{"id":2918,"date":"2012-05-29T18:54:07","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T23:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=2918"},"modified":"2012-05-29T18:54:07","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T23:54:07","slug":"cmu-hosts-youth-ministry-conference-june-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2012\/cmu-hosts-youth-ministry-conference-june-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"CMU Hosts Youth Ministry Conference June 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"May 29, 2012\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<\/strong> Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) welcomes participants to campus June 1-2 for the \u201cYouth Ministry as School of Love\u201d Conference, featuring guest speakers and course instructors Mark Yaconelli and Michael Hryniuk.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark Yaconelli<\/strong> is a writer, speaker, retreat leader, spiritual director, community activist, youth worker, storyteller, disco dancer, husband, and father. He is the program director for the Center for Engaged Compassion at Claremont School of Theology and the co-founder of Triptykos, a public action program of the CEC that heals broken people and communities through contemplation, creativity, and compassion.<\/p>\n

Yaconelli spent 20 years working with young people and the people who serve them (parents, youth workers, pastors) in congregational, camp, and conference settings. His research and ministry with young people has been ground-breaking in its exploration of spiritual direction, contemplation, and ancient spiritual practices as the basis of formation with young people.<\/p>\n

Michael Hryniuk <\/strong>is a theologian, writer, speaker, spiritual director, and consultant in the field of Christian spirituality and contemplative formation. <\/strong>After several years of pastoral work, including ministry with L’Arche International, he completed a doctorate in theology and psychology at Emory University where he focused on the dynamics of healing and conversion in communities of care, with a special interest in the power of shame and grace in the transformation process.<\/p>\n

Hryniuk <\/strong>is the author of Theology, Disability and Spiritual Transformation<\/em> (Cambria Press, 2010) as well as numerous academic and popular articles on the themes of youth ministry, contemplative spirituality, and pastoral theology. He lives in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and teaches in churches, schools, seminaries, and universities across Canada and the United States.<\/p>\n

In addition to registering for the conference, some participants are also participating in a week-long youth ministry course for university credit, concluding June 2.<\/p>\n

The Conference offers workshops and worship sessions with local ministers and worship leaders, and presents a series of plenary sessions by the guest presenters.<\/p>\n

Conference Plenary Sessions <\/strong><\/p>\n