today’s teens

11 01, 2021

Pastor Tip 1 (January 2021): Register for the Today’s Teens Conference today (it’s free this year!)

By Alvin|2021-01-09T00:50:26-05:00January 11th, 2021|Pastor Tips|0 Comments

tip: Register for the Today's Teens Conference today (it's free this year!) Today's Teens Conference is the largest and longest current-running youth ministry conference in Ontario. This year, because of the pandemic restrictions and with the generous support of various sponsors, it is FREE this year. Not only does it include access to the conference content via the Castle app (with Crossroads), it will include bonus content leading up and

24 02, 2019

Today’s Teens Conference 2019 – review

By Alvin|2019-02-24T00:45:55-05:00February 24th, 2019|Alvin Lau, event recap|0 Comments

The 36th Today's Teens Conference continued to inspire and equip over 1200 youth workers and student leaders. This year featured Sunder Krishnan and Iona Snair challenging youth workers alongside Melinda Estabrooks and Shawn Naylor inspiring students. The Meeting House was filled with worship led by the C4 Worship Team. Alongside a number of Canadian breakout speakers from across our nation, this year featured the first awarding of the John Wilkinson

28 02, 2017

Today’s Teens Conference 2017 review

By Alvin|2017-02-28T23:16:46-05:00February 28th, 2017|Events|0 Comments

Now's the Time So often, the Christian faith is portrayed as future-oriented. "One day we'll get there." "One day, Jesus will return." All of that is true. But Jesus reminds us not to forsake the present. Last Saturday, over 1400 youth leaders, students and volunteers gathered at the Meeting House to be inspired and challenged. Time and time again, they were reminded to consider what God is doing right now, and

24 02, 2016

Today's Teens Conference: review

By Alvin|2016-10-31T13:57:14-04:00February 24th, 2016|Alvin Lau, event recap|0 Comments

Last Saturday, over 1300 students and leaders gathered at the Meeting House for the 32nd edition of the Today's Teens Conference. The key speakers featured Dr. Chap Clark for youth leaders and Dr. Dave Overholt for students. They posed one key question: Are you all in for Jesus? With the help of an army of volunteers and over 25 workshop speakers (including Tim McCoy, Karra Overholt and Sam Lee), students

9 09, 2014

Professional Next Steps

By Alvin|2016-10-31T13:57:18-04:00September 9th, 2014|Alvin Lau, youth ministry thoughts|0 Comments

In all areas of life, we continue to change (whether progressively or regressively). Our ministry skills are no different. It's not to say that you must make a major investment in every area of your life all the time. But, to ensure you're not neglecting one area over another in the long term, you need to balance where you're placing your energies in your next steps. Ministry development can happen