This has been a tough year for youth ministry at Northminster.
Our beloved youth director of over three years, Chelsea Knox, resigned at the end of last August. After trying unsuccessfully to replace Chelsea last fall, Luke Walther came on as an Area Director for Young Life (our youth ministry is a partnership with Young Life) overseeing both La Jolla and Clairemont. Luke was really great at what he did, but after a few months Luke resigned when he realized that both La Jolla and Clairemont needed to be staffed by full-time positions. Since he had originally been called to serve the La Jolla area, he stayed with that area.
That was discouraging at first. But we were soon reminded that God never leaves us in the lurch!
So here’s the good news!
We have found a new youth director for Northminster/Clairemont Young Life—and I am really excited about this guy! Here are some things you need to know about him:
- His name is Kevin Curtis.
- He is married to his wife, Pam, and they are expecting their first child in June.
- Kevin has A LOT of experience in youth ministry, both as a Young Life staffer and as a church youth ministry volunteer.
- Kevin and his wife will be moving here from Verde Valley, Arizona.
- They are both really looking forward to getting plugged in here at Northminster. One of the things he shared is that they’ve missed having a real sense of church community where they’ve been living, and that’s something they are really looking forward to (and something I know all of you have to offer)!
Because he and his wife are expecting their child in June, Kevin won’t begin serving here full-time until July 1. In the meantime, however, he will be making monthly trips to Clairemont to begin working with leaders, working with the Young Life Committee, working with me, and getting to know all of you.
His first visit will be the weekend of March 14. At that time, we will introduce Kevin to all of you in church and give you an opportunity to begin to get to know him.
As I’ve already stated, I’m really excited that Kevin is going to be joining us here at Northminster! Keep Kevin and his wife, Pam, in your prayers over the next several months as they begin their transition and await the birth of their baby. I believe Kevin will be used powerfully by God in the lives of the middle and high school students here at Northminster, as well as all those kids in the community whom God is longing for us to reach.
–Pastor Markus Watson
