Bay Area Youth Ministry Forum
You are invited to be a part of a day long discussion on the present and future of youth ministry. Your voice and experience is needed to wrestle with and understand the complexity of our context.
We live in an increasingly post-christian, entitled, and hyper-scheduled culture. At the same time, we are called by God and by the church to present the gospel to this next generation. But where is the thin place the gospel can truly enter into this worldview?
The world our students live in is dramatically changing. It is vital for those who are called to reach students to understand these shifts and adjust accordingly. We want to spend the day wrestling with two questions:
1) What is the crisis in these students lives that the gospel solves? In general, for our parents, the crisis was one of rebellion and the solution was justification. Our crisis is one of brokenness and the solution is redemption. For our students???
2) How do we structure a program within the church to that meets the real needs of students and satisfies the expectations of our church leadership?
We are glad to have Mark Oestreicher join us as our facilitator in this forum. Mark has over 30 years of experience and has been a part of all the major conversations regarding youth ministry for the last decade. He is an expert on culture, adolescent development, and church systems. time with him alone will make this forum worthy your while.
Would you consider bringing your expertise of our culture and context to the table as we work together to answer these important questions?
Important Information:
Who: Youth workers who do ministry within the context of the local church in the bay area.
Where: BayMarin Community Church 150 N. San Pedro Rd. San Rafael, CA 94903
When: Saturday October 6. 9am – 4:00. Optional dinner and drinks with Mark afterwards.
Cost: $59 early bird registration. $69 after August . Lunch is included. Scholarships available.
Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/232816
