KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

• Ivy Beckwith, “Godspell, Footloose (the original) and a New Kind of Children and Youth Ministry”
• Brian McLaren, “Christian Faith (and) the Next Generation: Why We Need this Conference”
• John Westerhoff, “Changing Times, Changing Responses”
• Almeda Wright, ”Personal Jesus, Public Faith: Cultivating a Generation of Young Public Theologians”

PANELS

• “Panel on Violence,” with Lisa Schirch (moderator), Brian McLaren, Almeda Wright, Melvin Bray, Ivy Beckwith and John Westerhoff
• “On the Ground,” with Amy Dolan and Michael Novelli (co-moderators), Rebekah Lowe, Greg Bolt, Donna Jacobsen, Kathleen Fry-Miller, Catherine Maresca, and Erika Funk

18-MINUTE PRESENTATIONS

• Gerry Adam, “Once Upon a (Plastic) Cup”
• Janell Anema, Title TBA
• Rosemary Beales, “Godly Play: An Imaginative Approach to Religious Education”
• Susan Burt, “Opening the World of Faith by Nurturing the Imaginative, Questioning Spirit”
• Tony Campolo, “A Letter to My Grandchildren”
• Shane Claiborne, Title TBA
• Dave Csinos, “Yours, Mine, and Ours: Imagining Intercultural Ministry with Children and Youth”
• Paul Hill, “Curious? How Faith Formation Practices Work in Your Brain”
• Mike King, “STAY: A Theology of Space, Place and Time”
• Dixon Kinser, “Jesus on the Autism Spectrum”
• Ben Lowe, Title TBA
• Patricia Lyons, “Harry Potter, God and Youth: Using Fiction to Transform Young Readers into Young Theologians”
• Dave McNeely, “A New Kind of Sexuality: Finding a Framework”
• Starlette McNeil, “A New Kind of Life: What Would Jesus Do about Racism?”
• Joyce Mercer and Dori Baker, “Girls and God When Everything’s Changing”
• Sara Million, “Kindness, Courage, and Nourishing Children to Think for Themselves”
• Cathy Ode, “Playing Our Way into the Kingdom”
• Steve and Mary Park, “Transforming the Village: Creating a Compassionate Urban Village to Support Our Cities’ Children and Youth”
• Lisa Schirch and Leymah Gbowee, “God’s Security Strategy: Peacebuilding”
• Rebecca Seiling and Amy Gingerich, “Teaching Peace to Children”
• Samir Selmanovic, Title TBA
• Brandy Walker, “Teaching Kids the Third Way”
• Jim, Joy, Luke and Jack Wallis, “Let’s Say Grace”
• Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., “To Serve this Present Age”

WORKSHOPS

• Marti Andrews and Belinda McCafferty, “Let the Children . . . Stay”
• Julie A. Cohrs, “Creativity in a New State of Grace”
• Todd Hobart, “Missional Youth Ministry: Joining Where God is at Work in the Community”
• Melinda Melone, “Welcoming Rainbow Kids: Resources and Approaches for Working with Youth in the GLBTIQA Community”
• Liz Perraud, “Family Circles: Ministry Around the Dinner Table”
• Elsie Rempel, “Prayer Journeys with Children”
• Christopher Rodkey, “The Synaptic Gospel: A Neurological Approach to Religious Education”
• Suzanne Ross, “Practicing What We Teach: Managing Classrooms with Love and Mercy”
• Linda L. Snyder, “Rhythms of Grace: Worship for Individuals and Families with Special Needs”
• Anna Speicher and Rose Stutzman, “Sunday School that Doesn’t Have All the Answers”

WORSHIP led by Amy Butler and Bryan Moyer Suderman