conferences

What type of training are you looking for?

January 31, 2013 by doug 9 Comments

I get asked every week, sometimes several times a week, about mentoring and/or coaching. It got me thinking… I speak at a lot of youth ministry conferences and I’m wondering if conferences are still effective?

Do leaders want both–Conferences to gather with “the many” and coaching to have more intentional time?
Do you want variety or are you seeking something specific for your leadership development?

Please share your response by taking this quick survey:

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Filed Under: Leadership, poll, posts Tagged With: advancement, conferences, Leadership, learning, mentoring, training

Student Leadership Conference

November 26, 2012 by doug 5 Comments

There are few things I love more than our Student Leadership Conference. We’re expanding it to 3 locations this summer (see below). I hope you can join us and get your group in on the early bird rate. It’s the least expensive camp that I know of…great prices if you get in early. Would love for you to join us! –Doug

Did you know you don’t have to register individuals for SLC — just reserve your spots now! We don’t need the names of who you are bringing, we just want to know how many people you are bringing. So take a look around your ministry and ask yourself….who’s ready?

REGISTER NOW and take advantage of our VERY EARLY registration rate of $99 per student and $69 per adult.

Never heard of Student Leadership Conference?

SLC is a conference designed to train your teenagers to better understand their role as leaders in your ministry. Over the last several years, we’ve learned that this conference isn’t for everyone in your group, but it is perfect for those who are READY! You’ve got some who are ready to follow Jesus and impact their school, family, community and church. At SLC we’ll help them discover their gifts, explore their passion, and develop their potential leadership within their youth group.

Come and find out why so many youth workers are saying Student Leadership Conference has changed their youth ministry!

Question: if you brought your students to one of our Student Leadership Conferences, would you be willing to comment and share what they learned? If so, go here.

Filed Under: Student Leadership Tagged With: conferences, early bird, Leadership, SLC 2013, student leadership, youth ministry

5 reasons I love gathering at the National Youth Workers’ Convention (NYWC)

July 30, 2012 by doug 2 Comments

For the last several weeks we’ve been talking on our podcast (the YouthMinistryGarage) about doing show #200 live at the National Youth Workers’ Convention in San Diego. We’ve had some of our show sponsors talk about how they want to turn it into a party… we’re really excited about it.

It got me thinking… I’ve only missed one NYWC in the last 25+ years and I’m so excited about 2012. There’s many reasons why this is an incredible event for me, but here’s 5 reasons I’m excited about this year’s NYWC:

1. It’s like a family-reunion: I’ve never had the privilege of bring to a Fields’ family reunion, but this is the closest thing to it for me. Many of my youth ministry relationships are like family.

2. The Big-room general sessions: I love the music, the creativity, the videos, the laughter, and being challenged by thought-leaders in ministry.

3. Talking marriage & family: For the last several years Cathy & I have had the privilege of sharing from our 28 years of marriage and our 30 years of youth ministry in seminars. This year we’ve been given extended time that we’re really excited about.

4. New features: I’ve been in a couple planning meetings with Mark Matlock (the new leader of YS) and I’ve been blown away by the creativity and risk-taking that he’s willing to implement this year. The best of NYWC will stay the same while some fun adjustments and experiments will appear.

5. Podcast #200: I’m definitely biased on this one, but it will be a blast to be in the same room with many of our friends/team who listen and interact regularly with the YouthMinistryGarage. Grateful to our sponsors for making this happen: YS, YM360, LeaderTreks, APU and RemedyLive.

I know there are a lot of great training options out there, but I’d love for you to join me as we gather the most diverse and largest group of youth workers in the country. I can’t wait!

Here are the dates:
San Diego: October 12-14, 2012
Dallas: November 16-18, 2012

If you register by THIS Friday August 3rd, you’ll get the Super Early Bird Rate and save $90 per person. Click here for all the different prices.

Question: If you’re going to one of the NYWC, which one… and what are you most excited about? Share it here.

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