YPS National Conference (Orlando)

The Youth Pastor Summit is geared towards all Youth Pastors and Key Youth Leaders (staff or volunteers) and Christian school educators. All attendees must be 18 years or older. 

Launching in 2025, membership has its privileges at YPS! YPS attendees have the opportunity to become a YPS Pioneer or YPS Champion and earn special perks for their YPS experience. The SLU team will email attendees directly once they qualify.

• YPS Pioneer: Are those that attend YPS in the spring and YPS National OR attend any YPS and refer 3 new churches. Have your friends enter your name in the referral field when registering. We’ll also reach out to you with a form so that you can provide us the information of who you’ve referred.

• • Benefits of General Admission plus…
  • FREE Content to host a student weekend event emailed directly to you including:
    • Themed artwork
    • Opener video + slides
    • Sermon manuscripts
    • Comprehensive leader guides
    • Digital attendee booklet
    • Small group discussion questions

• YPS Champion: Are YPS Pioneers that also attend an SLU event in 2025 with your students.

• • All Benefits of Pioneer Status plus…
  • 15% discount on resources & custom merch at YPS and YPS National
  • On-site membership perks at National:
    • Special State of the Youth Ministry Document
    • VIP Onsite Registration Line & Early entry door
    • Exclusive Champion wristband
    • Special onsite lunch and lounge

Scroll up to the top of the page and click the “Register Now” button once registration opens on January 9, 2025.

There are two options for registration:

Individual Registration: Individual registration is for single attendees, who will need to sign up through his or her own registration account as the system will not allow duplicate email addresses.

Group Registration Option: This will allow you to register members of your team and/or family under one account and pay at one time. All members must have a unique email address. You will need to know each team member’s email address and date of birth (must be 18 at the time of registration) to register them. If a member of your group already has an SLU account with their email address but is currently not a member of your group account online, you will need email us at [email protected] so we can add them.

This event does allow you to register as a group.   Accounts should be set up under your ministry’s primary contact and from there you can add your entire team.

Of course! We love when couples do ministry together. Make sure you register them so they are guaranteed a spot. Each attendee of YPS must be registered for the event and each attendee must register with their unique email address.

We think families are great, and time together is important.  Yet, this event is only for those who are 18 and older and who have graduated high school. We want everyone to have the best experience possible at this event, so please make arrangements to leave your children at home or arrange childcare for outside of the conference.

If you are registered as a group, we will do a one-time transfer of any of your participants, without penalty. Transfers are not available on individual registrations. This one-time transfer must occur a minimum of ten business days before the event. To make a transfer on your account, email us at [email protected] from your group leader’s email indicating the individual(s) you are canceling and the name, email, and DOB of the new registration(s). We will only make a transfer(s) on each group registration one time, and once you have made a transfer, your group is then finalized.

Yes! We have several opportunities for you to partner with us.   Click here to learn more and click here to apply.  All applications must be received by March 7, 2025 for the spring events and October 3, 2025 for the National Conference.  Applications are considered on a rolling basis.