The Racial Reconciliation Experience:
The Racial Reconciliation Experience is an intentional cross-racial track threading throughout Youth Specialties’ National Youth Workers Convention. Youth leaders who have a desire to help the church and their students engage in racial reconciliation efforts are encouraged to apply for this pilot interactive experience.
This Experience includes:
To Apply:
If you’re interested in participating in this pilot experience, or have questions about the experience, send an email to Jacob.Eckeberger@youthspecialties.com. Although not all who apply will be accepted, those who are accepted will have their NYWC registration paid, including the cost of the intensive and the city excursion.
This 15-minute service is designed to briefly interrupt us in the middle of our day in order that we might refocus our attention on God as the center of our lives and worthy of our praise.
Taught by 30-year youth ministry veteran Doug Fields, this seminar is designed to help both veteran and newbie youth workers be effective leaders. Doug will share his own successes and failures, and he’ll teach you how to think about your teenage audience and their families. He’ll talk about how to develop a healthy youth ministry that's built on more than fun and games; recruit, develop, and empower volunteers; lead students towards spiritual maturity; and balance your professional and personal life.
Turn your tourist jaunts into experiential prayer walks. Leave the convention center and your hotel behind, and enter into a prayerful journey through the neighborhood—labyrinth fashion. We’ll practice opening our eyes and hearts to the presence of Christ through the historical landmarks, public arts, and other sights, sounds, and smells of the city. Meet outside the Sanctuary room.
This 15-minute service is designed to briefly interrupt us in the middle of our day in order that we might refocus our attention on God as the center of our lives and worthy of our praise.
With roots dating back to the fourth century, centering prayer invites us to cultivate interior silence. Learn about the history and practice of centering prayer, and try it out for yourself in this guided session.
Let’s face it: teaching week after week is a very difficult task. Doug has been teaching teenagers every week for more than 30 years, and he’s learned a few things along the way that seem to work. In this breakout session, he’ll share with you some of his secrets for how to be a more effective communicator. Keeping kids awake, teaching effectively, and moving an audience toward life change requires skill and hard work. Doug’s goal is to help you win—not with a bunch of theory but with tested ideas that will help you be a more effective communicator. This workshop will not be recorded and is unavailable for purchase.
Want a closer look at many of the key findings from Barna's State Of Youth Ministry Report? Mark Matlock will share insights into this data, and show you how to have transforming conversations around it with pastors, staff and parents. These research insights will help you work more effectively and enhance your church's youth ministry.
Do you ever feel as if you have to choose between nurturing relationships or leading programs? Come explore what it looks like to lead programs out of the relationships you’re nurturing. We’ll explore how to integrate spiritual formation with leadership development. Learn how to listen to God, connect with others, and lead your ministry from the overflow of your heart.
Compline comes from a Latin word that means “completion.” This peaceful and beautiful 20-minute service is the liturgical equivalent of being tucked into bed. During this time, we’ll confess, listen to God through Scripture and silence, and ask God to watch over us as we sleep. On Saturday, Communion will be offered during compline for those who desire to partake in the holy feast.
