Presented by Student Leadership University
Youth Pastor Summit
YPS is our gift to youth pastors, workers, volunteers, and educators as encouragement and investment in those who are making a lasting impact in the lives of students.
SUMMIT DATES
YPS is expanding in 2025!
Youth Pastor Summit often sells out quickly, so don’t hesitate to reserve a spot for you and your team when registration opens on January 9, 2025.
Over the past 25 years, Student Leadership University has been privileged to host Youth Pastor Summit for Next Gen Pastors, Youth/Student Pastors, Educators, and their teams. YPS, as we call it, is OUR GIFT to say thank you to those investing in the lives of the next generation. This conference, valued at over $300, is designed to encourage and equip every leader. By attending you will experience plenary sessions, labs, worship, lunch, fun activities, and free resources for student ministries.
2025 Dates:
Southern California
Dallas, TX
Nashville, TN
Chicago, IL
Raleigh, NC (New Location)
Orlando National Conference
Artists & Speakers
Eugene Cho
President of Bread for the World/Visionary of One Day's Wages
Megan Fate Marshman
Author & Speaker
Drew Worsham
Mentalist, Illusionist
Jeff Wallace, Ph.D.
Chief Strategic Officer of SLU
Bethany Barr Phillips
Worship Leader
Ed Newton
Lead Pastor of Community Bible Church in San Antonio, TX
Jared Hall
Illusionist, Comedian and Communicator
Ryan McDermott
Teaching Pastor & Executive Director of Family Ministry at Christ Fellowship Church
Dr. Jay Strack
President & Founder of SLU
Daniel Rose
Student Ministry Strategist for NC Baptist
About the Youth Pastor Summit
At YPS, we're intentional about cultivating a leadership environment of collaboration, community, and soul-care. We bring in some of the world’s best student ministry minds, communicators, and practitioners to address four foundational and ever-present questions:
- Who are we becoming?
- What story is God telling?
- How should we think?
- Why and where do we influence?
Plan on registering for one of 5-spring YPS events in SoCal, Dallas, Nashville, Chicago, and Raleigh as well as our new YPS National Conference in Orlando, FL this coming fall. YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT!
Youth Pastor Summit is presented by Student Leadership University
Youth Pastor Summit is a division of Student Leadership University, Collectively, these programs are designed to help Christians deepen their faith and equip them to impact the world.
Student Leadership University is all about providing opportunities for young believers to develop into capable, confident leaders that will change the world. Through impactful events, dynamic speakers and experiential learning opportunities, we teach the next generation to Think, Dream, and Lead.
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