The Good News

Youth Conference

1. Have a great time!

Seriously, we want your teens to have a fantastic time at this conference. We are going to intentionally balance the spiritual with the fun, and purposefully create lots of space in our schedule for playing games, competing, laughing, eating treats, and making friends!

2. Grow in personal understanding and experience of the Gospel.

With everything teens are facing, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that the Good News of Jesus still changes lives. It hasn’t lost its power to heal the broken, free those who feel trapped, and restore those who have lost hope. 

At this youth conference we’ll discover why the message of Jesus is still Good News for each of us. And we’ll dream together about how we can share this good news in ways that can help the hurting, comfort the lonely, and maybe, just maybe, even change some lives.

Youth Schedule

Monday, July 31
Evening

7 – 9 pm

Main Meeting at the Chapel
Game, Worship, Teaching

The Gospel For Me
Christian Dunn, National Youth Director

Tuesday, August 1
Morning

9:30 – 11:30 am

Activity Time
Meet at Chapel, walk to activity area

Afternoon

3 – 5 pm

Main Meeting at the Chapel
Game, Worship, Teaching

Sharing the Gospel
Keirstyn Worden, Youth Pastor Vineyard Church of Illinois

Wednesday, August 2
Morning

9:30 – 11:30 am

Activity Time
Meet at Chapel, walk to activity area

Afternoon

3 – 5 pm

Main Meeting at the Chapel
Game, Worship, Teaching

Living the Gospel
Speaker TBD

Evening

9 – 10 pm

Smores at the Fire Pit

Thursday, August 3
Morning

9:30 – 11:30 am

Activity Time
Meet at Chapel, walk to activity area

Afternoon

3 – 5 pm

Main Meeting at the Chapel
Game, Worship, Teaching

Showing the Gospel
Adama Diakhaté, Evanston Vineyard

The Plan

Who: Teens 6th grade through 12th grade What: VUSA 2023 National Youth Conference Where: Ridgecrest Conference Center in Black Mountain, North Carolina When: The Youth Conference will run during all the adult sessions

More to come...

Activity Times

Before the conference students will get a chance to sign up for the following activities: Laser Tag, Ropes Course, Rock Wall & Zip Line, Put Put Golf Course, Disc Golf Course, Basketball, Soccer, and Sand Volleyball.

Squad Games

The students will be split into teams for the entire week. Before most of the sessions we will play games in which students can earn points for their squad. At the end of the week every member of the winning squad will receive an awesome prize!