Synod Youth Workshop

I felt fortunate to attend Synod Youth Workshop in the late 1980’s when Rodger Nishioka was the keynote speaker. He was an inspirational speaker who shared his faith and life stories with a special gift to relate to young people. He made the Bible come alive with participants re-enacting various stories. The one I remember was Jesus walking on water toward the disciples—several of us were disciples in the boat, and I played the part of Peter! Rodger always showed the kids how to get out of their box by illustrations of his fish named “snergalis gerp.” At the time, he was General Assembly coordinator for youth and young adult ministry, and now he is a professor at Columbia Seminary in Georgia.

At the end of the week, I didn’t want to leave the youth in my group, I felt like they were my children. On our way back to Plainview and later Rosenberg, the youth from our church talked enthusiastically all the way home about their great experience. 

We'd love some more memories for the 1980s.

Please send them and any photos to the contact information at bottom of the page.

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