[ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED]
SESSION DESCRIPTION
Leading a ministry often feels more like running a big production than it does caring for the souls of adolescents, families, and volunteers. But our first role as a youth pastor should be to pastor. This Point Leader breakout is for those leaders who lay awake at night asking: "What exactly am I doing? Who are my students becoming? How do student ministries truly help adolescents and families?" More and bigger questions are welcomed. Dialogue will be valued. This will be a safe place to ask hard questions and offer unconventional answers that go way below the programmatic surface.
 | Steve ArgueSteve Argue is the Executive Director of the Contextual Learning Center and Adjunct Professor of Youth Ministry at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He is co-founder of Intersect, which offers theological and missional resources for emerging leaders around the globe. Steve is a consultant, writer, and communicator on youth ministry and adolescent issues. He is a PhD student at Michigan State University. |
SESSION DESCRIPTION
In this session you will understand a way to create ownership in your ministry, to bring clarity to your planning meetings, to navigate change effectively, to build a strategy canvas for your ministry, to engage and enlist the ideas of entire team's, and move those ideas to action with ownership, excellence and purpose.
 | Keith CoteKeith Cote is a consultant in student ministries for the Willow Creek Association. With over 25 years of ministry experience, Keith teaches and trains ministry leaders and students all around the world how to build effective ministries within and around the local church. He consults on leadership and organizational development and is the author of Beyond the Game and Co-author of Vision Moments. |
SESSION DESCRIPTION
The most valuable tool you will ever have as a youth pastor will not be your building, your events or even your budget. The greatest asset to you and your ministry is and always will be – people. In this Point Leader breakout, Kevin will share details and strategies that will help you get the right people on your team.
 | Kevin MooreKevin Moore is the Youth Pastor of Oneighty, the youth ministry of Church on the Move in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For the past 15 years, his passion in life has been to introduce young people to Jesus Christ, helping them walk out their faith in a real and personal way. |
SESSION DESCRIPTION
Join Kurt Johnston in this Point Leader breakout for an inside look at the student ministries of Saddleback Church. Kurt will share the strategies, strengths, and struggles he and the ministry face each day. Plus there will be plenty of time available for a no-holds-barred Q&A session.
 | Kurt JohnstonKurt Johnston is the Junior High Pastor at Saddleback Church in Southern California. He is passionate about encouraging other junior high youth workers, and has written a few books and created a ton of resources with that in mind. Kurt and his wife Rachel have been married since 1991 and have two children, Kayla and Cole. |
SESSION DESCRIPTION
In our fast-changing, fast-paced and very diverse culture, we need to be thinking theologically as youth leaders and teach youth to think theologically. In this Point Leader breakout, we will look at how everything we do teaches theology, from the way we set up a room to what we do in small groups, to what we do in our gatherings. The theology we teach our students may last a lifetime. We will also look at the key theological issues that must be address in order to help students get a theological framework for their post-high school years.
 | Dan KimballDan Kimball served as a high school pastor for many years before helping pioneer Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, California, a ministry designed to reach a post-Christian culture. Dan is a leading voice in the emerging church discussions, is an adjunct faculty member at George Fox Evangelical Seminary and is the author of the recent book They Like Jesus, But Not the Church. |
SESSION DESCRIPTION
As a student of youth culture who serves those who minister to students, Walt Mueller continues to look closely at both the world, and the ministry responses to today's cultural realities. In this point leader breakout, Walt will share some of his observations on student ministry in our current cultural context, noting where we're hitting and perhaps missing the mark. There will be ample time for interaction and discussion, with the hope that God will use the conversation to spark a process of ministry and self-evaluation.
 | Walt MuellerWalt Mueller is the founder and President of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding (CPYU) and has been working with young people and families for 32 years. As a result of his work with CPYU, Walt has become an internationally recognized speaker and author on contemporary youth culture. He has written extensively on youth culture and family issues and is the author of many books, including his most recent, Opie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore: Where Faith, Family, and Culture Collide. |
This track is designed exclusively with ministry point leaders in mind, featuring:
Interactive Group Size—With only 40 point leaders in each workshop, you'll get a high level of personal interaction with some of the most innovative leaders in North America.
Extended Time—3½ hours per session gives you a chance to dig deeper into the issues facing you and your ministry.
Additional Resources—You'll receive free resources including 2 free mp3s of the conference breakouts of your choice!
Network With Other Leaders—Share ideas, encourage one another, and build relationships with other point leaders who understand your challenges.
Point Leaders Lunch—Hosted by Bo Boshers, this special point leaders lunch offers great food and encouragement from the Willow Creek Association's Student Ministries Executive Director [for the attendees of the morning Point Leader Track only].
Special Location—Located a few miles from the Willow Creek Campus at the top-notch facilities of Stonegate Conference Center. [Please plan to provide your own transportation.]
Each session is only $49 for WCA members, and $69 for Non-Members.
Sign up for both morning and afternoon sessions for only $79 [WCA members] or $99 [non-members]!
Register Now—workshops are limited to 40 people and will fill up quickly.
