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Featured Events
The Gathering
Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OH
District NYI Convention
Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OH
NYC Send-Off Service
Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OH
Ministry Discovery & Assessment Conference
MDAC is a required step in the journey toward ordination. Discover your gifts, develop as a leader, participate in peer learning, and gain a better understanding of your leadership style as well as self-awareness of areas needed for growth and greater effectiveness. Application deadline is August 22.
Spark Conference
Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OHSPARK is a 3-day/2-night retreat for children’s volunteers, children’s leaders, children’s pastors, and lead pastors, and SPARK is coming to Northwestern Ohio on October Oct 5 – 7, 2023.
Big Day
Fairbanks Center (Gym) St. Marys, OHBig Days are equipping and connecting times for all licensed and ordained pastors. These are all-hands-on-deck events. We strongly encourage you to bring along your locally licensed pastors or those you are raising up. Everything we do will include equipping and developing new leaders.
Please confirm your team’s attendance…send your confirmations to Kathy @ kphillips@nwonaz.org.
NYI Fall Retreat
Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OHOur annual NWO NYI Fall Retreat is open to any student currently in 6th thru 12th grade. The goal is to build a deeper relationship with Christ by discovering different methods of spiritual formation. Naturally, that comes alongside periods of worship, fun and games, a dance party tradition, and more! (Not to mention Cross Oak's infamous milkshakes!)
Exponential Conference Central
Community Christian Church 1635 Emerson Ln., Naperville, ILWe have purchased 25 tickets (value of $99 per ticket) for pastors and church leaders in our district to get immersed in what it means to become a multiplying church that makes disciples and sends out teams to start new works. Are you ready to join us in Naperville?
Big Day
Fairbanks Center (Gym) St. Marys, OHBig Day is Tuesday, February 20 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm in Fairbanks Gym, at Cross Oak Camp.
Bi-Vocational Big Day is Saturday, February 24, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm in the Dorm Great Room.
Big Day is for all Pastors and developing Ministry Leaders and every Big Day is designed to
Inspire and Equip each of us to lead our churches and change the world. We strongly encourage
you to bring your locally licensed pastors and those who have expressed some kind of early call
to ministry because everything we do includes equipping and developing new leaders. These
are all-hands-on-deck events.
NWO NYI DISTRICT BLAST
Defiance Church of The Nazarene 1656 S. Jefferson Ave., Defiance, OH, United StatesThe District BLAST Program (Building Leaders and Sharing Talents) is guided by the rules and policies set forth by the Field BLAST event held at Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Early June each year) . The Field NYI Council, made up of the Field NYI President and the District Presidents from the 8 districts on the region, sponsors the event. Students that participate in the District BLAST have the opportunity to share their God given talents in a competitive setting. The top scoring participants are selected to represent the Northwestern Ohio district at the regional BLAST. Also, students experience leadership training that is designed to strengthen their relationship with Christ, challenging each one to be His leaders in their church and community.