January 2024: Vocations Weekend

Written By Scott Evans

A Vocations Retreat was held from January 28th-28th in the Dromantine Conference Centre, near Newry, for those exploring ordination in the Church of Ireland. For the first time, the National Director had the opportunity to deliver a practical session on pioneer ministry, with particular respect to the training pathway for Church of Ireland pioneers. A special thank you to Provost Lynda Peilow, the Central Director of Ordinands, for her invitation and the chance to speak to candidates discerning their future.
This also presented the opportunity to witness CIYD's Youth Forum firsthand as it was being held at the same time. This forum is a crucial way in which the church hears the voice of young people who want to make a difference and to see the church grow and change. We look forward to seeing how Pioneer Ministry and CIYD might be able to partner and work together on potential projects going forward.

Scott Evans

Scott Evans is the Church of Ireland chaplain to University College Dublin, producer of The Graveyard Shift Podcast and co-founder of Paradoxology, a prayer space at Electric Picnic. He grew up in Bangladesh and his life has been a series of crazy decisions, odd adventures and bad haircuts. He worked as supermarket-shelf-stocker, pizza chef, video shop attendant and Chinese food delivery driver before he finished Bible college and moved into full-time youth and young adult ministry.

He loves Vietnamese food, coffee, writing, Aston Villa and Jesus. 

http://www.scottevans.ie
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