WEST
October 23-25, 2023
Vancouver, BC
Our Schedule
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6:00PM | Youth Pastor Social
9:00PM | Day 1 Ends
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8:30AM | Doors Open
Coffee & Refreshments available
9:30AM | General Session #1
11:10AM | Break
11:30AM | General Session #2
12:30PM | Lunch Break (off-site)
2:00PM | General Session #3:
Breakout Introduction
2:30PM | Breakouts (choose 1)
Breakout A
Breakout B
Breakout C
3:30PM | Break
4:00PM | General Session #4
5:30PM | Day 2 Ends
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8:30AM | Doors Open
Coffee & Refreshments available
9:30AM | General Session #5
10:50AM | Break
11:10AM | General Session #6
12:30PM | Lunch Break (off-site)
2:00PM | General Session #7: Breakout Introduction
2:30PM | Breakouts (choose 1)
Breakout D
Breakout E
Breakout F
3:30PM | Break
4:00PM | General Session #8
5:30PM | Day 3 Ends
Food + Drinks RecoMmendations
(the local stuff)
Lunch
Tom Sushi (Japanese) - 1175 Davie St
Disco Cheetah (Modern Korean) - 1183 Davie St
Burger Crush - 755 Nelson St
Thida Thai - 1193 Davie St
Further, But Worth It:
Downlow Chicken Shack - 905 Commercial Dr
Dinner (good for groups)
Burgoo - 101-1100 Burrard St
Banana Leaf (Malaysian) - 1043 Davie St
Earls Kitchen & Bar - 905 Hornby St
JOEY - 820 Burrard St
Further, But Worth It:
JINYA Ramen Bar - 541 Robson St
Coffee & Snacks
Matchstick Davie Street - 1305 Davie St
Cardero Cafe on Davie - 1105 Davie St
Elysian Coffee - 102 - 1100 Burrard St
Lucky’s Doughnuts - 689 Thurlow St
Further, But Worth It:
Nemesis Coffee - 302 W Hastings St
Sharing in Vancouver
Main Sessions
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Ebonie Davis has served as the Associate Pastor of Youth at Trinity Baptist Church in Waldorf, Maryland for over a decade. She conducted the most recent national multi-city study of youth ministries known for racially diverse ministry, and holds a Master’s degree from Huntington University in Youth Ministry Leadership.
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Keithen is giving his life to reverse the narrative that young people are a lost cause in the church. Transitioning from leading citywide movements in Portland, Oregon, he is now in New York City as a pastor on staff at Church of the City New York building a network of leaders and launching YTH.NYC. He lives in Manhattan with his wife Celeste as they contend for the next great move of God in our time, and enjoy a coffee and walk in the West Village.
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Shelbi is a pastor, speaker, and writer. Over the last 8 years, Shelbi has worked as a pastor of youth and spiritual formation, and she currently serves as the Pastor of Preaching and Gatherings at A Jesus Church in Portland, Oregon. Shelbi is also working on projects with The Fuller Youth Institute, Alpha Youth, and Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. Since her diagnosis at 16, Shelbi has had the opportunity to share her unfolding story of steadfast hope with thousands of people across the country. In all she does, Shelbi is passionate about seeing people come alive to the power of God’s presence in and through their weaknesses.
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Elita Friesen is a writer and Bible teacher and has served in various ministry capacities for the last 10 years. She is currently on the teaching and pastoral teams at The Way, a church serving the city of Vancouver. Elita feels uniquely called to encourage this generation not only toward biblical literacy, but also toward a deep love of Jesus through the study of Scripture. She is the author and co-author of several books and Bible studies. Elita and her husband, Ryan, have been married for 20 years and they live in the Lower Mainland of BC with their four children.
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Jason Ballard is the Lead Pastor of The Way Church in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the Executive Director of the Canadian Church Leaders Network. Jason is also one of the hosts on the Youth Alpha Film Series. Jason and his wife Rachael have three kids–Hudson, Mary and Millie.
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From camp speaker to local youth pastor to youth ministry professor, Sid Koop draws from a deep well of experience over a couple ministry decades. He is the Executive Director of Youth Worker Community where he and his team are dedicated to filling in the gaps for youth workers by equipping, empowering, and supporting youth workers to help the next generation know Jesus.
Breakouts
Chris Price
Krista Penner
Jeremy Macdonald
Geoff Stewart
HOSTED By
Emma Narayanan
Jaden Neufeld
Together,
Four Strategic Focuses for Your Youth Ministry
Cultivating Resilience in Your Students
Prayer Fuelled Youth Ministry
Four Strategic Focuses for Your Youth Ministry Cultivating Resilience in Your Students Prayer Fuelled Youth Ministry
Integrating Your Youth Ministry
Identity Formation
Navigating Doubt in an Age of Deconstruction
Integrating Your Youth Ministry Identity Formation Navigating Doubt in an Age of Deconstruction
We’ll EXplore
Empowering Volunteer Teams
Partnering with Parents
+ more
Empowering Volunteer Teams Partnering with Parents + more
Pricing
$229
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Coming from outside of Vancouver?
Apply for the Travel Grant.
Note: This grant is currently only available to registrants attending the Summit in Vancouver.
Thanks to the generosity from our friends at Calling Ministries, 50 grants of $200 are available to help in covering the costs of travel and accommodations for those traveling to Vancouver for the upcoming Canadian Youth Pastor Summit West.
If you are interested in receiving the grant, please register for the event, and then fill out the grant application form to be considered. Those who are approved for the grant, will be contacted by our team to confirm, and can then expect to receive the funds after the Summit in October.