{"id":2145,"date":"2012-04-20T13:54:22","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T13:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/?p=2145"},"modified":"2012-05-10T15:44:31","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T15:44:31","slug":"our-new-director-of-youth-ministries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/20\/our-new-director-of-youth-ministries\/","title":{"rendered":"Our new Director of Youth Ministries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drew Donovan grew up in Seven Rivers Presbyterian Church in Crystal River. \u00a0He attended Santa Fe College, and during that time he attended Christ Community and was a youth volunteer here. \u00a0He comes to us most directly from Tallahassee, where he graduated from FSU in December 2011 with a degree in Family and Child Sciences. Drew has served in internships at Seven Rivers and at Pinewood Presbyterian in Middleburg.<\/p>\n<p>Drew interviewed with Christ community members in recent weeks. Here is an excerpt from the very positive feedback our members offered after meeting him:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think that Drew is an excellent choice for the youth position given his experience, enthusiasm, and communication skills.\u00a0 I appreciated his honesty during the interview about his struggles and how God is working in him. \u00a0During his interview, he appeared to be very thoughtful about what he would want the CCC youth ministry to grow into.\u00a0 He has an excellent mentor from Seven Rivers (to complement Rob and Frank) that will provide him advice from outside CCC which will help keep a fresh perspective and infuse new practices when appropriate.\u00a0 \u00a0He clearly has the interpersonal skills and command presence to lead both middle and high school youth.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Drew will be introduced to our congregation on his first day of work, Sunday, May 13.<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/20\/our-new-director-of-youth-ministries\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"25\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"recommend\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drew Donovan grew up in Seven Rivers Presbyterian Church in Crystal River. \u00a0He attended Santa Fe College, and during that time he attended Christ Community and was a youth volunteer here. \u00a0He comes to us most directly from Tallahassee, where he graduated from FSU in December 2011 with a degree in Family and Child Sciences. 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