Session 1:
We Don't Need No Stinkin' Thinkin (Head)
Session 2:
Looking for Leaders in All the Wrong Places (Heart)
Session 3:
A New Kind of Volunteer Description (Hands 101) 
Session 4:
New Insight WIthout Implementation Creates Wasted Space (Hands 201)

Session 1:
All Things Volunteers (retaining, maintaining, sustaining) 
Session 2:
All Things Programming (outreach, missions, worship, discipleship)
Session 3:
All Things Infrastructure (calendar, rhythmic flow, ongoing maintenance, admin)
Session 4:
All Things You (boundaries, time management, saying no, quitting)

Session 1:
The Jesus-less Gospel
Session 2:
Answering the Best Question of All Time
Session 3:
Helping Teenagers Find Their True Name
Session 4:
A Beeline for Everything In Ministry

Have we taken Jesus for granted in our lives and ministries that we’ve essentially stopped relating to Him as He really is? Even more, have we so “understood” Jesus that the pursuit of Him is far less interesting to us than the pursuit of relational ministry or postmodern worship or Christian disciplines or culturally relevant approaches to Bible study? If we made youth ministry a brilliant tips and techniques subservient to a youth ministry that is radically, creatively, passionately, uncomfortably centered around Jesus, how would it change the way we see our calling? More important, how would it change what we do in youth ministry? Together we’ll explore what youth ministry looks like when it follows C.H. Spurgeon’s guiding vision: “In everything you do, make a beeline to Jesus.” This track is both personally transforming and packed with ministry ideas.

Session 1:
The Anatomy of Stuck-ness
Session 2:
The 411 On Sustainable Youth Ministry
Session 3:
Working Together—Building Teams that Win
Session 4:
You Are Here—Assessing Your Own Ministry & Designing Your Own Blueprint

Every youth worker wants to build a thriving ministry to teenagers, but very few know how to find the train tracks that lead to the “thriving” Promised Land. A life-transforming sustainable youth ministry can never be built on a disjointed collection of ideas from popular books, models or workshops—that actually most often produces frustration and a nagging sense of unrealized potential. It’s crucial to first determine an established structure that will propel it forward. Learn how to build your ministry with intentionality—with advice, ideas and strategies from the gold standard of youth ministry consultants.

Session 1:
Theologically? But I’m a Youth Pastor, Who Needs Theology?
Session 2:
Practical Theology: The Task of Every Youth Worker
Session 3:
Taming the Practical Theology Method (as only a youth worker could)
Session 4:
Thinking, Programming, Leading and Loving Theologically

With all that we do, all that we give, and all we’re responsible for, it’s easy to feel like the gas tank is on empty. And if you add to those general ministry stressors another layer of stress-shellac—the messages, philosophies, ideas, models, and strategies that you’re supposed to be implementing-you can sink in confusion. This track will help you, whether you’re brand new or have been at it for years, to lead and guide a ministry that’s theologically grounded and shaped. You’ll learn how to profoundly and proactively incarnate the Gospel into a rapidly changing youth culture.

Session 1:
Out of the Bunker and Into the World: The Youth Worker and Culture
Session 2:
Trend Watching1: A brief Look at the Youth Culture Landscape
Session 3:
Trend Watching 2: A brief Look at the Youth Culture Landscape
Session 4:
Ministering In 21st Century Athens: Suggestions, Strategies and Responses

Cultural change is speeding up—whether you’re 81, 41 or 21, the teenagers you know and loe are growing up in a world very different from the one you grew up in. As cross-cultural missionaries called to point teenagers to the cross, it’s not only necessary to know the Word we communicate, but also we must know the cultural context and nuances of the world we’re called to reach. In this track, we’ll unpack some of the major cultural trends shaping young people today, and lead you into an understanding of how those trends should inform and shape our ministry response.

Session 1:
HURT: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers
Session 2:
When it REALLY Hurts
Session 3:
Life Hurts, God Heals
Session 4:
Ministering to a Hurting Generation

The “everyday issues” kids are facing seem to be getting more and more complex. With addictions, abuse, eating disorders, family brokenness, self-injury and violence on the increase, we find ourselves more often left facing the wounds of students whose trust has been deeply betrayed. Whatever the circumstances, this deep hurt makes it more difficult for kids to accept our love and ultimately much more difficult for them to experience intimacy with God. Whether you do youth ministry vocationally or as a volunteer, this practical track will help you explore the complex, everyday hurts of kids and will outline a path back to healing and wholeness—a path which you have the privilege of walking with your hurting young friends.

Ever look at a junior higher and wonder, “What’s going on in that head?!” Get a crash course into the brain of a junior higher as we look at some of the key developmental areas and how they inform your ministry to this fantastic age group! In this Half-Track, we will take a look at several strategies to building a healthy junior high ministry. Believe it or not, knowing WHY you do something is just as important as knowing WHAT you want to do!

Session 1:
The Be-With Factor: Rethinking Ministry Effectiveness
Session 2:
How to Discover the Right Student Mentor
Session 3:
Be-With Moments: Understanding What to do When Mentoring a Student
Session 4:
Repositioning Your Influence: Recognizing the Blueprint of Spiritual Transformation

What’s the best way to form Jesus in the life of a student? Simply put, it’s to do what Jesus did. Select a few young guys or girls so that deep transformation happens for a lifetime. This track will give you and your team practical steps to ensure that spiritual transformation is happening in supernatural ways using ordinary people like you and me. If you’re ready to do something about your junior & senior high students leaving their faith after graduation, then this track is for you.

Session 1:
Ground-Zero for Spiritual and Numeric Growth
Session 2:
Small Group Implmentation Made Easy
Session 3:
A Hands-On Model of a Small Group
Session 4:
Finding and Training Leaders When You Don’t Have Any

Discipleship through small groups is the one pragmatic element that is consistently the starting point for healthy youth ministry. If you desire clear direction on How to run a thriving small group ministry, this track is for you. You’ll learn: keys to a strong volunteer base; non-negotiable ingredients for a thriving small-group program; how to sell small groups to students, parents and potential leaders; moment-by-moment small group schedule; a hand-on visualization of small group leaders led by some of Jeanne’s real students; easy ways to raise up and motivate leaders; how to avoid pitfalls that unravel small group.