LR Manual 2012

CFC YOUTH FOR CHRIST
PASTORAL FORMATION MANUAL
YFC LEADERS RETREAT
2012 Edition
CFC Youth for Christ YFC LEADERS RETREAT MANUAL (2012 EDITION) 1
YFC LEADERS RETREAT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: YFC LEADERS RETREAT GUIDELINES, AND DYNAMICS

A. Rationale
B. Overview
C. Objectives
D. Suggested Schedule
E. Guidelines and Reminders in Conducting the Activity
- Roles of Service Team
- Other Considerations
Chapter 2: YFC LEADERS RETREAT SESSIONS

A. Talk 1 – THE AMAZING GRACE
- Session Dynamics and Creative Description
- Expanded Outline
B. Talk 2 – First Among Equals: You’re the One
- Session Dynamics
- Expanded Outline
C. Talk 3 – Made Perfect
- Session Dynamics
- Expanded Outline
D. Talk 4- In Awe we Praise and Love
E. Praisefest Exhortation Points
A. RATIONALE
YFC leaders are very instrumental in the journey of a YFC life. They play a very
important role in the fulfilment of the vision through its members, and their inputs
become fundamental part in the pastoral and developmental formation of YFC
members. For this reason, YFC leaders must embraced the gift and the privilege of being
called as a YFC Leader, understand its purposes and the implementation of the YFC
programs as they serve as guide to the YFC members. Their personal link with their
members under their care makes it possible for the youth to find someone to look up
and to be motivated to become like them as they serve. This guidance is an opportunity
to help and direct them to live out the identities of YFC, responding with a spirit of hope
and love in times of challenges and difficulties. In this way, the YFC leaders become
instruments of the YFC’s Seven Identities and our 4 Fundamental Principles. Hence, the
YFC Leader’s Retreat is needed to be formulated to serve as empowerment tool for new
YFC leaders in all programs that would put them in the right footing pastorally as they
take on the leadership service.
B. OVERVIEW
The Leaders Retreat Manual is an overnight weekend activity conducted for all
new YFC leaders coming from different program service, chapter levels and up. Which
means President up, EXECOM up for Campus Based Program, YCOM.This activity seeks
to provide basic pastoral formation to and empower YFC Leaders as they start their
service and be effective in performing their important roles.
Since it’s an entry point formation for new YFC Leaders, this should be
conducted in the top level in the area (e.g. MM –Sector level, Provinces- Provinces,
International- National/ Regional/ Country Level). It is therefore the minimum formation
requirement for all YFC Leaders. As the YFC Leaders formation progresses in their
service in the ministry to another level or program, a per-level or program
formation/training will be conducted to reinforce their knowledge and skills
corresponding to the new set of roles and responsibilities specific to the needs of the
new level or program. The modules for the next level training/formation at different
entry points (i.e. Chapter Level-up, Cluster Level-up, Sector Level-up, High Officers
Training, Execom Retreat) are provided in separate training module documents. Hence,
altogether, the different modules consists the YFC Training Track and Pastoral
Formation.
C. GENERAL OBJECTIVES
1. To instill the value of God’s calling as a newly designated YFC Leaders.

2. To inculcate leadership qualities as exemplified by our Seven Identities as a YFC.
3. To empower leaders in living out and giving all to the mission.
D. SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
The YFC Leaders Retreat Formation is an overnight activity. It can be conducted in a
weekend starting from Saturday to Sunday noon. Below is the suggested schedule for
the activity:
DAY 1 (SATURDAY)
TIME MINUTES ACTIVITY

9:00-9:30am 30 Registration
9:30-10:00am 30 Opening Worship
10:00-10:30am 30 Energizer/Icebreaker
10:30-11:30am 60 Session 1: THE AMAZING GRACE
11:30-12:30nn 60 LUNCH
12:30-1:00pm 30 Gathering
1:00-1:30pm 30 Opening Worship
1:30-2:00pm 30 Teambuilding Activity
2:00-3:00pm 60 Session 2: FIRST AMONG EQUALS: YOU’RE THE ONE
3:00-3:15pm 15 Break
3:15-3:45pm 30 Icebreaker/Energizer
3:45-4:45pm 60 Session 3: MADE PERFECT
4:45-5:45pm 60 Preparation for Lord’s Day
5:45-6:00pm 15 Gathering
6:00-7:00pm 60 LORD’S DAY
7:00-8:00pm 60 DINNER
8:00-9:30pm 90 Informal Fellowship
9:30-10:00pm 30 Closing Worship
10:00-10:30Pm 30 Announcements
10:30pm Lights Off
DAY 2 (SUNDAY)
TIME MINUTES ACTIVITY

5:30-6:30am 60 Wake Up Call/Preparation for Mass
6:30-7:30am 60 MASS (Optional)
7:30-8:30am 60 BREAKFAST
8:30-9:00am 30 Opening Worship
9:00-9:30am 30 Icebreaker/Energizer
9:30-10:30am 60 Session 4: IN AWE WE PRAISE AND LOVE
10:30-11:00am 30 Closing Worship/Praisefest
11:00am -End-
E. GUIDELINES and REMINDERS IN CONDUCTING the ACTIVITY
1. Roles of Service Team
Note: The service team for the YFC Leaders Retreat should be the Sector Youth Heads
and Couple Coordinators/Provincial Youth Heads and Provincial Couple Coordinators with the
help and support of Fulltime Pastoral Workers and Mission Volunteers.
1. Team Leader - a designated YFC leader, who is part of the Sector Core Group or Provincial
Core Group, leads the whole activity. He looks for the venue and all other physical preparations.
As he facilitates the YFC Leaders Retreat, he makes sure that all else is done on time, connects,
wraps up and makes sure that objectives are met in the activity.
2. Assistant Team Leader – one who assists and caters to the needs of the activity like food
preparation, materials needed for the sessions, budgeting and others.
3. Music Ministry - plays selected songs and motivates participation during the worships,
gatherings and reflection during the sessions. They can be YFC leaders who have attended YFC
Leaders Retreat already.
4. Registration Team – takes care of the registration, food, and the materials needed for the
training. They should also ensure and follow up attendance of participants for the activity.
5. Worship leader – pre-assigned YFC leaders who leads the worship in the morning and
afternoon.
6. Ice breaker facilitators – conducts the ice breakers in the morning and afternoon to keep the
participants alert and receptive.
7. Speakers - delivers the talk assigned to them (profile reference included in the Expanded
Outline). Please make sure that outlines are given to the speakers ahead of time or at least a
week prior to the schedule.
2. Other Considerations
Resource Materials
a. Venue
b. Tables and chairs
c. Icebreakers
d. Registration sheets
e. Sound system
g. LCD Projector
h. Laptop
i. Lunch and snacks
j. Bond papers/ Brown Paper/ Pentel Pens, etc.
(pls. refer to the Talk outline for when and where specific materials are needed)
THE AMAZING GRACE

Session One of YFC Leaders Retreat
“But as it is written: What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered
the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love him…”1 Corinthians 2:9
OBJECTIVES:
1. To help the new leaders to realize how they are immensely blessed and
unconditionally loved by the Lord.
2. To ignite their desire to love God back by letting this love spring from their
realization of their blessings.
3. To draw out the desire to share the same love of God to the other youths.
DYNAMICS:
The new leaders in YFC have accepted the call to serve God by serving and leading other
youth to Him. To do this, they must realize every bit of God’s love they have felt by first
acknowledging the greatly abundant blessings that they received. By doing so, they will feel the
itch to share the same uncontainable love to the other youth.
1. Creative presentation or video is suggested to be presented before the talk proper

to emphasize the calling and anointing of a leader in his/her area.
Suggestion: Memo from God
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg0a5NCkCJM&feature=related)
2. Talk Proper
3. Enter sharers
4. Reflection Activity
5. End
SPEAKER’S PROFILE:
A Fulltime Pastoral Worker/ Mission Volunteer/ Overall Sector Youth Head/ Provincial
Youth Head/ Provincial Program Youth Head who in his/her life in YFC, always exemplifies a
blessed life. He/she must be a person who acknowledges the blessings he receives.
THE AMAZING GRACE

Expanded Talk Outline of the 1st session of the YFC Leaders Retreat
“But as it is written: What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered
the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love him…”1 Corinthians 2:9
I. Introduction
As the top leaders of our areas, the Lord has revealed to us more of His
blessings. The view He has shown us is beyond what we ever imagined. When we are
first called to first join the community our primary inclination is just an answer to a
weekend away from home. Yet by God’s grace we have now in the position that
resulted to that unplanned yes. Many of us may not even recall how we were to get to
a point of calling ourselves as leaders. But in God’s unnoticeable plan He graced us with
a path that would lead us clearly to where we are now—leaders in His army.
II. Our Journey in Youth for Christ
From our youth camp until today, we have experienced and been more aware of
the infinite blessings and unconditional love of the Lord. We have become living
witnesses of Christ’s faithfulness. Through YFC, the Lord allowed us to experience His
unconditional love and infinite blessings through the 4F’s.
FUN- As youth, we are dynamic and fun-loving. Through YFC, we are able to
experience fun and creative activities with our peers and friends. We do not depend on
our happiness to the standards of the world.
E.g.
--We enjoy parties without alcohol.
--We get to meet other youths.
--We get to try new things and go to other places.
--We get to learn new things, discover our talents and use these things to serve
God.
FREEDOM- through YFC, we practice and experience genuine freedom. We

accept everyone for who they are, yet still believe that each one of us is the Lord’s
masterpiece in the making. We are inclined to use our freedom responsibly by
expressing our freedom in doing what God wants us to do. To quote Blessed John Paul
II, “Freedom consists not in doing what we like but in having the right to do what we
ought.”
E.g.
--We are dependable in going to other places whenever we have conferences.
--We are privileged to meet other people.

--We get to express ourselves through our talents and skills.
--We get to realize our true selves.
FRIENDSHIP- through YFC, the Lord has blessed us to establish friendships that
would last for a long time, if not for a lifetime. These friendships are anchored on Christ.
E.g.
--We found our real friends in YFC.
--We build friendship that lasts.
FAITH- Because of YFC, we’ve grown to have a deeper and personal relationship
with the Lord. Also, we have learnt to translate our faith into actions.
E.g.
--We are more proactive in our personal convictions.
--We become respond to our social responsibilities through advocacies.
III. Amazing Grace of the Lord
There is nothing we can do that can make God love us more, and there is nothing
we cannot do that can make God loved us less. That’s what you call GRACE. It is by the
grace of God that we find ourselves basking in the overwhelming blessings of the Lord.
A. Blessed Beyond Compare

The Lord has abundantly blessed each and every one of us. He never hesitates to
shower us with blessings every day. To be more specific, the Lord has blessed us to
experience our Three T’s: Time, Talents, and Treasure.
TIME: The Lord has allowed us to have ample time to balance different aspects in
our lives effectively.
TALENTS: The Lord has molded us into individuals with specific skills and talents
where He can be glorified and magnified.
TREASURE: The Lord has showered us with resources that allowed us to attend
activities and to share to other people.
Because these Three T’s are from the Lord, these are not ours to keep but must
be shared to others. We must learn to give this all back to the Lord for His greater glory.
B. Blessed to be Loved and to Love

Some say, we cannot give what we do not have. With this in mind, we cannot
share unconditional love to our members if we have not felt God’s love in the first place.
As what is said in the first book of John 4:19, “We love because God first loved us.” Thus,
the primary reason we are able to love is because we have felt God’s great love for us.
C. Blessed to Witness
The overflowing blessings that Lord showers to us are clear manifestations of His
great and unconditional for us. We have witnessed how the Lord blesses us abundantly
and loves us immensely. He fills us up to the brink, our cups overflows. We have felt so
much love and experienced so many blessings that we find ourselves hoping and
allowing others to feel the same. Because of the immeasurable blessings and immense
love we have experience, we can love others with passion and zeal.
IV. Conclusion
As we bask in the overwhelming blessings of the Lord, we find ourselves sharing
God’s love with passion and zeal. As the top leaders of our areas, we have seen the
greater picture prepared to us by the Lord. And this greater picture shows the
immensity of the blessings we have experienced and the unconditional love we have
felt. But the Lord is so great and amazing, He does not end there.
Greater things are still yet to happen. We must continue to have open hearts—
hearts that are eager to see the blessing the Lord in everything—because "No eye has
seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love
him" -1 Corinthians 2:9.
FIRST AMONG EQUALS: YOU’RE THE ONE

Session Two of YFC Leaders Retreat
“I chose you before I gave you life, and before you were born I selected you to be a prophet to
the nations…”Jer 1:1-5
OBJECTIVES:
1. To introduce another big blessing from the Lord in their anointing.

2. To affirm the participants of their anointing as leaders.
3. To help them realize that God wants to bless the world through them.
DYNAMICS:
1. Activity that will stir up the group will be conducted. It will set the points to the
session proper.
Suggested Activity: Quote Quest
On the other side of the cards with letters write one or two words of a famous
quote. The quote may have some significance to the group’s purpose. Avoid selecting
an “esoteric” or difficult quote. Also, arrange the words on the cards so each word of
the quote is represented. This will result in some cards only having one word and other
may have multiple words. Be sure to include all capitalization and punctuation. This will
assist the group in constructing the sentence. Have the group arrange themselves in
order to make a quote that makes sense. Once they have arranged themselves, have
the group “read” the quote by each person speaking the word(s) in succession. This will
serve as an accuracy check for the group and give each person a chance to speak in front
of the group. The leader can choose to provide hints or not. By not offering hints and
looking upon this exercise as an initiative, the leader(s) will receive some insights about
the dynamics of the group (who are the people who exert some leadership, whose
involved and who is not, how well are people communicating, how “at-ease” do people
feel, etc.
2. Talk Proper
3. Enter sharers
5. End
A mature YFC leader who is grateful and passionate of his service through the years and
is very affirmed of his/her anointing.
FIRST AMONG EQUALS: YOU’RE THE ONE

Expanded Talk Outline of the 2nd session of the YFC Leaders Retreat
the nations…”Jer 1:1-5
I. Introduction
Indeed we have pictured and felt that we have been tremendously blessed by the Lord
out of His naturally lavish love. He is blessing us, not just in one big flow, but in a consistently
abundant and loving way. He is blessing us not just in the things that we prayed for but even in
the things we never thought it may come to life. He is blessing us not just in the things that in
we can appreciate but even in the things we do not even notice now. He is blessing us not just
in the things that we yearn of having but even in the things that we are unworthy of. And this
love and grace that filled us for the past years is the very reason why we are here.
Though we all have different stories why we are here as YFC Leaders, one thing is
common in all the reasons why. That is, God wants us right where we are right now. We are
here not because of our own capacity but because of His might. We are here not because we
are faithful in our service nor in loving Him but we are here because He has been so consistent
in loving us. We are here not because we want to, but above all He wants to.
As we realize how faithful our God is in His love and grace for us through his blessings,
this will call us only for one thing that is to love as well. “With great power comes great
responsibility” – Spiderman, in the same way with great blessings comes great mission to pass it
on. To pass it on not because we want to repay God, (because we can never repay God, we can
never out do God in his generosity and blessings) but because among all other people in this
world we are the ones chosen by the Lord to experience His big time love that carried us until
this very moment, simply because he wants you to be here.
II. God Anointed You to be Here
A. God ANNOINTED YOU in FAITH

- In His deepest wisdom the God who created the heaven and earth choose you to be
faithful to you.
- The God who knows your deepest fears, frustrations, brokenness, downfall, and
your entire story from the past, the present, and the future decided to trust you,
and choose to fully count on you.
- Why? Simply because he knows you can and he knows only you can. He knows that
among all of his creation you are the only one who is fit enough, blessed enough and
anointed enough to bless a specific place, specific people, in a specific time and
place, and no other person can fulfill this but you.
- God choose to trust us because he wants us to trust ourselves as well.
- To trust not because we are capable enough, but to trust because God is the one
who is guiding every step of the way, prepared every circumstances along the way,
and the one who prepared the
B. God ANOINTED YOU in HOPE

- God doesn’t see you of who you are right now, but of who you will become. God
doesn’t see the circumstances you are in right now, but the victory that he prepared
in the future for you because the circumstances you’re going through.
- No matter what is your state right now one thing is for sure God is with you, and
everything that is happening in your life is part of his grand plan of a hopeful future
for you(Jer. 29:11).
- Look at your future with full excitement, because if God looks at it with all
excitement who gave you a reason not to?
- He assures you today that no matter what are you going through right now, “all
things will work together for good, for you who love and serve the lord according to
his purpose” Rom. 8:28
- Therefore hope because God put all his hope in you.
- More than just the sense of being secured of the future, hoping entails excitement,
an excitement that is manifested through a sense of enthusiasm. Enthusiasm
through our passion in everything we do.
C. God ANOINTED YOU in LOVE

- More than just all the faith and hope, why he anointed you? Simply because he loves
you. There is no greater reason than this.
- He wants the best for you at this very moment, and that is you experiencing him
closer and more personal than ever.
- He knows that at this very point in your life, this is your ultimate purpose because
this is how he made you, this is how he programmed your system.
- He created you out of love and therefore you are created to love. God invested love
on you without hesitation because he wants you to love without hesitation as well.
*As we continue to realize His anointing in that he wanted us, prepared us, and brought us
here. Let us also realize that this is a BLESSING and a PRIVILEGE
A. BLESSING – We felt his blessing, heard his calling stronger and louder than all his
creation.
B. PRIVILEGE – A privilege to be working for the God who created the heavens and the
earth.
- We are privileged to be part of God’s dream team. A team carefully chosen and few
can be part of.
III. You’re the one
A. ACKNOWLEDGE
- Recognize your anointment, decide to see it, feel it, breathe it, and experience every
bit of it daily.
- (e.g. Always remember that you are chosen by the Lord to be exactly where you are;
in your family you are anointed to be their source unity, in your school to be a
model of excellence, in your friends and to others a source of inspiration and hope.
Never forget that you are not just anointed to be a vessel of blessing in this
community but in all areas of your life.)
- This is the very thing, our anointing because we believe it, we decided to see it. tHIS
that brought us here and this is the very thing that will sustain us to stay.
- If we will not acknowledge it daily and be reminded of it, sooner or later we will
forget its real worth, and one day we’ll wake up wondering why are doing all these
things.
B. CELEBRATE
- Let us always celebrate this gift that God has given us. We celebrate this gift by living
it out.
- Living it out in love.
- Living it out with joy in our hearts, and finding that joy even if time gets tough.
- Stay committed in living it out.
- Our anointing and conviction of being called and carefully chosen by the Lord to do
his mission will only become a cliché and eventually die if we will stop living it.
C. TREASURE
- Always check it and affirm it.
- Defend it.
- Always check your emotions, way of seeing things, and how you deal with different
areas of your life even in simple details.
- Always remember that in every thing you do, you are leaving a mark, a mark that
your member, your friends and all people, whether it’s good or bad. Often times
people focuses more on our mistakes.
- Accept the reality that in one mistake, you can destroy your integrity (a crucial part
of your anointing).
D. GROW
- Decide to grow.
- Our anointing only move two ways, whether forward or backward. Remember that if
you don’t grow you will regress; there is no such thing as staying on the same spot.
- Focus on your strength and develop your weakness to be your strength.
- Drop your fears and embrace every opportunity to learn.
IV. Conclusion
Our God came for you in His deepest, “non can phantom”, all knowing wisdom because
he wants to create miracles through you. He will touch, change, and make someone realize His
greatness and love through you. But this reality shouldn’t make us proud or/and complaisant
but instead move us and excite us in this mission knowing that he did not only called us but also
trusted us and counting on us. He is counting on us to be a channel of miracle and love to
others and make them closer to Him. Let us continue to acknowledge, celebrate, treasure and
grow this gift he give us.
V. Reflection Questions
1. Am I embracing my anointing?
2. What values that I need to grow more to exercise my anointing?
MADE PERFECT
Session Three of YFC Leaders Retreat
“And He said to me, My grace I sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness. Most
gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weakness, so that the power of Christ may dwell
in me… ” 2 Cor 12:9 (NASB)
OBJECTIVES:
1. To instill and go beyond our apprehensions and hesitations that hinders us from
serving.
2. To be able to heal the brokenness inside us and replace it with the joy of serving
3. To know and recognize our purpose in His ministry and bring back the glory to Christ.
DYNAMICS:
1. Creative presentation or video is suggested to be presented before the talk proper to
emphasize the calling and anointing of a leader in his/her area.
Suggestion: March of the Unqualified (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnoPIuENS-I)
2. Talk Proper
3. Enter sharers
Reflection
o Reflection Song: Song that shares about healing or being able to let go of the
fears and allow Gods call to serve
Group Discussion
Questions:
 What did you feel when you where called by the Lord to be a leader?
 What where your fears or the experiences that made you doubt about your
anointing?
 What will you do to be free or healed from your brokenness?
5. End
A YFC leader/FTW/MV who experience and overcomes his/her fears of becoming a

leader. Someone who can attest that the fruit of following and doing God’s mission is His glory.
SHARER’S PROFILE:
Any of the following profile:

A YFC member who is presently struggling in his/her service but believes in the
deliverance of Christ.
A YFC leader who experience sufferings yet was able to get through it as he/she
anchored himself/herself in the plan of God.
A YFC leader or member who has been blessed in his/her walk with God in the
community.
MADE PERFECT
Expanded Talk Outline of the 3rd Session of the YFC Leaders Retreat
“And He said to me, My grace I sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness. Most
gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weakness, so that the power of Christ may dwell
in me… ” 2 Cor 12:9 (NASB)
I. Introduction
We have experienced God’s overwhelming love and how He has called and anointed us
be servants of His mission. But there are still things that hinder us from serving. There is
still that brokenness inside us that prevents us from totally accepting God’s anointing.
When we were called by the Lord to with Him in this service, we suddenly have those
apprehensions and fears inside us that make us want to just back out. There is brokenness
inside us that hinders us to go and spread His love. We suddenly feel incomplete and not
qualified to do this mission. We begin to ask ourselves “why me?” Or we simply say “I am
not ready for this mission”
II. The Brokenness from within
Brokenness is not just a matter of being hurt or being left alone. Brokenness is being
incomplete and filling ourselves with fears and doubts. It prevents us from sharing the
goodness inside us and hinders us from accepting our anointing from God because it is
already filled with impurities.
a. Feeling of unworthiness
 The feeling of not being suitable for this mission
 We are not worthy because of the sins we have committed
 Feeling that we are too young for the mission
b. Having an unforgiving heart
 Dwelling on the things or past experiences that caused bitterness
that hinders us to let go of our hurts and accept God’s anointing
 Thinking that our past defines our future- the things we did in the
past that are not good will never be forgotten
c. Untrusting self
 Not allowing to trust other people and to let them in our lives.
Failing other people to help us and guide us in our mission as
becoming leaders
 Hard to accept change in life. Failing to accept the Lord’s plan in

you and the changes in life He wants you to experience
III. Going beyond the barriers of brokenness

 Beyond our fears and brokenness, the Lord assures us that He will be our
number one companion in these times of darkness and fears.
 The Lord will assure us that He will never let go of our hand even if we try to
let go of His because He is the one who is holding us in the first place
 We must be able to let go and accept the Lord’s plan in us
You are precious in the eyes of the Lord
 When we think that we have no worth, we are priceless in the eyes of

God.
 We may see ourselves not worthy but Christ has already claimed our
salvation. It simply shows us that we are worthy to saved.
 The Lord does not call the able but rather enables the called. It is the
Lord who will work in us.
 Allow the Lord to Love you for who you are
Forward to forgiveness
 The Lord does not dwell on our past but rather promises a future with
hope and peace
 The Lord did call the righteous but rather the sinners, to repentance.
The Lord have called us in midst of our sinfulness.
 Forgiveness is the key to healing. It will let go of the excess baggage
in our life and gives our hearts a place for God’s anointing
Entrust Yourself to the Lord
 We must let go and entrust ourselves with the Lord

 The Lord will assure us that He will take all our worries and reminds
us that everything is under His loving control
 The only constant thing is change. Accept the change that the Lord
has given you. The change that will help you become a better version
of yourself.
 Change will be able to help us to grow more and see other things
besides the life that we are experiencing right now
IV. Conclusion
God Bandaged the wounds He makes; His hands hurt you and His hands Heal -Job
5:18. Know that the Lord may give us all the pains and troubles in life for the Lord the
Lord does not give us pains that we cannot endure or troubles we cannot surpass.
Let us see our brokenness as God’s way for you to share more of His love. Use our
brokenness to reveal the Lord in us for in our weakness God’s strength is made perfect.
Offer the Lord all of your fears and troubles and He in return will hand over His
peace to you.
IN AWE WE PRAISE AND LOVE

Session Four of YFC Leaders Retreat
the nations… ” Isaiah 43:1-13 (NASB)
OBJECTIVES:
1. To impart to them the seven YFC identities and other essentials to which they could
live by.
2. To stress the importance of a deep personal relationship to God.
3. To excite the leaders to share God’s love to others by living as witnesses of that love.
DYNAMICS:
The previous sessions made the new leaders ready to follow the leading of the Lord. In
the first session, they were let the participants realize how blessed they truly and how they are
being loved immensely by God. Then, in the second session, they were made to realize how
God wants to bless them more by cooperating in His blessings through the call they have
answered. And in the third session for them to cooperate fully to the blessings of God, the new
leaders were also incited to leave and offer to the Lord all that hinders them from experiencing
God’s blessing fully.
Now that they want to be true to their anointing, this session would talk about how they
would live as leaders in the community and how they could witness God’s love to other people.
As they were chosen by God to be witness God’s love, they will be strong in the power of God.
A YFC leader/FTW/MV who lives gratefully of his/her service through the years.
Someone who exemplifies the heart of thanksgiving even in the experience of challenges.
IN AWE WE PRAISE AND LOVE

Expanded Talk Outline of the 4th Session of the YFC Leaders Retreat
the nations… ” Isaiah 43:1-13 (NASB)
I. Introduction
After realizing how you are truly loved and blessed by God, after realizing the bigger
blessing of an anointing to serve Him, and after letting all that hinders you from serving go
by offering them to the Lord, another question lies. How should you live with your
blessings? How would you live your life worthy of the Lord?
II. Living in God’s Grace
A. Faith
After you acknowledge all that is given to you and gave up what hinders you
from seeing the Lord clearly in every blessing and experience, we are called to believe
more in His mighty power, his providence and never failing love. We exemplify faith by
believing in God and sharing the Jesus experiences to other youth.
Believe unceasingly. In times you begin to feel needy, God has promised in the
Gospel of look to provide you with the things you need. (Isaiah 43:2-4, Lk 12:22-34)
B. Hope
If you believe in the Lord, you also believe in everything that He could do as God.
Be strong in the Lord and let no worry, suffering and pain lose your sight of reaching
God’s kingdom where you and God. All is well and all will be well in the Lord. Have faith
in Him. Hope in Him and His promises every time you face difficulties and trials. Hope in
His ways because He knows where He leads you. (Jeremiah 29:11)
C. Love
You might have asked yourself, “Why does the Lord give me so much even if I
could only give Him a pinch in return?”
The answer is, He wants to grow in love in you and desires your love for Him,
too. We have felt His love. It should be natural like impulse that we love Him back. We
must grow more in our relationship with the Lord.
III. Daily Communication in Love: Prayer Life
 Prayer time
Regular communication strengthens ties breaks indifference. Communicate to
God regularly in scriptures and in prayer for us to know more about God’s greatness
and listen to what God wants us to live by every day.
 Contemplative living
The Lord, in certain times, allows us to commit mistakes or allows us to be
susceptible to negative thoughts and feelings. He does this to happen for us to
continuously check on our selves, how we act and react on things.
Let us take our weak and vulnerable moments as time to reflect on how the Lord
wants to prune us from our worldly thoughts and ways. Furthermore, we could also
take this time to seek God’s leading in how He wants to mold us.
 Sacraments
Sacraments are the visible expressions of God’s love. In these expressions that
we are best nourished and filled with more grace. We can maximize these to keep is
filled with God’s presence and graces.
In the Sacraments, we want to maximize and receive regularly the Holy Eucharist
and The Sacrament of Reconciliation.
As we desire to keep in touch with the Lord through these steps, these lead us to
our first calling us Catholic Christians – the call to holiness.
Excel in loving the Lord by doing all things worthy of God
 YFC Identities
God has blessed us with seven YFC identities to which we could live by. As YFCs, we
are guided with these identities. We are being lead to live out these identities.
o Missionary
As a missionary, we make ourselves ready to share God’s love to anyone,
anywhere at anytime.
o Single-Minded for God

In our words, thoughts and action, we always focus on getting everything for
the Lord’s grace and directed to love and glorify Him in anything.
o Patriotic
We acknowledge that where God placed us is the place where He wants us to
work His miracles into. We love and honour our country with the honour and
love it deserves.
o 100% Free
o Champion of the poor
o Source of unity in the Family

Be a source of inspiration and hope in your family, and not a source of
headache and misunderstanding.
o Model of Excellence
Be excellent in your studies, drop cheating, and study ahead, quit submitting
mediocre requirements because of cramming and put excellence on it by
doing it ahead. (The speaker could give other example)
IV. Conclusion
The Lord has blessed us much. The Lord has blessed us even more through our
anointing. We leave everything that hinders us from experiencing the Lord fully. What
will be left of us are the essentials - ourselves, God, and a continuous experience of His
love that leads us to holiness. This makes us feel the itch to share the same experience
to others which will fuel us our service. We just cannot let this feeling of being blessed
be stuck in us. This is just so great that you won’t let everyone else miss this realization.

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CFC YOUTH FOR CHRIST

PASTORAL FORMATION MANUAL

YFC LEADERS RETREAT

YFC LEADERS RETREAT

Chapter 1: YFC LEADERS RETREAT GUIDELINES, AND DYNAMICS

Chapter 2: YFC LEADERS RETREAT SESSIONS

1. To instill the value of God’s calling as a newly designated YFC Leaders.

TIME MINUTES ACTIVITY

TIME MINUTES ACTIVITY

E. GUIDELINES and REMINDERS IN CONDUCTING the ACTIVITY

1. Roles of Service Team

THE AMAZING GRACE

1. Creative presentation or video is suggested to be presented before the talk proper

THE AMAZING GRACE

II. Our Journey in Youth for Christ

FREEDOM- through YFC, we practice and experience genuine freedom. We

--We are privileged to meet other people.

III. Amazing Grace of the Lord

A. Blessed Beyond Compare

B. Blessed to be Loved and to Love

FIRST AMONG EQUALS: YOU’RE THE ONE

1. To introduce another big blessing from the Lord in their anointing.

FIRST AMONG EQUALS: YOU’RE THE ONE

II. God Anointed You to be Here

A. God ANNOINTED YOU in FAITH

B. God ANOINTED YOU in HOPE

C. God ANOINTED YOU in LOVE

III. You’re the one

A YFC leader/FTW/MV who experience and overcomes his/her fears of becoming a

Any of the following profile:

II. The Brokenness from within

 Hard to accept change in life. Failing to accept the Lord’s plan in

III. Going beyond the barriers of brokenness

You are precious in the eyes of the Lord

 When we think that we have no worth, we are priceless in the eyes of

Entrust Yourself to the Lord

 We must let go and entrust ourselves with the Lord

IN AWE WE PRAISE AND LOVE

IN AWE WE PRAISE AND LOVE

II. Living in God’s Grace

III. Daily Communication in Love: Prayer Life

Excel in loving the Lord by doing all things worthy of God

o Single-Minded for God

o Source of unity in the Family

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