Student Ministry Essentials
Equip your student ministry at our free 1-day event!
Free Strategic Roundtables for Student Ministry Leaders
The Essentials Conference is a free 1-day regional roundtable event created just for you—to connect with regional ministry leaders and serve as both personal and professional development.
Take part in brainstorming workshops, hear from experts in student ministry, eat a free lunch, and meet other ministers in your area! Every event is kept purposefully small, a group of 50 or less, in order to foster more fruitful conversation and connection.
Whether you’ve been in student ministry for one year or twenty, Essentials will give you the tools, strategy, and relationships to help you become reinvigorated in your calling.
Experience:
Hands-on brainstorming sessions
Engaging discussions on vital ministry topics
Innovative ideas for creating healthy, growing ministry
The best strategies for reaching today’s teens
Life-giving fellowship with other leaders
And more!
Meet Your Hosts
Amanda Mejias
Amanda Mejias serves as the Lifeway Girls Brand Specialist and is the author of This Is Girls Ministry, co-author of the teen girls Bible study This Is Friendship, and co-host of the podcast His Glory, Her Good. Amanda is wife to her wonderful husband, Brandon, and lives out her dream of being a working mom.
Zac Workun
Zac Workun is the Student Ministry Specialist for Lifeway Students and co-founder of Youth Ministry Booster. He is the co-host of the Youth Ministry Booster podcast and co-author of the parent ministry guide, Define the Relationship. Zac received his bachelor’s from Oklahoma Baptist University and master’s of divinity from Duke University. He lives in Oklahoma with his wife Karen and two wild boys.
FAQs
Do we have to register?
Yes! Registration helps us keep the room small and confirm numbers for lunch. Registration closes 48 hours before the event or if we reach capacity.
Who is this event for?
This is for the paid or unpaid, full-time or part-time, minister, pastor, volunteer, or anyone who is equipping leaders and teens within their local church context.
Student Ministry Essentials Stories
The secret sauce of Essentials is simply being in the same room with fellow ministers and leaders who have a similar passion to reach and disciple this incredible generation of students. Sitting around the tables, we discussed proven strategies, encouraged one another, and aligned our efforts to reach our region. It was helpful both immediately and continuously.
— Dr. Jonathan Denton
Essentials was such a huge blessing for our youth ministry leaders in Georgia. Served as a quick, right to the heart training and everyone walked away with lots of fresh ideas to help make their youth ministries better.
— Chris Trent