— re:invent —
Is your youth ministry relevant to the church today?
Is youth ministry effectively reaching teenagers and their families? What does the Bible say the primary purpose of youth ministry should be? Throughout the last half of the 20th century the church struggled with how to handle teenagers both inside the church and outside the church. Philosophy for youth ministry has been at the center of that struggle. But has youth ministry changed?
re:invent, a youth and family ministry conference, will equip you to become more effective in leading transformational youth and family ministries in the local church. It will also equip your youth ministry volunteers to practice effective ministry with teenagers and their families while unifying your team for maximum effectiveness.
re:invent will host nationally respected leaders in youth and family ministry that will challenge you and will encourage you to be faithful to the task of reaching and discipling teenagers and their families.
Plenary Speakers
Wayne Rice
www.waynerice.com
Wayne Rice is the co-founder of Youth Specialties and author of dozens of books on youth ministry and parenting including Reinventing Youth Ministry [Again], Generation to Generation, and Engaging Parents as Allies in Youth Ministry. Currently he serves as Pastor to Generations at College Avenue Baptist Church in San Diego, California.
Jim Burns
www.homeword.com
Jim Burns is president of HomeWord and executive director of the HomeWord Center for Youth and Family at Azusa Pacific University. Jim has over 1.5 million resources in print in over 25 languages and can be heard regularly on HomeWord’s daily and weekly radio broadcasts. His recent books include Teaching Your Children Healthy Sexuality, Confident Parenting, and Creating an Intimate Marriage.
Walt Mueller
www.cpyu.org
Walt Mueller is the founder and president of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding. Walt is a recognized authority on youth culture and family issues, and has appeared on numerous media outlets internationally. He has written extensively on youth culture and family issues and is the author of eight books including 99 Thoughts for Parents of Teenagers. His commentary on youth culture is heard daily on 870 radio stations across the United States and Canada on CPYU’s daily radio program, Youth Culture Today.
Musical Guest
Kristian Stanfill
www.kristianstanfill.com