National Youth Ministry Convention 2011

NYMC is back for 2011. It’s a youth ministry conference held every two years in Australia. Here are my blog posts from the 2007 event (I couldn’t make it in 2009). It has speakers and participants from a spectrum of different youth ministries and theological camps. I think it’s a valuable conference and would encourage you to come along and join in the conversation! Register by June 30 for the early bird spesh.

I’ll be running an elective and a professional development seminar. Details below…

Here’s the blurb for my PDS Online Youth Ministry

A ‘Digital Native’ is someone who has grown up in a digital and web-connected world. How do we effectively minister to ‘Digital Natives’? The Internet brings with it great dangers as well as incredible opportunities. How can we teach our young people to avoid the harmful while leveraging it for good? This seminar will not just raise the questions; it will give you an achievable strategy for developing an effective web presence for your youth ministry. This includes creating a website, using social media and protecting children online.

Here’s the blurb for my elective Cross Centred Youth Ministry

In each generation, we are only ever a small step from losing the gospel. Generation 1 preaches the gospel; generation 2 assumes the gospel; generation 3 neglects the gospel; and generation 4 denies the gospel. How do we avoid this potential slippery slope with this current generation? The key to keeping the gospel is keeping the cross of Christ central to all that we do. We preach the cross not just for conversion, but as the daily bread for the Christian. How can we keep the cross central in our youth ministries? Do our ministries actually reflect the cross?

Check out the NYMC website for more info. I hope to see you there!!