If you arrive outside of one of the check-in times, registration packets will be available in the dining hall.
Monday
[3:00-6:00PM] - Check-In at YMCA | The Dining Hall
[6:00PM] - Catered Dinner & Late Arrival Check In | The Dining Hall
[7:15PM] - Evening Gathering (Welcome/Worship/Preaching) | The Dining Hall
[8:30PM] - Dessert & Entertainment | The Great Room @ Nelson Andrews Leadership Lodge
Tuesday
[7:00] - Breakfast & Late Arrival Check In | The Dining Hall
[8:30AM] - Singing & Prayer | The Great Room
[9:00-10:15AM] - Philosophy of Ministry (POM) Training
- Year 1: Introduction to the POM | The Classroom
- Year 2: Going Deeper in the POM | The Commons
- Year 3: Ministry Goals & Troubleshooting | The Loft
- Year 4+: POM Applied - Why Our Bodies Matter | The Great Room
[3:00PM] - Break
[10:30-11:45AM] - Philosophy of Ministry
- Year 1: Introduction to the POM | The Classroom
- Year 2: Going Deeper in the POM | The Commons
- Year 3: Ministry Goals & Troubleshooting | The Great Room
- Year 4+: POM Applied - Why Our Bodies Matter | The Great Room
[12:00PM] - Lunch | The Dining Hall
[2:00PM] - Philosophy of Ministry
- Year 1: Understanding Theological Assumptions in the POM | The Commons
- Year 2: Ministry Dynamics | The Classroom
- Year 3: Applying the Philosophy of Ministry | The Great Room
- Year 4+: POM Applied - Leading Others (Staff, Volunteers, Student Leaders) | The Great Room
[3:00PM] - Break
[3:15PM] - Philosophy of Ministry
- Year 1: Understanding Theological Assumptions in the POM | The Commons
- Year 2: Ministry Dynamics | The Classroom
- Year 3: Applying the Philosophy of Ministry | The Great Room
- Year 4+: POM Applied - Leading Others (Staff, Volunteers, Student Leaders) | The Great Room
[4:30PM] - Evening Assembly (Worship and Preaching) | 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] - Short Form Elective - Afternoon (A)
- Women in Youth Ministry - Essentials, Opportunities, and Challenges
- Counseling Youth in our Cultural Moment - Diagnosing the Student Across from Us
- Crafting and Delivering a Message to Youth
- Navigating Conflict in a Youth Ministry Setting (Parents; Church; Staff)
[3:00PM] - Break
[3:15PM] - Short Form Elective - Afternoon (B)
- Women in Youth Ministry - Essentials, Opportunities, and Challenges
- Counseling Youth in our Cultural Moment - Diagnosing the Student Across from Us
- Crafting and Delivering a Message to Youth
- Navigating Conflict in a Youth Ministry Setting (Parents; Church; Staff)
[4:30PM] - Evening Assembly (Worship and Preaching) | 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
- Youth Ministry Administration: Principles and Practices
- Group Development: How to Build and Sustain a Healthy Group through Ups and Downs
- Sexual Safeguards - The Issues, Policies, and Opportunities Surrounding Youth Ministry
- Reaching Into Hearts and Minds of Youth - Engagement and apologetics in our cultural moment
[12:00PM] - Lunch & Free Time | The Dining Hall
[2:00PM] - Youth Ministry Panel Discussion - Q&A
- Michael Hall
- John and Chrissy Trapp
- Linda Oliver
- Zane Hart
[3:00PM] - Break
[3:15PM] - Youth Ministry Panel Discussion - Q&A
- Michael Hall
- John and Chrissy Trapp
- Linda Oliver
- Zane Hart
[4:30PM] - Evening Assembly (Worship and Preaching) | 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] - Final Session
Making It in Ministry: How to Give it Your All without Giving It All Up
Making It in Ministry: How to Give it Your All without Giving It All Up
[10:30AM] - Benediction & Farewell