GEMS : Future Leaders 16+
GBNI girls aged 16-25 are all GEMS!
What is GEMS?
Girls' Brigade Northern Ireland is committed to delivering effective, inclusive youth work and recognises the way to do this is through youth led decision making. GEMS, launched in 2008, is GBNI's youth participation group. This a chance for our youth from companies all over NI to be involved in what happens in GB. GEMS stands for Girls Empowering Mighty Servants. We want girls to empower each other to participate in the decision making within GBNI so that you can become mighty agents of change in God's Kingdom.
Have you ideas on events, badgework, uniform, competitions, attracting new members ....? Then email gems@gbni.co.uk
Girls' Brigade GEMS are committed to:
- reaching out to girls with the Gospel,
- the motto of Girls' Brigade - to 'Seek, Serve and Follow Christ' in every thing we do,
- listening to the voice and opinions of our girls in order to empower mighty servants,
- actively assisting the leadership of Girls' Brigade as they seek to extend His Kingdom, and
- creating opportunities to meet new sisters in Christ for fun and fellowship.
Youth Participation
GBNI have incorporated further opportunities within the existing structures in GB for youth led decision making. There are 2 places for youth reps reserved on each of the following: GBNI Executive Committee, District Executive, and GBNI central work teams (Programme, Spiritual, Training, Queen's Award, PE & Activities).
Interested in GEMS?
All girls in GB aged 16 - 25 are automatically GEMS. Hundreds of young people communicate regularly through our GEMS group using e mail. Are you one of them? Discussions flow back and forth regularly on many issues; for example badgework topics, training needs, gifts stocked in the shop, adding leisure wear hoodies to the shop stock, website content, to twitter or not to twitter and much more. Have you any ideas or opinions you want to share? Email gems@gbni.co.uk with your ideas and to be included on the mailing list.
Could you give just a little more commitment? Join the GEMS core team now!
The core team of GEMS meet informally a few times a year - a mix of social evenings and time out to look at issues that affect young people in GB. Proposals to influence the decision making in GBNI on your behalf are regularly made to the GBNI Executive Committee by this group. The GEMS core team also has it's own Facebook page where they interact with each other and GBNI staff members on a very regular basis, discussing everything from the fun & frivolous to specific topics staff, GBNI Executive and GB teams want youth ideas and opinions on. Being part of the GEMS core team is fun and worthwhile! What happens depends on who gets involved and what gifts they have. It's a great opportunity to learn and develop your leadership skills.
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Aged 16 - 25? Get into GEMS now - your chance to shape GB today and for the future!
- Sign up for the e-newsletter (Just ask your Captain for a GEMS Parental Consent Form. They can download it from the Leader's Section of the website)
- Tell your GB friends to sign up for the GEMS e-newsletter too.
- Look out for GEMS representatives at competitions & events and pass on your views.
- Become a GEMS Company Rep and pass on youth information to the 16- 25 yr olds in your company.
- Contact your Youth Reps by email gems@gbni.co.uk, or speak to Sarah in GBHQ T: (028) 9454 8054 (Ext 28).
- Check out the youth blog every week for inspirational thoughts on issues relevant to young people and leave us a comment. (Don't be shy ... only first names are published with comments!)
Or join the core team - email gems@gbni.co.uk to volunteer or just for more information.
Executive Youth Reps
GEMS girls (all girls in GB aged 16 - 25 ) have 2 youth reps that sit on the GBNI Executive board. You can contact these girls at any time by e mailing gems@gbni.co.uk with your thoughts, opinions and questions concerning any aspect of GB. |
Leaders, you can email gems@gbni.co.uk to book a GEMS rep to come along to your company night to meet with your girls aged 16 - 25. GEMS reps will be glad to talk about the work of the GEMS core team, to share ideas and experiences and to gather the thoughts and opinions from your girls about GB.
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GEMS Dream....
...is to see a generation of girls who have had a real encounter with their Saviour which empowers them to become mighty women of God.
We want our girls to use their voice and opinions, to make a contribution to the decision making within GB leadership, in order to help the organisation grow so it will last for generations.
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GEMS Inspiration...
'We're not keeping this to ourselves, we're passing it along to the next generation-God's fame and fortune, the marvellous things He has done!'
Psalm 78:4 -The Message |
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Executive Youth Reps
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Youth Representative
Jolene Bell
Trinity Presbyterian Omagh |
Youth Representative
Lauren Mulholland
St Paul's Parish, Lisburn |
Youth Representative
Alison Campbell
Castlereagh Presbyterian GB |
GEMS girls (all girls in GB aged 16 - 25 ) have 2 youth reps that sit on the GBNI Executive board. You can contact these girls at any time by emailing gems@gbni.co.uk with your thoughts, opinions and questions concerning any aspect of GB.
View the Youth Blog »
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