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Following Jesus is the greatest adventure of all: the God who made the world, inviting us to help him rebuild it. The radical call of the kingdom offers a thrilling, long-term journey of meaning and purpose. So why do so many young people choose to turn their back on it before that adventure has even really begun?
This year at the National Youth Ministry Weekend, we're going to ask perhaps the toughest and most important question of discipleship: how do we make it stick? So many young people start out on the road of faith, but soon end up in the ditches of doubt, distraction and despair. What can we do to give them the best chance of growing lifelong faith?

In this webinar we’ll hear from Esther Prior on the topic of Missional Design, what is it and how can churches use the principles to shape their ministry, especially when considering children and young people. Topics will include how to set a clear mission, vision and values, setting up good governance and creating intentional pathways by asking ‘what next’ for each stage of a person’s journey through the church community. About Esther: Esther is married to Matt, who is also ordained, and they have two children. She is the vicar of St John’s Egham, and chair of Trinity College, Bristol.

The conference particularly focuses on the theme of Beyond the Familiar: Exploring evangelism in the unknown asking what we can learn from parts of the church with which we may be unfamiliar and the gift and challenge that they bring. Also TED type talks on; Evangelism amongst 20s-30s – sharing the good news with digital natives, Evangelism as storytelling, Trauma-informed evangelism – sharing the good news with those hurt by the church, ‘Spiritual but not religious’ – good news for the nones.

The Conference for Pastors to connect your entrepreneurs and unleash them to be fully alive in their Business, your Church, and our Cities. In a world full of division and tribalism, these are the few places where people are finding common ground. According to a recent Gallup Poll, small businesses are trusted 9x more than politicians and 2x more than churches.
Every day, the people where we live and work are looking to entrepreneurs for leadership. How entrepreneurs build and invest shapes culture. They can be sources of brokenness or instruments of redemption. The world is coming to them.
"Rarely have I seen rapid growth in a church without a dynamic engaged group of business leaders. These are people who help innovate and also fund ministry growth.”