youth worker
COACHING cohort

a unique youth ministry coaching experience designed to make you better

NEW COHORT STARTS SEPTEMBER 2021

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WHAT WE WANT FOR YOU

BE BETTER

Leaders are learners. Period. If you’re leading, you’re always learning. So why not learn from the best and have them personally invest in you becoming the best you can be.

DREAM AGAIN

Youth Worker Community Cohorts are designed to feed your soul and mind, and create intentional space for you to dream again about what what God has in store for you.

GAIN PEOPLE

We were never meant to do life or ministry alone. And yet, we know ministry can be incredibly lonely. You’ll gain a community of people who are doing what you do, passionate about what you’re passionate about and committed to growing with you. What could be better?

HOW WE’LL DO IT

IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS // 

With monthly cohort gatherings and access to a library of incredible resources, you will be given focused training equipping you for success in your ministry.

INCREASE YOUR CAPACITY // 

With personalized coaching and contextualized learning you’ll learn how to expand your leadership and impact.

INSPIRE YOU WITH NEW IDEAS // 

With the gift of healthy, committed community you’ll not only hear new ideas and ways of leading, your heart and mind will be inspired with your own.

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YOUR COACHES 

Sid Koop
Sid Koop

Youth Worker Community

Ben Woodman
Ben Woodman

Alpha Canada

Jeremy MacDonald

Jeremy MacDonald

Youth Worker Community

Lisette Fraser

Lisette Fraser

COO and Pastor at Hillsong Atlanta

Curtis Anderson
Curtis Anderson

Lakeview Church

GUEST EXPERTS 

Jason Ballard

Jason Ballard

Alpha Canada

Paula Danielle

Paula Danielle

Purpose Over Rules

Chris Curtis
Chris Curtis

Youthscape

Crystal Kirgiss

Crystal Kirgiss

Young Life

Dave Rahn
Dave Rahn

Youth for Christ

Mark Colwell
Mark Colwell

Christian Life Assembly Church

Brad Griffin

Brad Griffin

Fuller Youth Institute

Marv Penner

Marv Penner

Coalition for Youth Ministry Excellence

Ebonie Davis

Ebonie Davis

Youth Ministry Consultant

Vince Parker

Vince Parker

Life.Church

Angela Lee
Angela Lee

Fellowship Church, Los Angeles

Carson Pue
Carson Pue

Quadrant Leadership

OVERVIEW

 

Through the Youth Worker Community Coaching Cohort, the Youth Worker Community team will journey with you and you focus on what’s most essential in helping develop a healthy, impactful youth ministry. Our advanced training model brings together leaders that are committed to growing and learning for 8 months through: 

Youth ministry assessment which will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses as well as help your coach strategize with you for personalized growth.

Monthly digital meet-ups that dive into essential skills and topics, and help you create a plan to implement new strategies in your ministry. You’ll hear directly from leading scholars and practitioners.

Interactive peer learning from other leaders desiring to grow and make greater impact in their sphere of influence. We’ve seen that community with like-minded leaders is very impactful. 

8 months of personalized coaching from experienced leaders and practitioners that are committed to your growth and ministry success. 

Access to leaders and experts from various professional spaces. Youth Worker Community has built an incredible network of leaders throughout North America in order to give Cohort members holistic learning. 

And more … because as we learn the unique needs of the leaders coming into each Coaching Cohort we work hard to address those specific needs and bring the resources and expertise needed.

DETAILS

COST

$1699

A $99 deposit holds your spot. 

Remaining installments of $500 are due November 30, 2021, January 31, 2021, and April 30, 2022. 

Limited scholarships are available.
Contact us for more details.

NEW COHORT BEGINS  

September 2021


KEY DATES   

Digital Meet-ups:   

TBD  


What if you miss a meet-up?  

Don’t worry! Everything will be recorded and you’ll be able to access it after. 

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WHY JOIN A COHORT?

There are a lot of ways to develop and grow as a leader/pastor from conferences to education. Coaching Cohorts really are a type of middle ground that are proven to have lasting impact. Cohort members receive regular content from some of the best in the field while also having personal coaching that develops them to be the leader they need to be for where God has planted them. With the Cohorts lasting 8 months, there’s significant time for learning and building new skills. 

62.4% smarter goal-setting

60.5% more balanced life

57.1% lower stress levels

52.4% more self-confidence

43.3% improvement in the quality of life

The International Coaching Federation (ICF) surveyed 210 coaching clients about the value and use of coaching.

WHO SHOULD JOIN?

Whether you’ve been in youth ministry for 20 years or just a year we believe the Cohorts are for you. No matter your context or experience, the Cohort model is designed to meet you where you’re at and move you forward from there. So if you’re newer to ministry and want to develop your skills, great. If you’ve been in ministry for a long time and feel stuck or in a rut, great. If you’ve got a desire to learn and grow, this is for you! 

GETTING SUPPORT FROM YOUR BOSS

We know you have someone you report to that will have to give you the time and money to do this! We’ve been there too! We’ve created a simple ‘Fact Sheet’ that you can share with whoever you need to. If you’re having trouble convincing someone you need to do this, let us know & we’d love to help however we can!

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Ben and his wife Melissa live in Vancouver, Canada where, before joining the team at Alpha, he was a youth pastor for 10 years. He is a huge fan of Bear Grylls, Sid Koop, and Bob Goff. One of the themes of his life and teaching is how God loves to use ordinary, imperfect people to do extraordinary things. Find him on Instagram @benwoodman

Jason is a church planter in Vancouver, Canada. He is the host of the Alpha Youth Series and part of the team at Alpha that creates resources for local churches around the world. Jason and his wife Rachael have three kids, Hudson, Mary and Millie.

From camp speaker to local youth pastor to youth ministry professor, Sid draws from a deep well of experience over a couple decades. He is the Executive Director of Youth Worker Community where he and his team are dedicated to filling in the gaps for youth workers by equipping, empowering, and supporting youth workers to help the next generation know Jesus.

Sid has a Masters in Youth and Family Ministries and is currently working on his Doctor of Ministry in Emerging Generations at Gordon-Conwell Seminary.

After more than two decades in full-time ministry, Lisette knows there’s nothing else she’d rather do! Starting in Canada and now in the US, it’s been an awesome adventure. Whether it has been serving the local church, speaking at camps and conferences, ministry coaching, teaching courses or writing curriculum, Lisette does it with passion and joy. Lisette loves the journey Jesus invites us into and knows it’s only made better because she gets to live it with her husband, kids and community.

Dave Rahn (PhD) began working with Youth for Christ in 1972 before joining Huntington University faculty in 1985, where he taught for 30 years. Publishing more than 100 articles, essays and books, Dave has studied adolescent influence, urban youth ministry indigenous leaders, and teen evangelism effectiveness. Most recently he co-authored Disrupting Teens with Joy (2020). Retiring in June 2020 as Youth for Christ USA’s Senior Ministry Advisor, Dave – married for 44 years – enjoys life as a grandparent of five.

Chris is a youth worker based in Luton in the UK. He's part of Youthscape, a national Christian ministry who are focused on helping to renew the UK church's engagement with young people. They publish research, create resources and offer training, and try to model youth ministry with local young people. Chris speaks and writes a lot about youth work, but he also is a bit of a mac geek and a member of the The Magic Circle in London.

Vince serves as the Central Ministry Leader for Switch, the student ministry at Life.Church. With more than 10 years on the Life.Church team, he uses his pastoral experience and eye for excellence to lead a team of more than 30 youth pastors across 10 states. Prior to his current role, Vince served as a youth pastor and as the Life.Church Broadway and Britton Pastor. Vince and his wife, Melissa, live in Oklahoma City with their daughter.

Jeremy has served as a Youth Pastor in a large context reaching hundreds of students, a small context reaching dozens, and most recently at a multisite church running six separate youth groups. Now as part of the Canadian Youth Worker Community staff team, Jeremy oversees the operations of various projects that equip and encourage thousands of youth workers each year. He is married with three children and lives in Moncton, NB.

Crystal Kirgiss teaches writing at Purdue University and serves as Young Life's Vice President of Discipleship. She is the author or co-author of more than ten books, including What's Up With Boys?, Sex Has A Pricetag, Girls, Guys, and A Teenager's Daily Prayer Book. She is passionate about God’s Word, spiritual formation, whole discipleship, Narnia, and Middle Earth.

Angela Lee is a wife, mom/bonus mom, and pastor in her tenth year of ministry. Starting in middle school ministry, Angela has a deep love and passion for the discipleship of the next generation. Angela also spent years working in non-profit management and volunteer coordination. Angela believes deeply that the local church and the gospel is the hope of the world. Hope for salvation, hope for racial reconciliation, and that hope fuels her work.

Marv Penner is a veteran youth worker with more than 45 years of working in the field. An author, speaker, professor, and youth ministry consultant to denominations, schools, churches and organizations, he travels North America and the world, equipping, encouraging and empowering leaders. As a registered clinical counsellor he has specialized in helping adolescents and their families through tough times. Marv is also the Executive Director at the Coalition for Youth Ministry Excellence, a two-year experientially integrated vocational education program. Marv Penner is the founder and president of All About Youth, Canada and an associate staff member of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding. His greatest joy is equipping, encouraging and empowering front-line youth workers. Marv and his wife Lois live in Lake Country, BC. They have three awesome adult kids … and grandchildren.

Brad Griffin is the Senior Director of Content for the Fuller Youth Institute, where he develops research-based training for youth workers and parents (see fulleryouthinstitute.org). A speaker, writer, and volunteer youth pastor, Brad is also the coauthor of over a dozen books including Faith in an Anxious World, Growing Young, Sticky Faith, and Can I Ask That? Twitter: @bgriffinfyi

Paula Dannielle is from Phoenix, Arizona. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Arizona State and Emory University, respectively. While working in Next Gen ministry for over 20 years, Paula established Purpose Over Rules, a ministry development firm that helps churches create thriving Next Gen ministries. Paula serves with a congregation in Charlotte, is a national speaker, and works with several racial reconciliation organizations. Paula is the proud mother of three gorgeous daughters: Chayil Destiny, Charity Joy, and Cherish Faith.

Mark is married to Jenni, has spent over 25 years in Youth Ministry, 14 years as a student ministries pastor and 12 as a denominational youth ministry coach in Ontario. He currently pastors at Christian Life Assembly in Maple Ridge BC and continues to intentionally mentor and disciple Next Gen leaders. Building pathways of discipleship and leadership development remain core passions as does seeing young leaders excel in ministry and life.

Ebonie Davis is a veteran youth worker in the Maryland suburbs, near Washington D.C., and is also a research consultant for prominent Christian organizations. She holds a master’s degree from Huntington University in Youth Ministry Leadership and was a project member on Yale University’s “Theology of Joy and the Good Life” research, funded by the Templeton Foundation. Ebonie is the co-author of Disrupting Teens with Joy: Helping Youth Discover Jesus-Focused Gritty Faith.

Rev. Dr. Carson Pue is recognized as a leader of leaders. He is known globally as a mentor of Christian leaders and was former CEO of Arrow Leadership. Carson is the bestselling author of Mentoring Leaders: Wisdom for Developing Calling, Character, and Competency. Carson knows our world and what it means to lead. He has an uncanny ability to see around corners. Carson has always had a passion for mentoring and leadership training. His impressive resume includes leading some of the most influential Christian organizations in Canada.

Sam Collier is the Lead Pastor of Hillsong Atlanta. He is also the founder of A Greater Story Ministries which houses a nationally televised interview series and podcast called “A Greater Story with Sam Collier”, as well as a partnership with Baker Publishing which recently released his first book entitled, A Greater Story. Collier also spends much of his time sitting with leaders such as Dr. Bernice King, Reggie Joiner, Andy Stanley, Nona Jones at Facebook to name a few, discussing the current issues of the day for the sake of pioneering a new World. He lives with his wife and co-pastor, Toni, and their daughter in Atlanta, Georgia.

Iona has been involved with youth work for over 30 years.  She has worked as a group home staff, drop-in centre director, foster parent, probation counsellor, youth services coordinator, and young adult pastor. Over the past 20 years she has been a youth work instructor, first at the University of the Fraser Valley, then at Columbia Bible College and now at Lifeteams.

​At Lifeteams, Iona is a guest instructor and works with the staff team to plan and develop the Lifeteams curriculum. She is the head of Lifeteams Resources, training youth workers and volunteers locally and nationally through seminars and the development of tools and resources. She has a M.A. in Christian Studies from Regent College and a BA in Social Development from University of Waterloo.

Curtis has spent most of his career dedicated to Youth Ministry. He cut his teeth with Youth for Christ, spent a few years in camp ministry as an Executive Director, and served for nine years as a Youth Pastor. He now serves as an Executive Pastor, overseeing ministry strategies and church operations. Curtis loves to set his eyes on the future and work together with others to sort out where we are going, and how we are going to get there.

Robert E. Purvey was born and raised in Houston, TX. His peculiar public speaking style and ability to communicate with people from every ethnicity and socio economic background has caused him to be a nationally sought after speaker for churches, conferences, school districts, and companies. Over the past decade Purvey has built one of the most consistent and solid youth and young adult ministries by creating and implementing cutting edge and innovative ministries. Purvey is the host of “Real Teen Talk” a weekly radio show geared towards raising social and spiritual awareness in the lives of teenagers, leaders, and parents.