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60 speakers and counting.
Artists like Crowder, For King & Country, & Skit Guys.
90-plus seminars.
More than 175 exhibitors.
Plus 1 exciting town.
- November 16-19, 2017
- Memphis, TN
- Cook Convention Center
Limited time offer: Lock in the super early bird rate and get 6 weeks to pay when you register for NYWC 2017!
Latest From The Youth Specialties Blog
July 21, 2017
By: Tash McGillA WEEKEND MOM – YOUTH WORKER IN YOUR 30S.
I have this running joke with a couple of teenagers I work with. They are daughters…
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July 20, 2017
By: Cooper PinsonBuilding a Culture of Love
The Triad of Life is a distillation of Scripture’s most basic building blocks for the Christian…
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July 20, 2017
By: Ben LockHaving Trust in Your Volunteers to Lead
As youth pastors, we have the responsibility of helping our students grow in a closer relationship…
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July 19, 2017
By: Jonathan HobbsThe Power of Story
The theme of “story” has been a popular one as of late. Multiple camps have used…
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July 19, 2017
By: Tony AkersManaging Momentum in Youth Ministry
Growing up as a kid in rural Indiana, our winters gave our neighborhood gang of kids…
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July 18, 2017
By: Chris CummingsThe problem with “Positive Peer Group”
As a youth minister, I hear this phrase a lot “positive peer group.” Often it is…
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July 17, 2017
By: Jen WillardChaos Coordinators: A Model of Organic Summer Ministry
Sometimes in youth ministry, we may feel like we are coordinating chaos. No matter how much…
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July 17, 2017
By: Sara GalyonHoly Spirit Prayer Stations
A few weeks ago, our youth small groups did a lesson on the Holy Spirit from…
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July 13, 2017
By: Corey Jones3 Ways to Better Screen Your Volunteers
There’s no question that we need to screen our volunteers, especially those who work with kids.…
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July 12, 2017
By: Kat BairInextinguishable: Ministry with Victims of Abuse
This is a tough one. It’s tough because of the subject matter, and it’s tough because…
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YS SEARCH
Start Your SearchYS Search is designed to help churches find the right personnel for their open job. We pull in all of our experience working with youth pastors and understanding healthy youth ministries to assist our church partnerships that are in the middle of a leadership transition. On the flip-side we also partner with the applicant/candidate as they walk through pursuing these open opportunities.
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Visit Job BankThe YS Job Bank has been helping churches and youth workers connect since 1997. It’s FREE for youth workers to post resumes and search jobs. Churches can post openings and browse resumes to fill openings.
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July 21, 2017
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