Tending the Adolescent Soul: Seminar with Nationally Renown Youth Ministry Leader Mark Yaconelli

This half-day seminar with Youth Ministry Expert Mark Yaconelli would be appropriate for anyone working with youth in a faith-based setting - pastors, volunteers, teachers, parents, and advisors.  Mr. Yaconelli can typically be found only at large (and expensive) youth ministry conferences, so this is a unique opportunity to learn from him about the spiritual lives of teens in an intimate setting for a moderate fee ($25, includes lunch).

Please register for the event at www.fpcbirmingham.org/events/tendingadolescentsoul

For more information, contact Rev. Amy Morgan at amymorgan@fpcbirmingham.org or (248) 644.2040 x140

8:30 a.m.—Registration Begins

Please enter through the rear doors closest to the parking lot.  Coffee and light refreshments will be available. 

9-10:30 a.m.—Seminar 1

“Wonder, Fear, and Longing: The Spiritual Lives of Teens”

We minister among young people who are trained to no longer see the presence of God in the world, within a culture that is putting the souls of our young people to sleep.  We need to develop ministries that help young people not only absorb the stories and beliefs of the Christian faith but more importantly cultivate the heart and life of Jesus.

10:30-10:45 a.m.—Break

10:45 a.m.-12 p.m.—Seminar 2

“Youth, Worship and the Seven Second Attention Span”

How does the church tend the adolescent soul in a worship environment created by and for adults?

12-1 p.m.—Q&A Lunch

Join us for a casual lunch where Mark will answer  follow-up questions related to the seminars.  Space for lunch is limited to the first 120 participants to register. 

Mark Yaconelli is a writer, speaker, retreat leader, spiritual director, community activist, youth worker, storyteller, disco dancer, husband, and father.  Mark spent 20 years working with young people and the people who serve them (parents, youth workers, pastors) in congregational, camp, and conference settings.  His research and ministry with young people has been ground-breaking in its exploration of spiritual direction, contemplation, and ancient spiritual practices as the basis of formation with young people.  In 1996, he co-founded the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project at San Francisco Theological Seminary, a grant funded project that sought to test the integration of contemplative practice and awareness within congregational youth ministry programs. He directed that project from 1996 to 2006.