Winter 2010 Speakers
January
8-10 Middle School
David Smith
David is a 12 year veteran in Youth Ministry who regularly speaks at camps, retreats, and events. David now works for THE SOURCE FOR YOUTH MINISTRY speaking and training, as well as writing developing resource and ideas. David id funny and he speaks in a language that kids understand. But more than that, David is genuine. Kids appreciate his authenticity and are impacted by his relevant message. David now trains youth workers across the U.S. through several of our training workshops.
http://www.thesource4ym.com/speakers/david.asp
January
15-17 Jr /Sr High Weekend
Eric Keller
Eric believes in a generation of young people that can and will be infectious for Christ. He’s dedicated himself to that end. Serving teens in the local church for the last 13 years, Eric is now the executive director of Netcasters Lancaster, a non-profit organization that serves teens in multiple local churches.
Eric graduated from Eastern University in 1996 with a B.A. in youth ministry and now resides in Lititz Pennsylvania with his wife Heather and two boys Isaac and Abe.
http://www.theechogroup.com/
January
22-24 Senior High 1
Greg
Speck
Greg Speck is a Youth Specialist with Royal Servants International, a missions organization for teenagers. He is an exceptional communicator who speaks at national conferences, camps, churches, retreats and spiritual emphasis weeks across the world. He has a deep understanding of the problems facing today’s teen and easily identifies with youth, capturing their imaginations and hearts, while helping them understand God’s Word.
January 29-31
Elementary
Keith Coast
Keith Coast travels nationally and internationally spreading the Gospel message in a unique and creative way that makes it easy to remember! Whether he is making a balloon or getting inside of one, your group is sure to be amazed! Keith believes that Christians should have more fun than anyone else because of the joy we have in Christ. By combining the art of illusion, escapes, ballooning and comedy along with the Gospel, Keith creates an experience you won't forget!
February 5-7 Middle School 2
Jonathan McKee,
president of
The Source for Youth Ministry,
is the author of numerous youth ministry books including Do They Run
When They
See You Coming? and Getting Students to Show Up. He speaks and trains
at camps,
conferences, and events across the U.S., and provides free resources
for youth
workers around the world on his website, TheSource4YM.com
http://www.thesource4ym.com/speakers/jonathan.asp
February 12-14 Senior High 2
As a youth pastor for a number of years, Sam Bhatt has a strong heart for students and a desire to serve them. His riveting storytelling engages students as he humorously takes them through the issues they face, igniting them to pursue passionately the strength they can find in Jesus Christ. Sam attended Emmaus Bible College in Dubuque, Iowa.
http://www.sambhatt.com/Site/Welcome.html
Feb 26-28 Senior High 3
Robert Smith
Robert
Smith
is a
Teen Culture Specialist from Lawton,
Ok who surrendered to ministry at age fourteen. Before entering
fulltime youth
ministry, He was a basketball coach, Bible teacher and chapel
coordinator at a
private Christian school, while simultaneously serving as Youth Pastor
at a new
church start. He went on to serve at Ryan,
Ok and Madill, Ok before forming Upside Down
Ministries in Feb 05 with
his wife Mary. His ministry seeks to train and equip workers and
parents in
strategies for relating to and mentoring youth.
After working with teenagers for the past 7
years, Robert now spends his time traveling and speaking to teens and
parents
about youth culture. He and his wife are also actively involved in
hosting and
leading a youth and college bible study at their house. He has worked
with
several popular national Christian music artist in effort to provide
positive
entertainment for youth.
He
believes that this generation will impact the entire world like no
other
generation before them. Robert feels his calling is to use pop culture
to get
teens attention then point them to God in terms they can understand.
March 5- 7 Middle School
Scott has been working with and speaking to teenagers for nearly 20 years. He is a story-teller who uses humor to drive home the truth found in God's Word. Scott has been on staff with Campus Crusdae for Christ, Reign Ministries, and No Gravity, Inc. and has led short-term mission trips, for teens, to Singapore, Romania, Hungary, Ireland, England, Greece, and Haiti. Currently the Managing Partner of the Trinity Motor Group, Scott is in the process of developing a community based ministry centered around vehicles, focused on teaching through Romans, and speaking at various churches in the Kalamazoo, MI area.
March 12 -14 Jr/Sr High
Most days, Stuart Hall can be found giving vision and direction to DASH INC, a nonprofit organization that exists to develop students of influence. Most days Stuart can also be found laughing and playing with his wife Kellee and their three children. He dreams of spiritually influential students engaging culture some day. One day that dream will become reality.
