SLAQ Stats, Testimonies & Quotes
A chance to hear from our program participants, young and old about how God has used SLAQ to make a gospel impact in their lives, families and churches
Ultimately true faith formation cannot be measured or given statistics. We track the numbers that relate to our “real-Life practices” both as a measurable metric to be accountable to our Mission Partners, and as a kind of “ebenezer” or monument by which we can together recall all they ways the youth have themselves invested in, and we have seen God work in and through their faith formation. For a better picture than the stats could ever tell, check out the quotes and testimonies below!
Newcomer Adventure Camp
While SLAQ is a program specifically aimed at Christian faith formation among the next generation, one of the ways we serve the common good of our community is through our Newcomer Adventure Camp. Where for three days we serve middle-school age immigrants and refugees from all cultures and religions through outdoor education, team-building games, and cross cultural connections. Our goal simply being to share with them why we love where we live in hopes that they will to.
CruCon Testimonies
Below you will find specific testimonies from CruCon participants as well as examples of multiple final projects.
Youth - “I really appreciate the way CruCon develops conversations with my parents. I've learned things about them that I never would have otherwise (for better or for worse :), and it has deepened our relationship. CruCon has also really pushed me out of my comfort zone in great ways. I have become much more confident in conversation, presenting and prayer, and a lot of that can be attributed to the CruCon program.” - SLAQer
Parent - “We are actually looking in one another’s eye and having conversations about really important things other than movies and books and “do the right thing” we are having a really cool discussion.” - Emily Wettig
Youth - I just think it’s so important for my generation to hear from older generations, especially about less enjoyable topics like faith and science or faith and violence. I also think it’s just as important for older generations to hear from my generation, and to understand where we’re coming from. -SLAQer
Parent - “This was fabulous - both for myself and for my son. I grew up in a community having never wrestled with these questions. I'm still very much undecided about the question of corporate nonviolence, but this has gone a long way to challenge me with personal nonviolence.” - Jesse Mercer
Parent - “One of the challenges of engaging difficult contemporary issues is the the clutter that surrounds we have so many voices, so many competing narratives CruCon has helped us to listen more carefully to scripture as we have talked about these different topics.” - Jason Rhodes Showalter
Youth - “Something I really appreciate is the questions we can ask that help us then know how to better have converstations with people who ask us questions. CruCon gives me practice at knowing how to approach the questions and that "I don't know" is an okay answer because I do not know everything.” - SLAQer
Conversation Cohort Capstone
(Biblical Wisdom Series)
The CruCon process is a twelve week deep dive into a specific Faith & culture topic. We begin by drawing out the pressing questions we have about a given topic, and then make our way towards agreed upon truths through intergenerational conversations marked by grace, truth & curiosity. This is an example of one cohort’s movement from questions to truths about the wisdom and the Bible.
SLAQ is a ministry of VMMissions that offers youth from diverse backgrounds a chance to discover the sacredness of life and the gift of a “good” creation through real-life adventure, service, & wisdom
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