YGLIFE // November 5, 2026 // Vol.07 No.42
PASSION CONFERENCE // DEC 29-31, 2026 // GLOBE LIFE FIELD, ARLINGTON, TEXAS
Younger Generation Church returns to Passion Conference and has a limited number of group discounted tickets. All 18-25 year old YGers are invited to sign up. To secure your ticket:
(1) Click here to sign up,
(2) Donate $96 to give.ygchurch.com,
(3) Send a copy of your receipt to Pastor Allan [aamphd@gmail.com] then await confirmation by email.
PASTORAL ORDINATION: ODDIE OLAZARAN // SAT 3PM // KEENE CHURCH
Adalberto "Oddie" Olazaran was born on April 30, 1990, in Tampico, Mexico, the second child of Eduardo and Silvia Olazaran. At age 5, he moved with his parents and older brother, Eddie, to Dallas, Texas, where his younger siblings, Alexandra and David, were later born. While growing up, Oddie was highly involved in sports and music. In 2008, he graduated from J. J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas.
Oddie went on to earn his B.A. in Theology at Southwestern Adventist University in Keene, Texas, before earning his Master of Divinity, with a concentration in Youth and Young Adult Ministry, from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. While at Andrews, he served as secretary of the Theta Alpha Kappa National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology.
Throughout his pastoral ministry, he has focused on working with and mentoring the next generation. He spent two years as the youth and young adult pastor at Conroe Seventh-day Adventist Church and two and a half years as campus pastor at Burton Adventist Academy. He currently serves as the high school pastor at the Arlington Seventh-day Adventist Church.
While in his early 20s, Oddie met his wife, Madeline, at the Arlington Seventh-day Adventist Church. The two married after five years of dating, and they've now been married for eight years. Together, they have a young son, Oliver, and two dogs. As a family, they share a love of outdoor adventures, including rock climbing, backpacking, and hiking.
This Week
Sat, 9:00am — Carter Blood Drive, Church Parking Lot
Sat, 9:30am — YG Worship Devotional, Green Room
Sat, 10:15am — Younger Generation Church, Main Auditorium
Sat, 11:15am — 10-Minute Party, Green Room
Sat, 11:30am — BYG LIFEgroup, Room 5
Sat, 3:00pm — Pastor Olazaran Ordination, Keene Church
Sun, 8:00am — Faith in Motion Run Club, Church Parking Lot
Deepen Your Devotion
It’s our desire to help deepen your devotion to Christ Jesus. To this end, explore the following array of resources that compliment our sermon series. Click on each icon for more details.
GREAT FULL
In all of our stories, whether a season of triumph or tribulation, our great GOD is at work. Often in hindsight, we can trace the fullness of GOD’s purposes in all circumstances. Knowing He is ever present, we give thanks.
Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. –1Thessalonians 5:16-18 [NLT]
Join Younger Generation Church in their holiday series, GREAT FULL, Saturdays, 10:15am [Central].
Younger Generation Church is the vibrant young adult ministry of the Arlington Seventh-day Adventist Church [Texas]. Our desire is to deepen our devotion to Christ Jesus through intimacy with GOD, community with each other, and inspiring those around us with the hope of grace. Join your worship with ours Saturdays, 10:15am [Central], at 3940 W. Interstate 20 Highway, Arlington, TX 76017 or online at ygchurch.live/TV.
SWAU PASTORAL INTERN: JEAN-LUC MERCADO
This Fall, Pastor Jean-Luc Mercado began serving as our Southwestern Adventist University Pastoral Intern. From the Greater Nashville area, he has returned to theology studies after serving as a missionary pastor in Hawaii and working with Community Health System in Tennessee. We welcome him to our pastoral team here at Arlington Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Do Life Together
Our gatherings, activities, events, clubs, and groups foster spaces for community, belonging, and meaningful relationships. Click on each icon for details.
Door Holders: Love and Serve
Door Holders are those who take pleasure in opening the door for others to experience Jesus. Find your involvement path. Click each icon for more details.
REVIVE THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE // DUE BEFORE NOV 15
REVIVE is gearing up for Thanksgiving, and we need your help filling our Thanksgiving Baskets for families in need! Grab a few extra items on your next store run and drop them in the REVIVE bins on Sabbath or during office hours. Please have all donations in by November 15!
Resources
Equipment for your discipleship journey. Click each icon for more details.
BE JESUS • BE YG
YG BLOG: REFLECTIONS IN THE DARK
Click the above icon to check out YG’s new blog location, and my recent edition, “Reflections in the Dark.”
