National Youth Ministry Convention 09

NYMC Overview

Day 1 - Thursday October 15th 2009
8:30am	Registrations begin at NYMC Headquarters
12:30-6pm	Professional Development Seminars
8-9:30pm	Youth Ministry expo launch – Compliments of Gus
Day 2 - Friday October 16th 2009
8:30am-10:00am	Professional Development Seminars continue
10:30am-12:30pm	Main session 1 - Mike Pilavachi
2:00pm-3:15pm	Electives 1
4:00pm-5:15pm	Electives 2
7:00pm-9:00pm	Main session 2 - Darryl Gardiner
9:30pm-11:00pm	Late nights
Day 3 - Saturday October 17th 2009
8:30am-9:45am	Electives 3
10:30am-12:30pm	Main session 3 - Graham Stanton
2:00pm-3:15pm	Electives 4
4:00pm-5:15pm	Electives 5
7:00pm-9:00pm	Main session 4 - Mike Pilavachi
9:30pm-11:00pm	Late nights
Day 4 - Sunday October 18th 2009
8:30am-9:45am	Electives 6
10:30am-11:45am	Electives 7
1:00pm-3:00pm	Main session 5 - Darren Whitehead

Elective seminars
There will be seven separate elective seminar sessions, each lasting for 75 minutes, with five occurring at any one time. The focus of these electives is practical training for people on the front line of ministry in a variety of settings.

General Sessions
These five sessions will gather all NYMC delegates together for a “service” with musical worship, creative elements and a preaching time. The focus here is less on practical training and tips for ministry, and more a focus on God and inspiration to keep serving Him in youth ministry.

Professional Development Seminars
These sessions run over the Thursday and Friday morning, focusing closely on a particular topic.

Full Timetable

Day 1	Thursday October 15 (Professional Development Seminars)
12:30am-6:00pm	Professional Development Seminars
	PD seminar topic 1 The four needs of all young people (or just people) Darryl Gardiner
	PD seminar topic 2 The Kingdom of God is within you: Reflecting Theologically on the Kingdom of God Stephen Said
	PD seminar topic 3 LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL –the Youth Leader’s Personal Growth Keith Farmer
	PD seminar topic 4 PD on Disciples Who Will Last Tim Hawkins
	PD seminar topic 5 Public Speaking Skills Mark Young
	PD seminar topic 6 Under the bonnet: an inside look at four real Church youth ministries Darren Whitehead, Natasha Bengston, Ross Savill, Jon Thorpe
8:00pm-9:30pm	Youth Ministry expo launch featuring Compliments of Gus

Day 2	Friday October 16
8:30am-10:00am	Professional Development Seminars continue
10:30-12:30pm	Main session 1 (Opening session) Mike Pilavachi
2:00pm-3:15pm	Elective seminars 1
	Elective topic 101 Making Church Stick Darren Whitehead
	Elective topic 102 Pioneering community-based youth mission Ash Barker
	Elective topic 103 The success/failure paradox and the funnel of discipleship Darryl Gardiner
	Elective topic 104 How to train students to win their friends Tim Hawkins
	Elective topic 105 Jesus the aussie: Australian gospel contextualisation Randy Edwards
4:00pm-5:15pm	Elective seminars 2
	Elective topic 201 Jesus the aussie: Australian gospel contextualisation Randy Edwards
	Elective topic 202 Youth ministry or youth mission? Stephen Said
	Elective topic 203 Mentoring Keith Farmer
	Elective topic 204 Building Bridges: Relationship Skills 101 Mark Young
	Elective topic 205 Removing the spoon. Andy Flanagan
7:00pm-9:00pm	Main session 2 Darryl Gardiner
9:30pm-11:00pm	Late Nights
Day 3	Saturday October 17
8:30am-9:45am	Elective seminars 3
	Elective topic 301 Gatherings for the reality TV generation Mike Pilavachi
	Elective topic 302 The history of cool Mark Sayers
	Elective topic 303 God's Big Story Graham Stanton
	Elective topic 304 Building Bridges: Relationship Skills 201 Mark Young
	Elective topic 305 Ministering to girls (for girls) Lynda Wiles
10:30am-12:30pm	Main Session 3 Graham Stanton
2:00pm-3:15pm	Elective seminars 4
	Elective topic 401 ‘Make poverty personal: taking the poor as seriously as the bible does’ Ash Barker
	Elective topic 402 Four stages of faith and its relation to mission Darryl Gardiner
	Elective topic 403 Talking Teenagers Through Tough Times Kirrilee Smout
	Elective topic 404 Creativity & the Arts – The New Hope for the 21st Century Jeff Crabtree
	Elective topic 405 Working with parents Tim Hein
4:00pm-5:15pm	Elective seminars 5
	Elective topic 501 The essence of leadership Mike Pivalachi
	Elective topic 502 Ministry in a post Christian Culture Mark Sayers
	Elective topic 503 Understanding and communicating with adolescents in 2009 Kirrilee Smout
	Elective topic 504 Stirring your creative juices Jeff Crabtree
	Elective topic 505 Ministering to girls (for guys) Lynda Wiles
7:00pm-9:00pm	Main session 4 Mike Pivalachi
9:30pm-11:00pm	Late Nights
Day 4	Sunday October 18
8:30am-9:45am	Elective seminars 6
	Elective topic 601 Lost in Translation – How Teaching Teens is Changing Darren Whitehead
	Elective topic 602 Working with “tough kids Darryl Gardiner
	Elective topic 603 DNA of the great commission Andy Gourley
	Elective topic 604 Lessons along the Way, some reflections after 24 years of Youth Ministry in the same Church Ross Savill
	Elective topic 605 Making Sense of the Old Testament Graham Stanton
10:30am-11:45am	Elective seminars 7
	Elective topic 701 Contemporary Youth Culture Mark Sayers
	Elective topic 702 The Jesus I never Knew Stephen Said
	Elective topic 703 How to lead a small group Tim Hawkins
	Elective topic 704 Pastoral care skills Natasha Bengston
	Elective topic 705 "Today's Teens and the Ancient Text: Creating Effective Engagement " Marty Thompson
1:00pm-3:00pm	Main session 5 Darren Whitehead