Highlights & Time Line of Ministry

2010
Helped develop leadership & programs for a local church.
Ministry trip to Michigan & my dad's 80th birthday.
Ministry trip for the month of October to Brisbane, Australia.

2009
Ministry trip to Toronto, Canada area.
Continue writing daily devotionals and started working on a new book.
Cyndy taught Youth Ministry Development at Christ For The Nations.

2008
Started on Facebook writing a Daily Devotional.
Hosted a Marriage Cruise on Valentine's Day on Carnival Cruise out of Galveston.
Fall - gathered supplies & made deliveries to Galveston Residents after Hurricane Ike.
Spencer taught Youth Ministry & Marriage at Christ For The Nations.

2007
Started God's Ways for 30 Days for our monthly Members/Partners.
Went to Rome, Italy for a Mediterranean Cruise that we were working for Chef David McMillan.
After 10 years God instructed us to close down Citywave Church.

2006
Did outreaches to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina & worked with Jerry Davis Ministries
Delivered supplies & materials to New Orleans for Disaster Relief.

2005
Moved to Club Matrix a Teen Dance Club for Sunday Morning Church.
Went on Cruise with Brad & Denise Howard.
Spring - went to Miami, Florida for Cruise 3 Sixty.
Fall - Went to Brisbane, Australia and ministered for a month in local churches. Fall - started making deliveries to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

2004
Merged with another church.
Went to London, England for European Youth Events Conference.
Ministers Cruise - Strategies for Generational Ministries.

2003 Moved Citywave Church back to the Pipeline location.
Ministered in Amsterdam, Netherlands at Mal Fletcher's Conference. Our son, Ryan Nordyke went with us.

2002 Had an Texas Charter High School with over 200 students in our facility & Cyndy was the principal.
Moved Youth WAVE Church to new school facility.

2001 Spencer and Cyndy ministered in Copenhagen at Mal Fletcher's conference.
Went to Zurich, Switzerland.

2000 Started Youth WAVE High a charter school for at-risk teenagers.
Got involved with the travel business.
Moved church & school from Hurst, Texas to Bedford, Texas.
Went to Copenhagen for Next Wave International leaders Conference with Anthony Does.
Then went on to England and stayed with Steve Gambill.
Went to see Smith Wigglesworth grave & Salvation Army where He preached.

1999 Went to Oslo, Norway with Pastor Anthony Does for Mal Fletcher's conference.
Started a Texas Charter School, Youth WAVE High with Cyndy as the principal.

1998 Youth WAVE Church moves to Pipeline Road in Hurst, TX hosting youth concerts, dinner theatres & conferences.
Mission Trip to Guadalajara, Mexico with Xavier Gomez Rubio.
Valentine's Dinner theatre, 'Adam & Eve"
Youth WAVE Church goes to 2 services.

1997 Spencer taught Youth Evangelism at Christ For The Nations.
Started WAVEmaker Program for Teens.
Dedication of new Youth WAVE Building at Easter.
Toilet Fest Benefit Concerts for the new building with My Spacecoaster, Seventeen, Wayside Bloom, Triggerfinger, Nailed Promise, Reality Club.
Special guests for Summer Intern training Debra George & Pastor Bill Scheer.

1996 God spoke to Spencer while in Australia doing the youth meetings and he said, "Go home and start a Youth Church, Pastor my young people." Youth WAVE Church becomes official and is an independent Youth Church. Launch at Acts 2 in Watauga, Texas Youth Meetings for the Believer's Convention in Fort Worth with 50 interns including some from Australia & Canada Took team of young people to minister in Brisbane, Australia.

1995 Youth Meetings for the Copeland Conventions in Brisbane, Australia & Fort Worth, TX
Taught Youth Evangelism Classes for John Collins At Christ For The Nations in Dallas, Texas
Wrote & Published NUMB GENERATION book.

1994
Youth Meetings expanded to include the Kenneth Copeland's Believers conventions in Birmingham, England & Anaheim, California.
Trained and took teams of Youth Interns with us for these road trips & conventions.

1993
Asked by our friends Pastors George & Terri Pearsons to be Executive Associate Pastors at Eagle Mountain International Church, we told them yes, and we could give them 3 years.
Spoke at Youth For The Nations (YFN) a summer camp reaching youth people.
Spoke at Youth America in Oklahoma City, OK for Kirk Pancratz.

1992
Started doing Summer Camp for Pastor Steve Munds at Living Word in Minneapolis, MN, did camp for Pastor Steve & the group for 10 years
Traveled in the van and did summer camps & conferences all over the East Coast.

1991
Traveling and ministering full time
Spoke at Eagle Mountain Church when they needed a fill in speaker.

1990
Ordained by Kenneth Copeland with George & Terri Pearsons at Eagle Mountain International Church
Traveling and ministering a lot of summer Youth Camps.

1980
DO THE DANIEL THING WEEKEND seminars launched.
Hosted Youth Pastors Revival in Dallas, Texas.

1988
WARFARE WEEKENDS launched - a seminar to mobilize teens in prayer.
Did Break Out Conference for Mel & Teresa Rolls in Vero Beach, Florida.
Sponsored Youth Pastors Retreat at hotel in Dallas, Texas.
Spoke at Youth World Youth Convention for Tommy & Rachel Burchfield, Youth Encounters in Estes Park, Colorado for Judy Fourquier, High Places Youth Convention for Pastor Craig Altman, Summer WAVE BASH for Living Word Christian Center & Pastor Steve Munds.

1987
Spencer & Cyndy launch out on their own into full time traveling ministry.
CHOICES SCHOOL PROGRAM is performed in High Schools as an outreach for churches.

1986
YOUTH WAVE '86 convention with 2,500 teenagers including Mylon La Fever Concert at Six Flags Over Texas.
Broadcast via Satellite to 1,000 churches.
Printed books and sent them to churches for the conference with Rich Wilkerson.
Spencer Nordyke Tidal WAVE
W.A.R. Camp II with Kenny Marks Concert, Special Guest Speaker Jeff Perry.
Celebrated 10th Year Wedding Anniversary, went to Jamaica to get away for a few days.

1985
Youth WAVE '85 - Tidal WAVE with De Garmo & Key
Concerts with Whiteheart & Mylon LeFevre & Brokenheart
Guest speakers - Debra George, Tony & Julie Crawford, John Elliott, Dean Hawk, Gary Marrone, Steve Munds, Paul Rogers, & Robyn Wilkerson.
Broadcast via Satellite Spencer Nordyke & Rich Wilkerson
Youth Ministry trip to Hollywood, California & ministered at the Holy Ghost Repair Service (now Oasis Hollywood).
WAR Camp (We Are Redeemed), one week of advanced training in spiritual warfare with Pastors Brad & Denise Howard & Pastor Bill Scheer.
Concert with Found Free
Concert with Allies.

1984
Youth WAVE '84
Isaac Air Freight a comedy team & Debbie Boone Concert.
Included trip to White Water Park. Guest Speakers - Scott Hinkle, Rich Wilkerson, Chris Mitchell, Pastor Theo Walmarans.
Lake Grandbury Senior High Canoe Trip.
Chris & Jamie Mitchell are our assistants Youth WAVE Curriculum produced - "Foundational Bible Teaching for Teens"

1983
Our son, Ryan Timothy Nordyke was born
First Youth WAVE Convention with 900 plus teens, guest speaker Mike Warnke.
Concert with Phil Keaggy.

1982
Started Home Group at the church where we were as Associate Pastors.
Started with 70 groups that Spencer taught and trained them weekly.
November - Fall Retreat for Jr & Sr High at Camp Straight Arrow on Lake Texoma

1981
Started one hour long Rise & Shine a Children's Television Program with different segments, PTL network picked up the program.

1980
Ministry Trip to Trinidad to minister in high schools.
Our son, Jesse Spencer Nordyke was born.

1979
Returned to Dallas as Associate Pastors/youth pasts at Word of Faith Family Church.
Did Children's Meetings for Charles & Frances Hunter in Kingwood, Texas.

1978
Did Praise & Worship for Women's Aglow where Cyndy was an officer.
Did Praise & Worship for Full Gospel Business Men's Meetings.
God spoke to us to move to Tyler, Texas.
Moved there and went to church first Sunday in town.
3 ladies - Carol Cartwright, Barbara Wentroble & jean Krisle Blemsi, had prayed & fasted for 3 days for God to send them a couple from Christ For The Nations to work with their youth & children... We were the ones that showed up!

1977
January - Cyndy graduated from Christ For The Nations.
Started volunteering at Cyndy's parent's local church.
Both of us were hired on staff as first employees making $200.00 a week together.
Cyndy as church secretary & Spencer as Youth/children's Pastor.

1976 Spencer graduated from Christ For the Nations.
Traveled with Glory Company East Coast Tour.
Married August 14th.

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