The Northeast Youth Ministry Summit – Changing World, Unchanging Word is co-sponsored by the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding and Reformed Youth Ministries.
The Northeast Youth Ministry Summit is a lively gathering of rookie youth workers and seasoned veterans who come together to be equipped for ministry while connecting in rich community for four days of youth ministry training. The conference brings together some of the best and most experienced practitioners who will train and encourage you with depth and faithfulness to know God’s Word and how to best communicate it in today’s world.
Ashley Belknap, Executive Director , will be teaching one opening intensive and one seminar.
Opening Intensive – Discipleship for Students Impacted by Disability
This seminar will focus on strategies for Bible teaching that go a step beyond sitting and listening in a lecture-style Sunday school or large group. Participants will learn appropriate long-term and short-term goals when teaching students the Bible. You will learn ways to discern the needs of your students individually (for 1:1 and small groups) and collectively (for large groups). We will discuss ways to adjust your teaching for the present needs in the classroom and creative ways to increase support for students with greater needs without changing your entire strategy. This seminar will also help you understand the basics of unique learning differences, the place for motivation, and ways to increase each student’s ability to pay attention. We will also discuss how to support relational growth between the student impacted by disability and his or her leaders and peers.
Seminar – Supporting Students With Challenging Behaviors
Students who exhibit challenging behaviors in youth ministry—as a result of their growth and development or unique needs related to a disability—are often left behind in their growth spiritually and relationally. In this seminar, you will learn ways every student ministry leader or volunteer can positively support challenging behaviors in youth ministry. We will discuss how to understand behavior as communication. You will receive strategies for increasing appropriate communication, reducing problem behaviors, and helping all students grow into emotionally strong young adults. You will also learn ways to frame motivation through the lens of the gospel.
