased sense that everything they are and do flows out of their relationship with God. You’ll learn how to depend on God through challenges and develop practices for relating to Him. As the year progresses, you’ll learn to express your faith in ways that draw others towards God.
- See more at: http://www.ledgeleadership.com/programs/why-youthbuilders#sthash.JDHVV9Z9.dpuf
  • LEARN TO WORK AS A TEAM
    Learn to build connections with people quickly and confidently while working with compassion to build healthy patterns for dealing with relational and cultural difference.
  • DISCOVER WHO YOU ARE
    Understand your own patterns of thinking, behaving and feeling while discovering your gifts. During YouthBuilders, you’ll also gain a stronger sense of how your behaviour impacts you and others.
  • GAIN COMMUNICATION SKILLS
    Throughout the year, you’ll gain confidence in relating to people one-on-one, in small groups, in large crowds, and within diverse cultures. New ways of teaching and preparing presentations help you to take the lead in guiding others through learning experiences.
  • DEVELOP YOUR ABILITY TO LEAD
    As a YouthBuilder, you’ll get to explore and gain exposure to a wide variety of leadership styles. Together with your team, you’ll know how to take action in a variety of challenging contexts or plan and strategize toward a particular goal.
  • GROW IN YOUR WALK WITH GOD
    Our teams often remark on how their experience with YouthBuilders has helped get an increased sense that everything they are and do flows out of their relationship with God. You’ll learn how to depend on God through challenges and develop practices for relating to Him. As the year progresses, you’ll learn to express your faith in ways that draw others towards God.
- See more at: http://www.ledgeleadership.com/programs/why-youthbuilders#sthash.JDHVV9Z9.dpuf
  1. INJECT ENTHUSIASM INTO YOUR YOUTH MINISTRY
    Bringing in a team to invest an entire week in getting to know your students and providing various resources says a lot about the value you place on youth ministry.

  2. EXPAND YOUR RELATIONAL REACH
    While hosted by your church, team members meet with as many students as they possibly can over lunch appointments, coke appointments, billeting, etc.

  3. INSPIRE STUDENTS TO FOLLOW JESUS
    YouthBuilders provide a tangible model for students, of people close to their age who are passionate about following Jesus together on mission.

Interested in joining a team or hosting a team?

Contact Mark Anderson, Director of EMCC Youth.

YouthBuilders Teams are managed by Ledge Leadership


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The 2015-2016 team...

YouthBuilders Photo
Top Row: Left to Right: Alyssa Shuart, Katlyn Zantingh, Kirsten Aitken
Bottom Row: Left to Right: David Otterbein, Nathan Davis, Jarrett Persad



On Saturday morning our team went to Ya Ha Tinda (which means "Little Prairie in the Mountains" in Cree) with a few of the youth for a fantastic hike! It was a perfect day for the hike, even though there was a lot of slippery hills and lots of snow, it was a great time to connect with the youth, and to enjoy the beautiful landscape that Alberta has to offer.
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