MAIN TEACHING SESSIONS:

Kenda Creasy Dean
• Youth Ministry in the Empty Season
• Youth Ministry in the Desert Season
• Youth Ministry in the Rainy Season

Marv Penner
• Losing My Religion - The Tragedy of Adolescent Faith Abandoned
• The Positive Place of Adolescents in the Church
• Youth Ministry - Clarifying Our Call

EXTENDED SEMINARS (Thursday only)
• Hope and healing for hurting kids (Marv Penner)
• Worshipping at the Church of Benign Whatever-ism  (Kenda Creasy Dean)

SEMINARS
• Understanding today’s teens (Angie Nicholl) A deeper look at local Northern Irish adolescents based on Angie’s recent research
• Standing in the Gap (A Panel of local experts) Creating ‘local’ conversations about the changing church in the 21st Century in Ireland and where youth ministry fits into it 

PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS
• Reaching out: mission to the 21st century teenager (Keith Neill)
• Called to Care: pastoral care for young people (Clare Woodward)
• Big Picture: thinking strategically about your youth work (Graeme Thompson)
• ‘Not just all fun and games’: learning through creative activity (Andrew Brannigan & Paul Brown)