Nearly 1,000 students recently attended the two locations of Youth Encounter. At the fall events in Marion and Bloomington, Illinois, 26 faith decisions were reported, including recommitments.
“It was great to see youth getting excited about the gospel and wanting to dig into the Word of God,” said Kevin Jones, Illinois Baptist State Association Church Planting director, who also leads campus ministry.
Students ‘listen more clearly’
“These experiences are important for students, especially as they seek God’s calling on their lives. Sometimes you need to get youth to get out of their world in order to listen more clearly to the gospel,” Jones said.
Featured speakers were Daniel Nemmers, planting pastor of Salt Church on the ISU campus, and Derrick Nichols of Marcus Pointe Church in Pensacola, formerly with Metro Church Edwardsville. The worship teams from Cornerstone Church and Metro Church led the music.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Illinois Baptist staff and originally published by Illinois Baptist.
