If you are a pastor, youth worker, sponsor, Sunday School teacher, or volunteer and are passionate about exploring the possibilities in your ministry with youth, this retreat is for you. Join us for sharing, reflection, and networking with others who work and volunteer with youth. Come and share your experiences, be encouraged and challenged as we reimagine, with Michele Hershberger, what youth ministry can be in our context.

Resource Speaker

Michele Hershberger is Bible and Ministry Professor & Department Chair at Hesston College, KS. She has extensive experience in the area of youth ministry and postmodern culture. She authored, God's Story, Our Story: Exploring Christian Faith and Life, published by Faith and Life Resources.

Schedule

Friday
6:30pm Registration
7:00pm Introduction and Session#1 with Michele "Shifts Happen"
8:30pm Shop Talk 
9:00pm Snacks, Campfire, Games and Conversation

Saturday
9:00am Breakfast
10:00am Morning Prayer and Session#2 with Michele "Jesus is a Postmodern and Anabaptists can be too!"
11:15am Shop Talk 
12:00pm Lunch, Conversations, Quiet Reflection, Walk in the Woods etc.
1:30pm Circle Sharing
2:30pm Break
2:45pm Prayer Time
3:00pm Session#3 with Michele "What Now? Strategies for Reimagining Youth Ministry"
4:00pm Shop Talk
4:30pm Closing Blessings and Snack

What You Need to Know

Packing List:

• Bible, journal
• Indoor footwear i.e. slippers
• Sleeping bag, pillow, toiletries, towel

We will be in the Woodhouse at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp, New Hamburg, ON 
(GPS Directions: see address below - Replace "New Hamburg" with "Perth East" if using GPS.  GPS Coordinates: 43.387643, -80.802126