2026 Florida Advance – Colossians 2:2
Love The Great Mystery Treetops Park (Davie, FL) Various Teachers 02/28/2026 03/01/2026
The theme of our second Florida Advance was Colossians 2:2: “That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ” and highlighted the different parts of that verse: the comfort of God, the love of God, having a knowledge and understanding of God’s Word, and the unity that comes from the Mystery. The fact that the majority of the believers present from across Florida and other states were either native Spanish speakers or bilingual in English and Spanish led to an unusual feature of this weekend. The Saturday and Sunday morning sessions were conducted in English with simultaneous translations into Spanish, while the Saturday evening session was conducted in Spanish with simultaneous translation into English. (For the sharings in Spanish here on the website we have provided a written translation in English.)
Studying God’s Word
2026-01 Northern Area Day in the Word – Dwelling on God
Renewed Mind The Hermitage (Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ) Various Teachers 01/17/2026
This event consisted of an afternoon with two teachings for adults with separate children’s fellowships going on at the same time, breaks to allow the believers time to fellowship together, refreshments, a bookstore, and a dinner after the teachings were over. It was an opportunity for the believers from fellowships throughout Northern New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut to be together.
Lightbearers Morning
Witnessing and Undershepherding Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort (Stone Mountain, GA) Various Teachers 10/05/2025
Seven believers from New Jersey moved to Charlotte, North Carolina to move God’s Word for a year. These Charlotte Lightbearers finished their year shortly before the Advance and a few of them, Ty Armstrong, Tim Gilmore, and Christina Armstrong, share some things about their year. Then, a recording sent by Rev. Jerry Carr is played where he speaks to and about the Lightbearers and how thankful and proud of them he is.
2025 Atlanta Fall Advance – Seated in the Heavenlies
Lifestyle of a Believer The New Birth Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort (Stone Mountain, GA) Various Teachers 10/03/2025 10/05/2025
The 2025 Atlanta Fall Advance took place over a weekend, from October 3rd through the 5th, at Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The theme for the weekend was “Seated in the Heavenlies”. Ephesians 2:6: “And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:” As born again believers, we can walk out boldly on all that God made available for us in Christ. We were made alive, raised up, and seated in the heavenlies together through him. How blessed we should be to be able to live this freely, knowing that our citizenship is in heaven.
History of How We Got Here
New Life Island (Upper Black Eddy, PA) Various Teachers 08/16/2025
Before the sharing, Dylan Dearman performed two songs, “God Will Make a Way” and “You Can’t Make Me Doubt Him”.
In this sharing session, Dean Mercado, Alberto Penna, Jesse Carr, Patrick Hanan, Jeff Waite, and Glenn Nafey go over some of the history of youth fellowships and events in the ministry and how we got to this point, having the 2025 Youth Advance. They shared some of how things grew, how they got involved, and what those fellowships and events meant to them so that the youth listening could learn from the past and build on that history.
Ministry History
2025 Youth Advance – Believing
Believing New Life Island (Upper Black Eddy, PA) Various Teachers 08/14/2025 08/17/2025
The 2025 Youth Advance was a four-day event at the end of the summer for believers ages 12 through 20s. It took place at a camp called New Life Island located on an island in the Delaware River and included meals and overnight housing. The theme verse was Romans 10:17: “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” The topic of the Advance was “Believing”, and what we do or do not believe is of the utmost importance in this life. The goal was for everyone to build believing and God’s Word in their lives. It was a time of fellowshipping, laughing, and believing God’s Word together.
