YLT Nashville 2025 Schedule

Monday

[3:00-5:00PM] - Check-In at YMCA | The Dining Hall
[6:00PM] - Opening Banquet & Evening Program | The Dining Hall

Tuesday

[7:30AM] - Breakfast | The Dining Hall
[8:30AM] - Singing & Prayer | The Great Room
[9:00AM] - Philosophy of Ministry (POM)
  • Year 1: Introduction to the POM - Michael Hall | The Great Room
  • Year 2: Ministry Dynamics - Brent Corbin | The Classroom
  • Year 3+: Faith Formation in a Secular Age - Andy Root | The Commons
[10:30AM] - Break
[10:45AM] - Philosophy of Ministry
  • Year 1: Introduction to the POM - Michael Hall | The Great Room
  • Year 2: Going Deeper in the POM - Brent Corbin | The Classroom
  • Year 3+: Spiritual Formation in a Secular Age - Andy Root | The Commons
[12:00PM] - Lunch & Free Time | The Dining Hall
[2:00PM] - Philosophy of Ministry
  • Year 1: Understanding Theological Assumptions in the POM - Michael Hall | The Great Room
  • Year 2: Ministry Dynamics - Brent Corbin | The Classroom
  • Year 3+: God is Both/And: Implications of Ministering the Gospel - Brian Habig | The Commons
[3:00PM] - Break
[3:15PM] - Philosophy of Ministry
  • Year 1: Understanding Theological Assumptions in the POM - Michael Hall | The Great Room
  • Year 2: Ministry Dynamics - Brent Corbin | The Classroom
  • Year 3+: God is Both/And: Implications of Ministering the Gospel - Brian Habig | The Commons
[4:30PM] - Evening Assembly | The Great Room
[6:00PM] - Dinner Out (on your own or with a group) & Free Time

Wednesday

[7:30AM] - Breakfast | The Dining Hall
[8:30AM] - Singing & Prayer | The Great Room
[9:00AM] - Prayer Groups
[12:00PM] - Lunch & Free Time | The Dining Hall
[2:00PM] - Afternoon Plenary Session
  • Michael Kruger | The Great Room
[3:00PM] - Break
[3:15PM] - Afternoon Plenary Session
  • Michael Kruger | The Great Room
[4:30PM] - Evening Assembly | The Great Room
[6:00PM] - Dinner Out (on your own or with a group) & Free Time

Thursday

[7:30AM] - Breakfast | The Dining Hall
[8:30AM] - Singing & Prayer | The Great Room
[9:00AM] - Long Form Elective
  • Discipling and Enfolding Students with Disabilities - Ashley Belknap | The Loft
  • Mentoring Youth in a Secular Age - Melissa Kruger | The Great Hall
  • Personal Time Management in Ministry - Reagan Rose | The Classroom
  • Understanding and Teaching the Gospels - Michael Kruger | The Commons
[12:00PM] - Lunch & Free Time | The Dining Hall
[2:00PM] - Short Form Elective (A)
  • Get Out of the Way! - Scott Herron | The Commons
  • Side by Side: The Power if Interpersonal One-on-One Ministry - Joey Kime | The Great Hall
  • Supporting Students with Challenging Behaviors - Ashley Belknap | The Classroom
[3:00PM] - Break
[3:15PM] - Short Form Elective (B)
  • Fostering Gospel Culture in Youth Ministry - Vince Greenwald | The Commons
  • Life-on-Life: Using Interpersonal Ministry in Small Groups - Joey Kime | The Classroom
  • Truths for Those Working with Youth - John Perritt | The Great Hall
[4:30PM] - Evening Assembly | The Great Room
[6:00PM] - Dinner Out (on your own or with a group) & Free Time

Friday

[8:00AM] - Breakfast | The Dining Hall
[9:00AM] - Closing Session
  • Dan Doriani | The Commons
[10:30AM] - Benediction & Farewell