SPEAKERS AND ARTISTS
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- Anastasia Goodstein
- Andrew Marin
- Andy Root
- April Diaz
- Archie Honrado
- Barry Shafer
- Beth Slevcove
- Bishop Sherwood Carthen
- Brock Morgan
- Carolyn Custis James
- Cathy Burns
- Cathy Fields
- CeCe Balboni
- Chap Clark
- Chris Folmsbee
- Dale Fincher
- Dan Jessup
- Dan Webster
- Denise Van Eck
- Doug Fields
- Duffy Robbins
- Eddie James
- Elizabeth "Libbie" Patterson
- Fred Lynch
- Fred Whaples
- Grant Byrd
- Greg Stier
- Jan Ingerson
- Jarrett Stevens
- Jay Delp
- Jeanne Stevens
- Jeannie Oestreicher
- Jeannine Liebmann
- Jim Britts
- Jim Burns
- Jim Candy
- Jim Hancock
- Joel Lusz
- Jon Huckins
- Jonalyn Fincher
- Jonathan McKee
- Kara Powell
- Kelly Lashly
- Kelly Skiles
- Kurt Johnston
- Larry Lindquist
- Les Christie
- Lilly Lewin
- Maggie Robbins
- Mark Helsel
- Mark Matlock
- Mark Oestreicher
- Mark Yaconelli
- Marquis Laughlin
- Marv Penner
- Mike King
- Mike Pilavachi
- Phyllis Tickle
- Randy Brothers
- Rebecca Loveless
- Rich Van Pelt
- Sarah Sumner
- Scott Burks
- Sean Dunn
- Sean Meade
- Seth Barnes
- Seth McCoy
- Shane Claiborne
- Sheryl Fleisher
- Tom Sine
- Tommy Woodard
- Tony Campolo
- Walt Mueller
- Wayne Rice
- Will Penner
BIOGRAPHY
Les Christie
This energetic speaker and youth ministry veteran of four decades is a member of the YS CORE training team. Les chairs the youth ministry department at William Jessup University, in Rocklin, California. He's also the author of 15 books, including What If...?, Have You Ever...?, Gimme Five..., Best-Ever Games For Youth Ministry, and his most recent When Church Kids Go Bad: How to Love and Work with Rude, Obnoxious, and Apathetic Students.
SCHEDULE FOR SACRAMENTO
Incredibly Hot Games and Community Builders
(Seminar Series #2)
Oct 11 8:00 AM-9:30 AM
Sacramento
And you’ll have fun, fun, fun until Les ends the seminar in prayer. If your mind is on overload by this point in the convention, this seminar promises no heavy philosophy or theology. See, hear, and play a ton of unbelievable games. Explore crowd breakers, indoor and outdoor games, quiet and wild games, and games for large groups and small groups. You’ll leave encouraged and ready to lead your kids next week.
Creative Juices: Tapping Into the Creativity in You and Your Team
(Seminar Series #3 - Super Seminars)
Oct 11 2:00 PM-4:30 PM
Sacramento
You’ll discover how very creative you are in this fast-paced, media-driven seminar. You’ll also find out what hinders you from releasing not only your creativity, but also the creativity of your team. You’ll learn how to remove the five stumbling blocks to being the creative person God designed you to be. You’ll become skilled at the nine tricks of the trade that imaginative people use. You’ll discover the eight catalysts that trigger inventiveness. And you’ll leave this seminar feeling confident and enthused about how original, clever, and resourceful you are in God’s creation.
Positive Discipline: Working with Rude, Obnoxious, and Apathetic Kids
(Seminar Series #5)
Oct 12 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Sacramento
Disruptive students can hinder the effectiveness of your ministry, there’s no doubt about it. But don’t let discipline problems drive you out of youth ministry! Take the positive approach instead. Les will show you why teens get rowdy, how to set rules and consequences, and how to praise kids. He also has dozens of specific ideas you can use to feel confident when you deal with those particular students who drive you up the wall. You’ll leave this seminar with a new appreciation for all the kids in your youth group!
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