Friday

12:15p Registration Opens

1:00p Super Session

Doug Fields & Aaron Keyes

3:00p Break

3:30p Learning Lab

Leading Great Small Groups (Scott Rubin)

Small Groups are a Big Deal!   Or at least they can be. Way beyond just “hearing a message”, small groups give students a chance to interact with Truth.  We’ll discuss topics like why a small group matters, what can happen in a small group, and key factors for a great group.  No matter where your ministry stands with small groups, you’ll gain insights that can help build Biblical community in your student ministry.

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5:00p Dinner

(on your own)

6:45p Learning Lab

Sticky Faith: Practical Ideas to Deepen Your Ministry and Your Kids (Kara Powell)

Why is it that over 40% of your graduating seniors will likely pick up their diplomas and ditch their faith?  For those kids who remain connected to Jesus, what is it that makes the difference?  And what can we do in every grade of middle school and high school to help kids develop faith that lasts? 

This seminar takes a practical look at deep research conducted by the Fuller Youth Institute on students just like yours.  It unearths some of the toxic myths your students believe about the gospel, the church, their family, and your youth ministry that cause them to shelve their faith.  You’ll leave with all sorts of super practical ideas you can use immediately to help students stick with both your ministry and their faith for the long haul.

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8:00p Break

8:30p Super Session

Harvey Carey & Aaron Keyes

10:15p Close

Saturday

8:30a Coffee

9:00a Super Session

Mark Matlock & Brian Wurzell

10:30a Break

10:50a Learning Lab

Awaken Your Creativity (Les Christie)

You will discover how very creative you really are in this fast paced, media driven, interactive lab.  You will also find out what hinders you from releasing that creativity.  You will learn how to remove the five stumbling blocks to being the creative person God designed you to be.  You will become skilled at the nine tricks of the trade imaginative people use.  You will find out the eight catalysts that trigger inventiveness.  You will uncover a blueprint for achieving the success you desire in your life and ministry. You will go away from this lab feeling confident, energized and enthused about how original, clever and resourceful you are in God’s creation.

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12:10p Lunch

(on your own)

2:00p Super Session

Reggie Joiner & Brian Wurzell

4:00p Close