Read the descriptions below and choose ONE Breakout Session AND ONE Super Session for EACH day. When you are ready to make your selections, just click the green "REGISTER" above.If you are registering your group, change the quantity to reflect the number of people on your team. Then click REGISTER. You will be able to make individual selections for each person. You can also forward your invitation to your team members so they can personally make their selections. Tuesday Super SessionsJosh Mayo - REHAB - The Change Necessary For Lasting TransformationTrue life change is rare in our society where dysfunction is often celebrated and the endless cycle of rehab and relapse seem to be the norm. Even among Christ-followers, many strive to become more like Christ, but at best, change for only a short time. Our society tries to cover up the pain and the mistakes. We try to dress up our wounds, but hiding the problems doesn't fix anything. YOU need REHAB. We have lost something. Something incredibly important. We have lost our identity. REHAB is about discovering the real you. The YOU that you were created to become. In this Super Session, pastor and author Josh Mayo, addresses the key problem facing so many of our students and ministries, and how to bring effective, long-term discipleship back into focus for lasting life change.Josh McDowell - Just One Click AwayJosh will address how the impact of internet and social media has affected youth's belief systems and morality. The internet has completely marginalized culture (and in many situations the church). We have entered the moral maze of intrusive sexuality and pornography. No longer can families protect their youth and their own marriages as in the past…everything is just one click away.Richard Crisco - The Honor PrincipleThe virtue of honor is one of the most powerful qualities available to God's people. Youth ministries that learn to honor God's presence and each other will see a record number of salvations and miracles in operation among their youth. This may be the most life-changing message that you have ever experienced.Sy Rogers - My Story Of Sexual RedemptionSy's story is not untypical: broken home, childhood sexual abuse, peer group labeling, and rejection…the consequences of these circumstances propelled Sy into a world of promiscuity and sexual confusion. While God redeemed Sy's life more than three decades ago, the real story is how God brought Sy's life forward. What worked for Sy? Join Sy as he shares his story in order to give you tools to reach the young people in your sphere of influence. Important insights include how God's family effectively loved Sy onto a path of growth away from his past! www.syrogers.comTuesday Breakout SessionsAaron Burke - Mobilizing A Missions Movement In Youth MinistryUsing his years on the mission field and years in youth ministry, Aaron will provide practical ways to launch a global vision for your youth ministry. Subjects such as supporting mission projects, raising funds, leading a youth team overseas, and safety overseas will all be covered.Adam Hulme - Discipling Teenage Guys Into Godly MenVideo games, sports, girls, and the constant desire to prove to your friends that you are not gay - this is the world that most teenage guys live in today. However, with the help of God, His Word, and healthy relationships, you can help your teenage guys grow into Godly men.Alisha Corrales & Lucy Hulme - How To Pull Off Your Own Retreat ExperienceDo the words "youth retreat" ever make you wince? Come learn practical ways to run a life-changing retreat without ripping out your hair. Receive step-by-step how-to's that will guide you all the way from planning to tear down.Allen Weed & Interlinc Team - 7.5 EVERYDAY - Using Music And Media In Youth MinistryThat's right! The average student in your youth ministry is consuming 7.5 hours of music and media EVERYDAY! This breakout session with Allen Weed and the Interlinc team will focus on equipping you to use this powerful tool in your ministry. Bonus! Free music, videos, and curriculum to everyone attending this session. Don't miss it!Brad Lomenick - How To Create A Great Experience: Lessons From Leading CatalystYouth leaders must constantly be aware of the experience they arecreating for their students. The medium is really important in delivering the message. For over 10 years, Catalyst has been creating experiences for leaders in all kinds of settings, whether arenas, churches, or smaller environments. Learn why creating an experience that highlights all of the senses is crucial, and practical ways to make the experiences you architect even better.Corey (Evan) Leak - Taking Your Worship Team To The Next LevelIn this session, we will talk about practical ways to develop and sustain a passionate worship culture by strengthening the skill and commitment of your worship team.Darren Hileman - Starting A Ministry From Scratch Where do I begin? In this workshop, we will tackle this commonly asked question. Learn which "hills to die on" and key areas to establish when beginning a ministry. This session will be filled with many tried and proven pragmatics that have led to a successful ministry. Bring your notebook, questions, and be ready for an info-packed workshop.Dave Ronne - Communication: Moments, Metaphors, And Creative ProcessEvery week we all steward the privilege of trying to communicate the story of Redemption. At 12Stone® we embrace the arts to create an environment for great communication. Join me and a couple of folks from our Redemptive Arts Team as we talk about marking moments, meaningful metaphors, and creative process.David Perkins - Culture Of PrayerWhen fiery prayer burns bright in the heart of the youth pastor, prayer will be alive in the student ministry as well. In this session, we will talk about the opportunity to establish spiritual vitality in students through corporate prayer meetings and practical ways to establish a culture of prayer.Doug Everaard - Lead, Follow, Or Get Out Of The WayEveryone has heard the phrase "Lead, follow or get out of the way," but oftentimes as leaders we focus on the first and last portions of this phrase and skip over the diamond in the middle. The greatest leaders know how to follow! Most leaders make terrible followers. Let's change that by discovering what it really means for a leader to follow. Come and learn how to lead… or should I say follow!Jaroy Carpenter - Get'em PumpedThe right games can transform any crowd, large or small, from a boring slice of humanity to a fun-loving, energetic, and magnetic group of people. The games we will demonstrate will be immediately transferrable to your own student ministry, school clubs, camps, conventions, or school assemblies. Drop by this sessions and leave with countless new ideas of games that actually work.John Dougherty - Giving It All You've Got: A Conversation On Bi-Vocational Youth MinistryHave you ever needed to be two places at once? Has your ministry ever had to take a backseat to your "Job"? Join us for a conversation with practical advice for addressing mindsets and dispositions on "Bi-Vocational Youth Ministry".Jon Catron - Family-Based Youth Ministry: Partnering With ParentsYouth ministry and parenting teens are different, but not competitive. What if there was a way for parents to be proud of sending their kids to youth service and then not pull them out during the altar call to finish that homework? There are many bridges that can be built to incorporate families into youth ministry and help both thrive. Let's figure that out!Jordan Marcon - The Dynamics Of A Life-Changing Small GroupHave you read a lot about small groups but have trouble visualizing what it should look like? During this breakout we want to model for you, live, what a successful, interactive small group LOOKS like, start to finish. We will also send you home with a lot of free ideas, discussion outlines, leadership training guides, illustrations, and more! Small groups can work. Let us help you grow your youth ministry from the inside, out.Josh McDowell - Teaching Truth Today In A "WHATEVER" CultureResearch shows that the vast majority of our churched young people have distorted beliefs about Christ and Christianity. Josh presents the depths to which these distorted beliefs have infiltrated the minds of our churched youth and altered their attitudes and behavior. He shares critical steps that we as parents and adults need to take to reverse this alarming trend.Judy Gregory - Middle School Ministry: Holding On For Dear LifeMost people would rather be chased by a pack of rabid wolves than relive their middle school years. It doesn't have to be that way! Find out how to make some of the most challenging years of a student's life, some of the absolute best! In the process, we'll "redefine the win" for middle school leaders to help them realize there really is no better place on earth to serve.Justin Lathrop & Ryan Leak - Using Social Media To Its Fullest In Youth MinistryIt is no longer an option for you and your ministry to not have a presence in the world of social media. The question becomes will you effectively leverage this technology to reach and disciple students. Come to find out how!Kevin Ramsby - The Parent-Less GenerationWhile inner-city youth ministry has an "extreme" side to it, what is taking place in our inner-cities will, if not already, take place in our suburban and rural communities. For years our youth culture has been viewed as a "fatherless" one, but today, as magnified in our inner-cities, it has now become a "parent-less" generation where "babies" (ages 10-14) are raising "babies" (ages 0-9). Gain practical insight into reaching inner-city areas by "growing up a youth group" that begins to reach to the 10-14 window.Matt Willingham - Effective Networking With Other Youth Pastors Through The ALLIANCEA specific "how to" for launching and maintaining a successful ALLIANCE. You may have heard about the ALLIANCE and wondered if you could create one for your area but you've been discouraged by what seemed like a lot of time and emotional investment, or you may already be holding ALLIANCE gatherings and just want some tips on how to make it even more incredible! Either way, be encouraged with pragmatics of how to make ALLIANCE meetings simple, impacting and refreshing for your surrounding youth leaders and yourself!The ALLIANCE is Jeanne's national coaching network for youth pastors and youth leaders. Every quarter, she provides a free DVD on relevant topics such as "How To Create An Amazing Volunteer Leadership Team" or "Doing Ministry On An Empty Tank." She also sends the Alliance facilitators a suggested discussion outline, promotional materials, and a code for FREE resources to give to all attendees. Holding an ALLIANCE meeting is an awesome way to build bridges with other youth leaders in your area. Groups range in attendance from 2 youth leaders to over 50, so size is not our primary concern. We just want to help other Christ-honoring youth ministries across the nation and in Canada...all free of charge.Jeanne and her team work hard to make your time and effort minimal should you host a quarterly ALLIANCE in your area for fellow youth leaders. So they make this exciting process pretty "do-able" at the local level. We suggest that those of you already hosting Alliance meetings consider attending this session as well as others interested in this possibility. You'll be encouraged with pragmatics of how to make ALLIANCE meetings simple, impacting and refreshing for your surrounding youth leaders and yourself.NOTE: ALLIANCE facilitators must normally complete a minimum of one year in Jeanne's CADRE mentorship program. Exceptions, however, are occasionally made when there is not another ALLIANCE in the nearby area. The facilitator, however, must either be the "primary youth leader" or in some form of fulltime ministry.Megan Valentine - Why The Youth Ministry World Needs More Women Now What may appear in many arenas to be a man's world isn't or shouldn't be. Every youth ministry needs women to step up and fill the roles that only a woman can fulfill and God is saying the time is now.Mike Donahue - The Principal And The Youth PastorMost youth ministries that are successful have a healthy outreach into the public school system. Mike Donahue speaks in over 200 public schools a year and was a youth pastor in the Assemblies of God for over 15 years. He will share with you some secrets to develop and maintain a healthy relationship with the public schools in your home town.Pat Schatzline - When A Leader Goes Dark!Have you gone dark? This message is for every leader who has ever disappeared off the map of ministry due to hurts, fears, depression, anger, abuse, or self-deprecation. Every leader has had to walk through a wilderness and season of darkness. This is a season where God can show you treasures in darkness. This message will bring healing, clarity, and most of all purpose for the season that made no sense! You will now be armed with a deeper passion and wisdom to help others get free! "You will celebrate in the light what tried to kill you in the dark!"Rod Whitlock - Recruiting, Training, And Empowering Youth Volunteers (Good Ones!)Let's face it. It's imperative that we have great volunteers in order to be effective in youth ministry today. This session will provide insight and discussion on leading and training a pioneering team to reach students for the cause of Christ.Sy Rogers - Redeeming The Sexual Generation: Insights For Pastoral Care - PART 1(PART 2 of this is shared on Wed 4pm-5pm) We all struggle to some degree with sexuality. WHY do such struggles exist AND persist? What can be done about it? How can you encourage and more effectively disciple others, AND better manage yourself in these sexually charged and defiling times? Sy shares insights from his decades of pastoral care and personal experience.Wednesday Super SessionsMonty Hipp - Questions To Live ByMonty's presentation is on the single most important issue facing the youth culture today. We will be looking at how to help youth make ethical choices in a culture that has no agreed upon framework to do so. Monty has developed possibly one of the most important presentations for our time. You will be amazed, informed, challenged, and equipped to help those you influence know how to make the important choices of their life.Pat Schatzline - Why Is God Mad At Me?85% of this generation believes that God is mad at them! This is due to the five profound "P's" in our lives Professors, Pundits, Peers, Parents, and Pastors! This message is designed to give a true understanding of the Father. Prepare yourself to be awakened to a new understanding of what it means to be loved by our Father and how you can share this same message with the young people in your life! God's not mad at you! He is mad about you! Let's heal a generation!Reggie Dabbs - This Is Why We Do!We love them. We pray for them. We give to them. They hurt us. They use us. They leave us, but we can't stop because they need us! And we need them.Robert Madu - AA: Embracing The Higher PowerLearn to embrace The Higher Power.Wednesday Breakout SessionsAaron Burke - Invading Your Local CampusLearn practical ways to impact your local campus with proven methods that make a difference. In this session, you will learn about the legality of campus evangelism and how to mobilize your teenagers to take ownership of their campus.Alisha Corrales & Lucy Hulme - Getting Rid Of The Hiccups…Team Organization & ManagementDiscover how to help your team get organized, stay organized, meet deadlines, and use free tools to help! After all, PEOPLE can be the most difficult and yet most important part of ministry!Corey & Julie (Evan) Leak - Life-Impacting Urban Youth MinistryThis session will help anyone who finds themselves in a community with at-risk, low income families surrounding their ministry. Let's talk about how to impact a culture in which the family structure has broken down.Darren Hileman - Entering And Exiting A MinistryWhat are some of the key principles and questions that need to be answered before entering a ministry? What about when exiting? First impressions are lasting, but so are final impressions. In this session, we will discuss strategies to entering a ministry, reasons to remain at a ministry, and ways to successfully exit. Many people may enter a ministry strong, but fail to exit well - don't be one of them.Dave Ronne - Communication: Moments, Metaphors, And Creative ProcessEvery week we all steward the privilege of trying to communicate the story of Redemption. At 12Stone® we embrace the arts to create an environment for great communication. Join me, and a couple of folks from our Redemptive Arts Team, as we talk about marking moments, meaningful metaphors, and creative process.David Perkins & Adam Hulme - Running An Intern Program That WorksThe title "intern" in today's church culture has become synonymous with the term "free labor." However, many people have forgotten that "internship" should be synonymous with the term "discipleship." And as we require our interns to "do," we should be required to show our interns how to "be" like Christ. Come learn some pragmatics from David Perkins (Desperation Leadership Academy) and Adam Hulme (Master's Commission Atlanta) on how they attempt to do exactly that.Jaroy Carpenter - Game Day ChallengeIn this session, we demonstrate an interactive school assembly presentation with teams (or grades) competing with each other in different kinds of fun competitions. Valuable character lessons are transferred as teenagers grow in task solving, team cooperation, and mutual respect.Jeremy McCarter - The Magic Of Multi-Site Youth MinistryFrom making people disappear to pulling a rabbit out of a hat, this session is designed to show you some of the tricks, tips, and twists of multi-site youth ministry. If you are currently doing multi-site youth ministry or thinking about trying it in the future, let us reveal some of the secrets that we have learned that will add some magic to your ministry. Side note: Unfortunately, there will be no white tigers in our routine.John & Paula Roach - Maximizing Volunteer Involvement For A Stronger Youth MinistryLearn to maximize the potential and involvement of your volunteers by understanding the life and perspective of a volunteer. In this session, you will hear from two seasoned volunteers who have worked in youth ministry for the past twenty years. They have served as full-time staff, part-time volunteers, and currently full-time volunteers. They serve faithfully while balancing a full time job, a business, a non-profit organization, and most importantly, a family. Their experience in the trenches sheds light to all youth pastors and their leaders on how to best take care of one another and serve together as a team.Jon Egan - Life-Changing WorshipThis is our story about how our radical worship led us to passionate care for the world and how our passionate care for the world led to our freedom. We've seen an army of young people turned upside down by turning others upside down. God has heard our cry for revival. He has put it in our hearts and now He's sending us out with it. Whether it's next door or across the earth, our freedom is found in giving it.Jordan Marcon - The Dynamics Of A Life-Changing Small GroupHave you read a lot about small groups but have trouble visualizing what it should look like? During this breakout we want to model for you, live, what a successful, interactive small group LOOKS like, start to finish. We will also send you home with a lot of free ideas, discussion outlines, leadership training guides, illustrations, and more! Small groups can work. Let us help you grow your youth ministry from the inside, out.Josh Mayo - How To Be Awesomer! Implementing Creative Dynamics Into Your Youth MinistryHow To Be Awesomer (AKA Implementing Creative Dynamics Into YourYouth Ministry) is a beyond incredible session that you should come to. Josh Mayo will break down the creative process to a packed out room of only the "really good" youth pastors and leaders. Lame leaders need not come. This session will drop so many creative ideas on you that you will have to buy a man purse just to carry them all out. When you leave, you will have a complete understanding of the female mind and everything else creative in youth and young adult ministry. Trust me, I'm a doctor.Judy Gregory - Middle School Ministry: Holding On For Dear LifeMost people would rather be chased by a pack of rabid wolves than relive their middle school years. It doesn't have to be that way! Find out how to make some of the most challenging years of a student's life, some of the absolute best! In the process, we'll "redefine the win" for middle school leaders to help them realize there really is no better place on earth to serve.Justin Lathrop & Ryan Leak - Using Social Media To Its Fullest In Youth MinistryIt is no longer an option for you and your ministry to not have a presence in the world of social media. The question becomes, will you effectively leverage this technology to reach and disciple students? Come to find out how!Justin Mayo - Why Some Can Connect With Everyone And Others Have No ClueHave you ever walked into a room and felt like the whole room walked around you?! A few basic concepts make a world of difference in connecting, and they don't include being outgoing. Learn from some of our generation's greatest connectors... Actually they can't make it, but Justin has the cliff-notes so don't miss out!!Kevin Ramsby - Between Broke And BrokenThe inner-city is full of obvious pictures of "broke" or poor citizens and families that are in need of a financial "rescue." Then, there is the other side of the spectrum where you see people "broken" by bad choices such as drugs, alcohol, gangs, and single parent households. But there is a forgotten remnant of youth in the inner-city. They are the ones who live in between them both. These, many times, become a key bridge between your youth ministry, and truly impacting even the broke and broken youth in the inner-city.Matt Willingham - Effective Networking With Other Youth Pastors Through THE ALLIANCEA specific "how to" for launching and maintaining a successful ALLIANCE. You may have heard about the ALLIANCE and wondered if you could create one for your area but you've been discouraged by what seemed like a lot of time and emotional investment, or you may already be holding ALLIANCE gatherings and just want some tips on how to make it even more incredible! Either way, be encouraged with pragmatics of how to make ALLIANCE meetings simple, impacting and refreshing for your surrounding youth leaders and yourself!The ALLIANCE is Jeanne's national coaching network for youth pastors and youth leaders. Every quarter, she provides a free DVD on relevant topics such as "How To Create An Amazing Volunteer Leadership Team" or "Doing Ministry On An Empty Tank." She also sends the Alliance facilitators a suggested discussion outline, promotional materials, and a code for FREE resources to give to all attendees. Holding an ALLIANCE meeting is an awesome way to build bridges with other youth leaders in your area. Groups range in attendance from 2 youth leaders to over 50, so size is not our primary concern. We just want to help other Christ-honoring youth ministries across the nation and in Canada...all free of charge. Jeanne and her team work hard to make your time and effort minimal should you host a quarterly ALLIANCE in your area for fellow youth leaders. So they make this exciting process pretty "do-able" at the local level. We suggest that those of you already hosting Alliance meetings consider attending this session as well as others interested in this possibility. You'll be encouraged with pragmatics of how to make ALLIANCE meetings simple, impacting and refreshing for your surrounding youth leaders and yourself.NOTE: ALLIANCE facilitators must normally complete a minimum of one year in Jeanne's CADRE mentorship program. Exceptions, however, are occasionally made when there is not another ALLIANCE in the nearby area. The facilitator, however, must either be the "primary youth leader" or in some form of fulltime ministry.Megan Valentine & Paula Darracott - Can I Really Do It All?Balancing family and youth ministry seems like the impossible task to most conscientious ladies, but is it? In this session, two youth ministry veterans and exceptional moms will share some practical suggestions for balancing both worlds effectively We're not saying that the task is easy. But in an era in youth ministry with spiritual "moms" and "big sisters" are desperately needed, it's a cause worth fighting for.Mike Donahue - Hidden ScarsIf you have teenagers in your youth ministry, then you will have to or have already dealt with the tender subject of self-mutilation. Mike Donahue has spent 100's of hours in the public school system and has developed a tool kit that will equip you to minister more effectively to those students. Monty Hipp - The ComplementorWhat is a Complementor? One who improves, enhances, and makes better. This session is an absolute don't miss for those of you looking to gain a pathway for personal growth, professional development, and dialing in on the life priorities that often prove to be a challenge to conquer.Richard Crisco - Keeping The Spirit KingGod's design for our life is for our "Spirit" to be King, our "soul" to be servant, and our "body" to be slave. When we understand and apply God's order, it releases a life and a freedom within God's people. Numerous youth have testified to lasting freedom from lifelong bondages and a new level of spiritual authority after exercising this biblical insight. Rod Whitlock - Ministry, The Model T And Orphans:Discipling Youth For The Days Ahead65% of those entering school this year will end up in career fields that have not yet been invented. What future trends in youth ministry will we need to navigate to disciple the next generation? How are we equipping students for future ministry based on their learning styles, gifts and personalities?Sam Mayo & Marty Darracott - Enhancing Senior Pastor/ Youth Pastor RelationsImagine a church where the pastoral staff is unified. Where everyone shares the same vision, and strives to see EVERY ministry be successful. This CAN BE a reality! Come hear from Pastor Sam Mayo (40+ years as a senior pastor and Jeanne's "hero") and Marty Darracott (10+ years of youth ministry experience) as they discuss the tools and tactics behind building positive pastoral staff relationships that will change your church!Sterling Rowan, Jay Parmenter & Katie Zoellner - Maximizing MediaIn a media saturated world, we don't want your message to be lost in the noise! We want to help you use media to make your message stand out. Come and hear from three different perspectives on how to make media count in your youth service. From lights, to sound, to video, we can teach you how to enhance the atmosphere you are trying to create.Sy Rogers - Redeeming The Sexual Generation: Insights For Pastoral Care - PART 2Sy continues unpacking insights from his 3+ decades of personal and professional experience in addressing sexual vulnerabilities - what works and what does not! www.syrogers.com Read Descriptions Below to Choose Breakout & Super Sessions 0.00