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RELOAD CONFERENCE SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH! Workshop Information

2020 Vision For Schools: Transforming Public Education Within A Single Generation Of Students
Adults promise children that if they stay in school they will be equipped to succeed in life, but we have failed to make good on that promise for generations -- with high school graduation rates in some cities hovering at or below 30%. First-graders in Fall 2008 will graduate high school in 2020. Come explore how urban ministries can transform public education within a single generation of students by activating congregations, adopting schools, and becoming answers to prayer.

Discipleship: An Effective Method of Mentoring Urban Youth
As urban youth continually endure the adversities of single-parent homes, unsafe neighborhoods and failing municipal systems, the need for nurturing and consistent adult relationships is exceedingly apparent. Discipleship is one form of mentoring that can transform the relationships you have with your youth and subsequently transform their relationship with Jesus. Come and learn from practitioners in the urban youth ministry field who will share stories of success as well as give practical guidelines for discipleship.

Rev Up Your Bible Teaching: How to Counter a Culture that Would Rather Watch TV than Listen to You
Many youth leaders would agree with their peers who complain that the Bible teaching they've experienced just isn't meeting the real needs of their youth. "It doesn't seem to be dealing with the tough issues of violence, blended families, or divorce. They're bored!" How do we bring truth into their lives that integrate into their thought processes? How do we help them ask good questions and find related answers in the Bible? How can God and His truth really make sense in their life? This session will focus on answering those questions and help the youth worker create learner-oriented environments where the Bible makes sense in the world of urban youth.

Girls and Boys: Adjusting Your Ministry to Be More Gender-Sensitive in an Urban Environment
It's no secret that girls and boys are wired differently. Yet we don't often adjust our ministry to be gender sensitive. Boys struggle with knowing what it means to be a man. Girls use their sexuality as power. This workshop provides an overview of some of the traditional issues that are generally associated with girls and boys as well as guide you through some of the current issues that urban youth are facing. You'll walk away with an eagerness to meet the challenges of being gender-specific in your relational ministry.

Jump Starting Your Youth Ministry: Planning for Success
If you're new to youth ministry, or if you've been in the game for awhile and need to sharpen your skills, this session is for you! You'll walk away with 1) A conventional tool box of strategies and tactics that will help you build a relational youth ministry, 2) Insights for organizing a program that responds to the broad, yet specific youth-related issues that emerge from urban communities, 3) A sense of urgency to get home and call your youth!

Core Values of a Youth Worker: Laying a Foundation for Ministry
You've heard it said that "Values are caught, not taught." Is there a set of core values that every urban youth worker should live through and live out? If so, what are they and how should we integrate them into our life, ministry and youth ministry? This session will help you to find a foundational theology on which to build values for ministry that will help you stand strong against the tests and adversities of life.

Teen Leadership Track (for high school students only)
As you envision and develop the emerging young leaders around you, think about bringing your TOP high school student leaders for a deeper leadership training experience designed just for them.
Dealing With Life: Let's Get Real
Do you remember when we used to tell kids to “just say no” to alcohol, drugs, and SEX? Well what do we do now when teenagers say “no” to sex, but are confused about how to respond to their own “sexuality?” How many teenagers are told to “just go to church, accept the Lord as your personal Savior, get baptized – and you’re home free?” Well what happens when they can’t figure out how to manage their temple in the midst of teenage environments and teenage pressure? How can teenagers become fit for the Kingdom now and not choose to wait until they become middle-aged adults? How can teens be in a continual posture to access the fruits of the Kingdom both now and in the future? Your teenagers will learn the answers and gain practical applications to address these questions.

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