Friday Schedule
On Friday morning, April 24, Shift participants will reconvene from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. for three sessions of worship and teaching. The conference concludes at 12:30 p.m.
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Main Session 5
Kara Powell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Fuller Theological Seminary
Transformation that Sticks
Research says that most ministries are not creating experiences that lead to deep transformation. In this session, Kara Powell will speak on how we can create ministry that deepens impact and fosters transformation that sticks through college and beyond.
Read Kara's BioKara Powell, Ph.D., serves as an Assistant Professor of Youth and Family Ministry and the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) at Fuller Theological Seminary. As a twenty-year youth ministry veteran, she speaks regularly at youth ministry conferences and is the author or co-author of a number of books including Deep Leadership, Deep Justice in a Broken .World, Deep Ministry in a Shallow World, and the Good Sex Youth Ministry Curriculum.
Main Session 6
Bill Hybels
Founding and Senior Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church
Leadership Axioms
What are the keys to being the kind of leader that God wants you to be? Bill Hybels will address questions directly from youth leaders about the challenges of leadership, parenthood, ministry and church work. He will share wisdom from his more than 3 decades of experience as one of the most influential church leaders in the world.
Read Bill's BioBill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church and chairman of the board for the Willow Creek Association. A highly sought-after conference speaker on issues related to Christian leaders, Hybels is the best-selling author of more than 20 books including Courageous Leadership and the recently released, Axiom: The Language of Leadership.
Main Session 7
Marcus Buckingham
Revolutionary Author, Speaker, and Researcher on Leadership and Management
The Truth About You
How do we help students truly discover who they were uniquely created to be? How do we help them find the areas that God has gifted them in, and encourage them to build on those strengths? Marcus Buckingham will challenge conventional wisdom by showing us revolutionary findings from the business world that apply directly to how we help students navigate the future.
Read Marcus' BioDrawing from nearly two decades as a senior researcher at The Gallup Organization, Marcus Buckingham has become one of the world's leading authorities on leading and managing. He is the revolutionary author and consultant behind “Strength Revolution,” as well as the best-selling First, Break All the Rules, Now, Discover your Strengths, The One Thing You Need to Know, and the newly published The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success.
Visit www.marcusbuckingham.com for more information.
Please note that all session times are subject to change.