OKYM Forum

What is OKYM Forum?

Forum is a two-day youth ministry training conference open to youth leaders serving in any role in their church.

Forum Provides

Challenge

Receive encouragement for life and ministry through corporate worship and the teaching of the word of God.

Community

Connect with others to pray, support, and equip

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Conversation

Receive practical helps for youth ministry

Collaboration

Exchange ideas to sharpen one another. We are each other’s best resource.

Who is Forum For?

Anyone serving in youth ministry in the local church! Forum provides general sessions and topical breakouts for full-time, bi-vocational, or volunteer youth ministers, youth ministers’ spouses, volunteer workers/interns, or youth worker teams.The OKYM Forum is open to all youth workers, not just church staff.

Registration

Super Early Bird: June 1 – October 5

$125 Full time Attendee attending both days (Full Time or Part Time Lead Youth Pastor/Paid Youth Staffer/Pastor)

$75 Full time Attendee/Spouse attending both days (Spouse or Youth Volunteer)

Regular Bird: October 27 – November 9

$145 Full time Attendee attending both days (Full Time or Part Time Lead Youth Pastor/Paid Youth Staffer/Pastor)

$85 Full time Attendee / Spouse attending both days (Spouse or Youth Volunteer)

Early Bird: October 3 – October 26

$135 Full time Attendee attending both days (Full Time or Part Time Lead Youth Pastor/Paid Youth Staffer/Pastor)

$75 Full time Attendee/Spouse attending both days (Spouse or Youth Volunteer)

Late Bird: November 10 – November 21

$145 Full time Attendee attending both days (Full Time or Part Time Lead Youth Pastor/Paid Youth Staffer/Pastor)

$100 Full time Attendee / Spouse attending both days (Spouse or Youth Volunteer)

Lodging Options:

  1. Falls Creek Conference Center Hotel Room ($80/room) You will reserve in your registration.
  2. Cabin at Falls Creek Conference Center (need to communicate rental agreements with cabin owners).
  3. Finding own hotel outside of Falls Creek Conference Center.

If you decide to rent a cabin from another church, please contact cabin owner and Falls Creek Conference Centers for renters’ agreements.

*No Refunds*

Breakouts

Forward movement requires us to remain focused on the mission, tuned into vision, and united in the body. This year’s breakouts will point you in that direction and give practical tips on how to excel! Breakouts will cover:

  • How to Give an Invitation
  • Praying for your Community
  • How to Best Foster Campus Ministry
  • Developing Vision that Meets the Mission
  • Handing Off Ministry to Students
  • Getting Your Group (& Church) Out & On Mission
  • Helping Students Defend Their Faith
  • How to Help Students Answer Hard Questions
  • Leading from the Second (or third, or fourth, or…) Chair
  • Disciple-making Pathways
  • Creating momentum at Critical Age and Faith Stages
  • Creating Alignment throughout Next Gen Ministries
  • Celebrating God’s Work in Your Church
  • Leading through Opposition
  • The Art of Leading through Transition and Change
  • Enduring Distractions in Ministry
Plus get added help with:
  • Ministry to Volunteer Leaders
  • Recruiting, Retaining, and Removing Volunteers
  • Calendaring
  • Interviewing
  • Getting Out of the Office
  • Ministry Transitions
  • & more!

Schedule

Thursday, November 20 

 
5:00 PM Doors Open // Registration
6:00 PM Dinner (Included)
7:15 PM Pre-Conference Session
8:00 PM Hang Out
 

Friday, November 21 

 
7:30-8:45AM Breakfast (included)
9:30AM Doors Open // Registration
10:30AM Mega-Breakout 1
11:15AM Break
11:30AM Mega-Breakout 2
12:30PM Lunch (included)
1:30PM Doors Open // Registration
2:30PM Main Session 1
3:30PM Break & Transition
4:00PM Breakout 1
4:45PM Break & Transition
5:00PM Breakout 2
5:45PM Dinner (included)
7:30PM Main Session 2
9:00PM Late Night

Saturday, November 22 

 
7:30-8:45AM Breakfast (Included)
8:00AM Doors Open // Registration
9:30AM Collab
10:30AM Break
11:15AM Breakout 3
12:00PM Lunch (included)
1:00PM Breakout 4
1:45PM Break
2:15PM Main Session 3
3:30PM Dismiss