Today's Teens Conference 2021 - Reimagine
The Today’s Teens Conference is one of Canada’s longest running youth ministry training conferences. This year over 1300 Youth Workers, Camp Staff, Student leaders, Ministry Leaders and Parents from every province and territory came together to REIMAGINE youth ministry for the digital and physical world.
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BREAKOUT | ANTI RACISM & RECONCILIATION AWARENESS
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BREAKOUT | BRINGING HOPE TO AT RISK AND VIOLENT YOUTH
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The Local Church as a Force for Good in the City -Calvin Russell / Kaarina Hsieh
YU is deeply committed to working alongside local churches to impact young people in our communities. Why? What good can churches do in their neighborhoods? Why does belonging matter and how can the church be such a place for the youth of our city? This dynamic conversation focuses on creatin...
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How Do You Respond to the Complex Needs of a Million Youth - Carl Nash
With almost 1 million (10-25 year olds) in the GTA - the individual, community and systemic needs are complex. How does lasting change happen? What is the unique contribution that faith-based organizations can play? What types of partnerships are required? This conversation explores pursuing ...
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Can the Local Church Really be a Welcoming Place for All - Loreli Cockram
"I want to get to know Jesus, but want nothing to do with the church." It's not an unfamiliar refrain for many of the youth YU serves, yet one of YU's priorities is to see young people find life-long community in local churches. How can we embrace the often messy and circuitous journey of welco...
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How to Transform a Neighborhood - A case study in South Etobicoke - Becky Cripps
Since 2014, YU has been working in South Etobicoke with a heart to see young people and this entire community transformed by God's love and power. What does community transformation look like and how can we actually see it happen? Who's needed at the table to accomplish such a lofty vision? Jo...
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Hope for the Walking Wounded - Mental Health - Brett Ullman
Life is good … until its not. Dark clouds come in all shapes and sizes and leave us asking where do we turn? Some of us struggle with mental health: anxiety, depression etc. Some of our struggles come from coping with tough situations in life by Self Injuring: eating disorders, suicide, self har...
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The Porn Project - talk on pornography - Brett Ullman
The Porn Project in 1 sentence: Stop Looking at Porn
But how do you actually do that?
This talk will challenge our beliefs (what is porn?, history, theology), our behaviours (addiction, accountability, triggers, lifestyle, environment etc), and look beyond ourselves at how porn might be hurti...