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Youth Worker Retreat
September 30, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - October 1, 2016 @ 4:00 pm
Ohio Conference will hold a youth worker retreat at Camp Luz featuring speakers Dr. Randy Keeler, associate professor of religion at Bluffton University; and Brent Lacey, author of the book Rural Youth Ministry: Thrive Where You’re Planted.
Cost for this retreat will be $35 per person for members of Ohio Conference congregations and $50 per person for non-Ohio Conference participants. The registration cost includes lodging, workshops, Friday snack, Saturday breakfast, lunch and snacks, and one resource package per church for Ohio Conference members. Non-Ohio Conference participants may purchase the resource package for an additional $50.
Resource Package Contents
Books
Claim(ing) Faith: Youth Discover the Confession of Faith. DVD. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2013.
Dean, Kenda Creasy, and Ron Foster. The Godbearing Life: The Art of Soul Tending for Youth Ministry. Nashville: Upper Room Books, 1998.
King, David and Margot Starbuck. Overplayed: A Parent’s Guide to Sanity in the World of Youth Sports. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016.
White, Julie Ellison. Tent of Meeting: A 25-day Adventure with God. Scottdale, Pa.: Faith & Life Resources, 2004.
Activities
Soularium Cards: Portable, interesting pictures that can help to spark spiritual conversation with youth
The registration deadline for this retreat has been extended until Friday, Sept. 16. Please register now!
2016 Youth Worker Retreat brochure