With Chris Zoephel | We Give You Permission

YAMIA is the youth and student ministries arm of the Anglican Mission in the Americas.

Permission to slow down, simplify and seek. Permission to create space to cry out to God.

A prophetic AW Tozer wrote the following:
The simplicity which is in Christ is rarely found among us. In its stead are programs, methods, organizations and a world of nervous activities which occupy time and attention but can never satisfy the longing of the heart. The shallowness of our inner experience, the hollowness of our worship and that servile imitation of the world which marks our promotional methods all testify that we, in this day, know God only imperfectly, and the peace of God scarcely at all.

Sounds all too familiar:) Often times youth workers can feel like they have to push. They have to do more stuff. They have to press through incredible levels of anxiety and run a new program or implement a new idea and method in order to do the job.

And sometimes all we need is permission.

Permission to stop the craziness that is, if we are honest, killing us. We are separated from rest, from peace, from our families, friends and...worst of all...we are separated from our true selves. Have permission to slow down. To seek Him. To experience the transforming presence of the Lord.

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Involved in Youth Ministry for over 10 years, Rev Chris Zoephel has worked with junior highers, senior highers and those who act like these folks both as a paid staff member and as a volunteer in churches and para church organizations. These days most of his time is spent chasing his son around, keeping his office somewhat organized and trying to point others toward Christ. Currently Chris is on staff at Immanuel Anglican Church in Destin, FL as the Pastor of Discipleship (which includes being a youth pastor). Chris also serves as Director of YAMIA for the Anglican Mission in the Americas.