Tic Long (president of events at YS), Dan Webster (Authentic Leadership, Inc.), and Mike Flavin (25+ years youth ministry veteran) will facilitate this time to probe and discuss the personal, family, professional, and spiritual issues that impact our ability to stay in youth ministry long-term. Topics will also cover leadership dynamics and challenges such as lasting as an effective leader, leading a church session as a youth pastor, and keeping your heart soft toward God.

Join Jeanne Stevens (director of training at YS) at the first-ever Women in Youth Ministry Summit. Come together with other women in youth ministry for a time of conversation, community, and challenge. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been serving in youth ministry for years, your perspective and experience are needed.

Mark Oestreicher (president of YS) and Mark Riddle (youth ministry consultant) have been wrestling with change in the world of youth ministry for a few years now, and they’re starting to see some paths forward. But this won’t be a seminar on the future. It’ll be an open-format discussion with themes (chosen by those who attend) on where we should head, how we should change, and what it might look like in your local context.

Be rested. Be renewed. And be challenged to find new and sustainable ways to minister out of a place of rest and deep love in a world that’s continually moving faster. Mark Oestreicher (husband, father, president of YS) and Jeannie Oestreicher (wife, mother, spiritual director) have been exploring what this means in their own lives, and they want to provide an opportunity for you to do the same. It will offer intentional time and space for individuals to reconnect with God—and with themselves—in whatever ways they need to. Jeannie and Marko will also be facilitating various prayer practices that will help open you to the transforming work of God.