Workshops
Workshops at YOUTH 2023 are each one-hour in length and happen on July 26 and 27. Everyone will have the opportunity to attend up to three workshops per day. Each workshop will be offered multiple times. Every member of your group does not need to attend the same workshop. In fact, we encourage groups to let their attendees find what most interests them and compare learnings! All workshop rooms are in the Ocean Center, and most rooms will seat between 75-150 participants.
There are two "workshop" opportunities that require advance registration: the YOUTH 2023 Mass Choir and the "Tech Track" – those opportunities will take place at various times during the YOUTH event.
This page will receive regular updates that will include times, leadership, and further descriptions as the event start date gets closer.
A Ministry Strategy That Works
Youth Ministry doesn’t have to be hard. (Grow strategy)Youth Ministry serves a greater purpose. (Hebrews…
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A Taste of Discovery Weekend
Students and leaders will encounter the basics of Discovery Weekend as participants in this two-session…
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A Vile Past -> A Vital Future
Why did John Wesley, in his own words, “submit to be more vile” in 1739?…
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An Outsider's Welcome
The workshop will concentrate on the narrative of Ruth and Boaz from the Epic of…
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Being on the YOUTH 2027 Design Team/Design Team Reflections
Interested to learn about what it takes to be on the YOUTH event Design Team?…
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Community Resiliency Model - Helping Yourself and Others
The primary focus of this skills-based, stabilization program is to re-set the natural balance of…
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Connecting the Discord Generation
Connecting youth to each otherReality and difference of this generation and their giftsHealthy socialization, it’s…
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Courageous Conversations
Courageous Conversations are structured dialogues for learning. Now more than ever, the church has an…
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Creating Ministries That Matter: Theological Innovation in Your Context
Leaders will be guided through the Innovation Lab’s five-phase Theological Innovation Process as a pathway…
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Creative Prayer (With Paint!)
This is to help the youth focus on prayer life. For them to realize there…
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Cultivating a BOLD Voice: Writing for Worship
This workshop teaches processes and disciplines to help participants nurture and develop their gifts and…
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Developing Your Leadership Skills
By understanding your leadership style and how to improve upon it, you will be able…
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Discerning Your Calling
A deeper sense of calling as being‚ not doing. Gaining practices and tools of discernment…
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Everyone Belongs. Everyone Benefits.
It’s no mistake we’re a diverse people. God’s creativity in your design can be a…
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From Mercy to Justice
The workshop will look at the difference between mercy and justice and what as people…
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God of the Bible
Words matter, and the way we talk about God says a lot about our beliefs…
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Holier Conversations: Implementing Reflective Structured Dialogue in Your Ministry
This workshop, designed for adult youth leaders and older youth, will introduce attendees to the…
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Holy Disruptions: Engaging Students in Theological Reflection
Leaders will be introduced to CYMTs Holy Disruptions method for youth ministry. They will briefly…
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How to Lovingly Disagree and Coexist with Others
We will focus on 1 Corinthians 13:1 – 3 where Paul tells us that Love…
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Jurisdictional Youth Ministry
There are at least 3 of the 5 Jurisdictional Secretaries who have attended multiple Youth…
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Learn From Each Other. Steal From the Best!
During this workshop, I will talk for about 20 minutes and then there will be…
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Left On Read: How To Respond To God's Call
Hearing God’s call on your life requires faith; responding to God’s call requires wisdom and…
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Methodist Gaming: Twitch, Digital Ministry, and the Market Cross
Learn how to be a streamer with the numerous ministry possibilities on Twitch, for both…
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Mindfulness Practices for Youth
Do you wish you could calm your mind, reduce stress and fear, and find stillness…
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Mission Mistakes: See Differently - Serve Differently
As our understanding of the church’s role in mission continues to develop, we invite youth…
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Money Matters: How Investing Can Positively Impact People and the Planet
What does it mean to invest money, and how can investing your money have a…
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Not Your Grandma's Worship: Leading Outside the Box
Sometimes, we put worship in a box and think that it can only look a…
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Overt and Covert Racism at Work in the World Today
In this workshop we will be looking at the subtle side of racism and how…
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Pioneering a New Conference Youth Ministry
Youth leaders will hear about the Great Plains Conference’s restructure of youth ministry after combining…
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Seek and You Shall Find: Living the Kin-dom
The workshop leads youth through a one-hour session that will teach participants to find the…
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Taking the Weights Off Children's Life in Guatemala
ACD will know that all of our goals will be accomplished by simply educating youth…
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Tech Track
UPDATE: Registration for the Tech Track is now closed. This workshop experience required pre-registration, that…
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Telling Your Story: Writing for The Upper Room Daily Devotional Guide
This workshop is designed for participants to engage with the ministry of The Upper Room…
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The Godbearing Life: The Art of Soul Tending for Youth Ministry
Would you like to rechart a course for youth ministry that fuels the faith of…
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Third Culture Kids: what it means to be a global nomad and ways you can help roots grow.
I hope to bridge the gap for youth leaders on ways in which they can…
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Trauma Informed Youth Ministry
Does it feel like you are dealing with more behavioral issues every time your group…
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Using Your Gifts to Generate Good
Our workshop aims to equip older youth with information that will help them discern their…
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What Really Matters to Young People: Highlights from a 2022 Research Study
Share learning from research (among UMC and non-UMC youth ages 15 – 22 year old)…
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What's a Methodist? - It's All in the Details!
I will have participants take a short online survey with questions ranging from: Christ’s physical…
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Who Can We Be Together? A Biblical Exploration of Luke 13
We want to engage the teens in studying Luke 13. We hope that the youth…
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Women in Youth Ministry
Being a woman called to ministry can be tricky. Youth ministry in particular can require…
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