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