1. DATE

            7 – 11 July 2004

            We start the assembly at 12:00 noon on the 7th and end at the same time on the 11th

2. PLACE

            Youth for Christ – Cyara Campsite (Magaliesburg)

o        You will be sleeping in dormitories on the campsite. No personal tents allowed

o        Please bring your own bedding.

o        Remember it will be the MIDDLE of winter and VERY COLD. So bring enough bedding

3. COST

  R500 per person

o        Early Bird discount – If you register and pay before the end of April you will receive a discount of 10%. Your experience will cost you R450!

o        Churches and organisations qualify to bring one person for free for every 15 people in the group. TAKE NOTE: This person will form part of the volunteer staff that work at the assembly and will not be a normal delegate.

o        Sponsorship: A sponsorship form is available. Sponsorship should be arranged through the church / organisation a delegate is coming with.

4. WHAT TO BRING

            This is your list of basic necessities for the assembly:

                        1. Bedding (Enough for cold winter conditions)

                        2. Enough warm clothes.

                        3. Bring your own plates, cups and cutlery

                        4. Bible and notepad.

5. Some spending money. There will be exhibitions of youth ministry resources and a tuck-shop

If you decide to bring any valuable items, like cell phones, cameras, CD players or expensive clothes the organisers cannot take responsibility for any damage or loss that might occur. It will be your personal responsibility to keep it safe.

5. TRACKS

The basic program of the three full days will consist of a morning and evening plenary where everyone will be together. These will focus on spiritual growth and Biblical truth but will be presented in such a way as to expose delegates to cutting edge and highly relevant ways of communicating with this generation.

There will also be three track sessions every day that will give participants in each track in depth knowledge and hands on experience to equip them for reaching this generation. This will be interspersed with leisure and mealtimes to facilitate the building of friendships and networks. The assembly will focus on equipping, so bring your leaders! This will be the best opportunity you have to equip them for reaching this generation in Africa

1. Church Based Youth Leaders

Coordinator: Bert Watson ( 0119765074 / 0836756913)

Developed through consultation with youth leaders all over southern Africa, the “Church based Youth Leaders” Training Track targets youth pastors and leaders at all levels of experience.  Facilitated by experienced and gifted trainers, these challenging workshops will inspire, equip, and empower you with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary for life-changing youth ministry in today's rapidly changing world! To ensure that everyone receives maximum exposure, the five daily workshops will focus on these important themes.

Day 1    Riding the Wave: Important Trends in Youth Ministry

Day 2    You as a Youth Leader

Day 3    Developing an Effective Youth Ministry

Day 4    Impacting your Community: Tackling the Giants

Day 5    Sharpening your Skills

Trainers and facilitators include Stuart Agnew, Andy Barnard, Buhle Dlamini, Shaun Johns, D.J. McPhail, Edgar Ramsami, Bert Watson, Marc Botes, and others. You are God's agent in the battle for this generation, and your trainers are entrusting you with an explosive formula:  Spiritual formation + Ministry effectiveness + Strategic implementation = Changed lives!  In other words, you make a difference - a BIG difference. You become an Agent of Transformation!

2. Christian Youth Leaders in Tertiary Institutions

Coordinator: David Nefdt (david@vcsv.co.za)

Shaping tomorrow’s leaders today! The Universities, Colleges and Technikons of our wonderful country are brimming with the potential of Christian youth leaders getting ready to take their first giant leap into society.

We want to empower you that minister and serve in this environment to facilitate this leap to be a leap of faith and those young lives you impact be lives that really make a difference. Trust God to create agents of change that will tackle and conquer the giants that threaten our continent’s survival !

3. School-based Youth Leaders

Coordinator:  Bob Fuller  Tel: 0116226490 Cell: 0733181308 Email: thefullers@bigfoot.com

The schools of our nation… where the majority of an entire young generation are all together at one time in one place. And where members of that same young generation are making decisions that will affect them for the rest of their lives – and for eternity. This represents an un-paralleled opportunity in Christian Youth Ministry to have the maximum impact on the maximum number of young people.

This is the background for the “School-based Youth Workers” Training Track. If you are a youth worker operating in a high school or primary school in South Africa, or a member of a school committee coordinating Christian ministry in your school, this track will provide you with practical knowledge, attitudes, and skills which will equip you to be God’s agent to change lives!

Speakers and facilitators with a combined total of over 100 years of Christian Youth Work experience will guide you through a learning process designed to help you grow in the areas of spiritual maturity, emotional wholeness, as well as ministry effectiveness. Come prepared to share your own experiences – both positive and negative – and to learn from the experiences of others as we explore together how to make the most of this God-given opportunity to impact the lives of this nation’s youth.

4. FutureWatch

Coordinator:  Graeme Codrington (graeme@tomorrowtoday.biz)

We will attract some of the top academics and practitioners in the field of youth ministry and associated disciplines. We aim to learn together, discuss ideas and models for enhancing good practice and to encourage networking amongst delegates from South Africa, SADC and beyond.

Become more involved in the International Association for the study of Youth Ministry (IASYM) and help increase global learning opportunities.

To ensure that delegates are at the correct level and join the correct track, it has been decided that all who wishes to attend the FutreWatch track. Must first register as a member of the IASYM at http://www.iasym.org.

For more information please feel free to visit http://iasym.org/conf2004sa/

6. CONTACT DETAILS

SACLA Office            Jolene Peattie

Tel: 041 - 3732007
C ell: 072 - 7401469

Email: office@sacla.co.za

Contacts:                

083 4745445 (Jolene Peattie)
082 333 6552 (Jan Venter)
082 372 2940 (Brian Helsby)

Alternative Email:     jan@pvr.co.za

For more information please click on the below link,
http://iasym.org/conf2004sa/