Youth Pastors:

In the past, we have provided hotel rooms for youth pastors bringing 5 or more students to College Days. This year, we will be providing better incentives to serve you. Click here for more.

Youth Pastors and youth workers are welcome to join us for College Days and participate in all scheduled events. There is no cost for youth workers to attend College Days activities or the TALK secessions at the North Central Center for Youth and Leadership.

TALK is designed to support Youth Pastors, workers, leaders and parents as they minister to today’s young people. Whether you are a Pastor of a large youth group or a small one, a volunteer or a parent - TALK is for you.

TALK sessions are geared to provide you with valuable information, resources and gleen from the years of experience from each topics presenter. These relevant sessions will provide valuable insight that you can utilize to enhance your ministry.

TALK presenters are experienced experts that daily train future leaders at North Central as professors. Their specialties extend in the NCU based Center for Youth & Leadership. Visit www.CYL.com for information about the Center and TALK’s panel of experts.

Thursday, March 27 TALK Schedule

Session 1 1:30-3:00 Center for Youth & Leadership

Session 1A – CYL Loft "Transitions" - Position your church to help students effectively transistion from adolescence to emerging adulthood. Brian Pingel

Session 1B – CYL Basement "Ascend" - Whether your youth ministry consists of 5 kids or 500, this interactive workshop will help your ministry begin to ascend to the next level of effectiveness. Tracy Paino & Nate Ruch

Session 1C – CYL Conference Room “Outta the Box” - This interactive session will encourage, guide and equip you and your ministry to do things differently, more effectively. Explore your creativeness and how to impact youth in a new and exciting way. Steve Hays

Session 2 3:15-4:45 Center for Youth & Leadership

Session 2A – CYL Loft "Emerging Sexuality" - Sexual identity is something that every teen struggles with in some way. This workshop will help you effectively support your teens through this difficult formation issue. Brian Pingel

Session 2B – CYL Basement "Creativity" - This interactive workshop will help take your current ideas to places you've never thought possible. Bring some ideas and work with others to see them come to life. Tracy Paino & Moses Mendoza

Friday, March 28 TALK Schedule

Breakfast 8:00-8:30 WWC Chapel

TALK Unplugged 8:30-10:30 WWC Chapel

This session will consist of a variety of encouraging activities:

• Dynamic worship time • Youth ministry today group discussion led by Nate Ruch • Steve Hays - ministry motivational talk • Numerous youth ministry resource presentation • Peer fellowship • Give-a-ways

Thursday
1:30-3:00 Session 1 CYL
3:15-4:45 Session 2 CYL
5:00-6:00 Dinner CYL
6:30 Service with Steve Hays & One Accord ’08 WWC Sanctuary
Friday
8:00-8:30 Breakfast WWC Chapel
8:30-10:30 TALK Unplugged WWC Chapel
10:50 Service with Steve Hays & ’08 Worship Live WWC Sanctuary