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Youth Worker ConferENCE WINNIPEG

Encouraging and Equipping Youth Workers to Better Disciple Their Students.

Join us at the Youth Worker Conference to learn from seasoned youth workers, gain practical training, and connect with a community that understands both the joys and challenges of ministry.

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WINNIPEG

Youth Worker ConferENCE WINNIPEG

Encouraging and Equipping Youth Workers to Better Disciple Their Students.

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WINNIPEG

Winnipeg Youth Worker Conferene

WINNIPEG

Youth Worker ConferENCE WINNIPEG

Encouraging and Equipping Youth Workers to Better Disciple Their Students.

November 7-8, 2025

My Church Winnipeg
955 Wilkes Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3P 1B8

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MAIN SESSION

Keynotes

Point Leader Keynoter

Point Leader Keynoter

Crystal Kirgiss

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Conference Keynoter

Steve Zacharias

Conference Keynoter

Main Stage Team

Worship Leader

Jeremy MacDonald

Conference Host

Conference Host

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BREAKOUTS & SCHEDULE

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Point Leader Conference

9:00am - 4:30pm

Registration Opens

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Main Session #1

Keynote: Crystal Kirgiss

7:00pm - 9:00pm

After Party

9:00pm - 10:00pm

Morning Worship & Prayer

8:15am - 8:45am

Main Session #2

Keynote: Chap Clark

9:00am - 10:15am

Snack Break

10:15am - 10:45am

Breakout Session #1

10:45am - 11:45am

Alpha Youth Team

A Generation on the Rise

Josh Good

Less Like Hippos...More Like Honeybees

Jon Mark Forsyth

Ministry in the Margins: Building Authentic Relationships with Students

Marv Penner

Parents! The Most Important Youth Workers Ever

Andy Steiger

Understanding and Addressing the Top Four Apologetic Issues Students Face

Steve Zacharias

When It's Real: Practical Tools for the Hardest Conversations in Youth Ministry

Lunch Break

12:00pm - 1:15pm

Breakout Session #2

1:15pm - 2:15pm

Sid Koop

Developing Student Leaders in Your Student Ministry

Mike Gordon

From Youth Group to Thriving Young Adult Ministry (Round 2)

Lydia Kidd

Helping Students Navigate Suffering and Struggle

Ebonie Davis

How To Lead a Great Small Group

Andrew Stanley

Q&A on Leading Teenagers in Worship

Garth Friesen

Spiritual Exercises For People Who Can't Sit Still

Snack Break

2:15pm - 2:45pm

Breakout Session #3

2:45pm - 3:45pm

Ben Woodman

Direction, Not Perfection: Spiritual Habits for Ordinary People

Will Dmytrow

How Are You? Asking Meaningful Questions That Lead to Care and Discipleship

Sarah Stanley

Moving Students to Mission

Amit Khaira

When Screens Go Quiet

Rick Hiemstra

Whose Kid Is This Anyway? Discipleship Between Home and Church

Main Session #3

Keynote: Steve Zacharias

4:00pm - 5:00pm

SPEAKERS

Alpha Youth Team

Josh Good

Sarah Stanley

Will Dmytrow

Ben Woodman

Marv Penner

Steve Zacharias

Andy Steiger

Garth Friesen

Lydia Kidd

Ebonie Davis

Sid Koop

Rick Hiemstra

Amit Khaira

Andrew Stanley

Mike Gordon

Jon Mark Forsyth

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