
Youth Ministry Forum
February 28 - 29, 2020
Friday 6pm - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 4pm
Flagler College Ringhaver Student Center
Registration
- $30 fee per individual
- $300 group rate for 10 or more participants (from the same church/organization)
Continental Breakfast and Lunch are included
Keynote
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Nathan Stucky, PhD"Wrestling with Rest"
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Workshops

Rev. Kermit Moss
“What Does Hip Hop Have to do with Jesus?”Hip-hop and the church, perfect together? Not quite. Given that our churches are losing more people every year, it’s more important than ever to stay connected, and Kendrick Lamar, J-Cole and Lil Wayne might be able to help. See church and Bible study from their perspectives and learn how hip-hop is influencing our culture, politics, clothing and social media…globally! As the most popular genre of music in the United States, hip-hop is here to stay, and this seminar will explore how it is speaking to young people and how the Church can learn from its cultural imagination.

Rev. Katie Douglass, PhD
“Becoming Culturally Responsive to Teenagers Today”This workshop will share the best practices coming out of educational theory on how to become responsive to the cultural identities of youth. We will work together to develop skills for talking about ethnicity, gender, age, ability and disability grounded in a robust theological framework.

Ben Conner, PhD
“Befriending and Including Disability in Youth Ministry”Disability in an unsurprising aspect of human existence. How can we shift from thinking of disability in terms of deficits and pathologies and embrace the people who are disabled in ways that honors their gifts and contributions to the body of Christ? In this session, we will consider together the theology and practices that help youth ministry move toward inclusive ministry where everybody belongs and everybody serves.

Sam Coleman
“The Least, The Last, The Lost”This workshop will deal with serving and bringing the Gospel to primarily minority youth in places usually forgotten and looked on negatively. We’ll explore how to minister to kids and families who society would consider the LEAST, due to their social or economic status and often thought of LAST when it comes to resources. We will discuss some often overlooked realities and explore practical methodologies and tools that are helpful in our outreach to this community.

Megan DeWald
“Grief, Grace, and Grit: Doing Youth Ministry When Life Sucks”The beautiful and challenging work of youth ministry requires leaders to live their lives with the watchful gaze of young people who observe it all—the good, the bad, and the occasional wrecking ball of grief. In this workshop, participants will reflect on different experiences of grief and will engage in conversation about the risky work of youth-ministry-while-grieving, exploring how to be authentic with young people, while carefully attending to our own emotional and spiritual labor.

Justin Forbes
"Back to the Basics of Youth Ministry"Somehow your love of God has led you to teenagers…God bless you! In this workshop we will spend our time going over some foundational aspects of youth ministry like building relationships with young people, letting our faith shape our ministries, and looking for meaningful ways to invite young people into this life of faith. We will share experiences, tell stories, and encourage one another in this incredibly important work!

Nate Stucky, PhD
“Life through Death: A journey of discipleship, loss, and resurrection hope”Practical theologian Megan DeWald asserts that the church’s problem is that it wants immortality rather than resurrection. In other words, the church would rather be fruitless on life support than to undergo death on the journey to new life. This workshop explores the reality of loss and death on the journey of discipleship and ministry while insisting that the core message of the Gospel always includes resurrection hope.

Schedule
Registration, Worship and Keynote
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Continental Breakfast, Rolling Check-In
8:00am - 8:30am
Worship and Large Group Session
8:30am - 10:15am
Coffee Break
10:15am - 10:30am
Workshops
10:30am - 11:45am
Lunch
11:45am - 1:15pm
Workshops
1:15pm - 2:30pm
Afternoon Coffee
2:30pm - 2:45pm
Worship and Keynote
2:45pm - 4:00pm
Testimonial
"For the third year in a row our youth ministry team of staff, interns and volunteers look forward to attending the Youth Ministry Forum at Flagler College. It is a great time of spiritual renewal for our leaders as we share a few days away together, hear awesome keynote speakers and discuss practical topics in break out sessions. This event is a priority for enriching our leadership team."
Kimberly Sanders
Director of Student Ministries
First Presbyterian Church in North Palm Beach
Hotel Accommodations
For those needing hotel arrangements, a block of rooms are on hold at:
Local Highlights of St. Augustine
Looking for a few recommendations while visiting this beautiful city? Here you will find some local favorites for eating, shopping and sightseeing.
Putt Putt on the Bay Front
111 Avenida Menendez, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Bay front mini golf is Florida’s oldest mini golf course and a lot of fun for people of all ages!
The Hyppo
Website
48 Charlotte St, St. Augustine, FL 32084
The Hyppo offers yummy, all natural, and unique popsicles with new flavors every day.
Peace Pies
Website
8 Aviles St, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Peace Pies offers yummy ice-cream sandwiches with an extra pie filling inside.
Kilwins Chocolates
Website
140 St George St, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Kilwins is a chocolate shop that offers many different kinds of delicious chocolate, fudge, candy, ice-cream, and more!
Relampago Coffee
Website
74 Spanish St, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Relampago Coffee is a modern coffee house that offers a variety of great coffee, tea, and pastries.
Pizzaalley’s
Website
117 St George St, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Pizzaalley’s serve’s delicious pizza, salads, and more. You can get a slice of pizza right away in the front room, as well as enjoy a sit down meal in the Chianti room.
Burrito Works Taco Shop
Website
114 St George St, St. Augustine, FL 32080
Taco shop has several selections of yummy meals to choose from. You can enjoy nachos, tostadas, burrito bowls, and more.
A1A
Website
1 King St #101, St. Augustine, FL 32084
A1A is a brewery that offers seasonal beer as well as delicious American food such as sandwiches and steak.
Catch 27
Website
40 Charlotte St, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Catch 27 is a Seafood restaurant offering delicious made-from-scratch meals using locally caught seafood.
Questions
For questions about the Youth Ministry Forum or to request more information call us at 904-862-8644 or contact:
YouthMinForum@flagler.edu