Workshops

Below is a sampling of the 2011 workshops. 2012 workshops will be posted shortly.

• Radical Purity (women only)
  

"Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with GOD'S PEOPLE and MEMBERS OF GOD'S HOUSEHOLD." (Ephesians 2:19)  This will be a time for girls to concentrate on purity…purity regarding our thoughts, physical relationships, and other actions. We will work on steps to take home and apply to our day to day living. We will also work together on a plan to help friends and others in our youth groups to pursue purity. Are you the one that needs to step up and take a lead for the purity of your youth group?

Radical Change (men only)

Radical Leaders have a radical hope in Christ and his gospel.  That hope is key to making real and substantive change for those who are caught up in sexual sin.  It is also key to remaining pure for those who are not presently struggling in this area.

Radical Servant-hood: Leadership Man's Way or God's Way

The Bible says a whole lot more about being a servant than it does about being a leader! Maybe the “radical” aspect of true Biblical leadership is actually being a servant. We’ll learn that God’s way is often so different than man’s way. Come and learn how you can implement God’s plan for serving

Radical Peacemaking

Unless you’ve lived in some remote location all by yourself and have never, ever had any contact with another human being, sooner or later conflict will come! It might be a disagreement with your parents, an unfair grade from a teacher, a misunderstanding between friends, or one of a hundred other possibilities, but conflict is a part of life that each of us will face. You can choose to respond in a way that brings peace to the relationship or in a way that destroys it. You will learn that conflicts are opportunities for ministry and spiritual growth. God has given us direction about how to become a peacemaker, are you willing to give it a shot?

Radical Writers: the Pen is Mightier than the Sword

Express your unique thoughts in a way that pushes ordinary people to extreme faith.  Learn how to tap into your ideas, blog them, note them, or maybe even YouTube them to the rest of the world.   

Radical Speech

Our culture says use your mouth and speech for yourself. We want to see what God’s Word says about how to be radical with our speech.

No Compromise: What a Worldview is and How it Impacts Us

We will look at the three major current worldviews (postmodernism, naturalism, and theism) on the first day explaining how each is vying for our attention and affection.  Day two will cover how to process worldviews in pop culture and what would be the end result for each if they are followed.  This workshop will provide student leaders with a biblical/philosophical base in order to engage their world.

Leading through Difficult Times

God allows disasters, heartache, death, terror, abuse…but why? The Bible describes believers as “sorrowful, yet always rejoicing" (2 Corinthians 6:10). How can this be in a world of such immense challenges? How do I lead myself and others through difficult times, knowing that it’s not if trouble comes, but when? This is radical leadership.

How to Read the Bible...and Actually Like It!

Reading and understanding the Bible can seem pretty intimidating for a lot of people. But it doesn't have to be! The purpose of the Bible is not to give us information; it was given to produce transformation. No Bible, No change; know the Bible and you can know change! Want to look like Jesus? Learn to read the Bible.

Presenting a Radically Clear Gospel

The Gospel is under attack today!  Many attempts to lead a person to Christ are weak at best and detrimental at worst.  Learn what the true Gospel is and how you can share it with the people in your life.

Radical Prayer Life

Every Christian knows how to pray – right? Well then ask yourself this question – “do I pray so that God will see me or do I pray so that I will see God?” The answer to that question determines if you truly know how to pray or not. So often we pray to God like he is the magic genie in the sky instead of the radical way Jesus taught us in Matthew 6. Sure we know the Lord’s Prayer, but do we really understand it, and if so are we praying it? Come to this workshop and learn how to make prayer about God and His agenda instead of making prayer about you! It will radically change how you pray and ultimately it will change how you live!