Island Youth Worker Conference

Saturday • Sept 27, 2025

Generations Church Nanaimo - 1300, Princess Royal Ave. Nanaimo BC

God is on the move in 2025 and we want to help you jump in! The IWYC is a conference that celebrates volunteer youth workers - seeking to train, energize and encourage youth ministry teams for the year ahead and beyond. 😄 🎉🎸

2025 - KEYNOTE SPEAKER🎙

Stay tuned for our upcoming speaker line up!

Focused Seminars 🤔

Key topics tailored to current student culture. Delivered by gifted, experienced and knowledgeable presenters.

Great Music 🎤

Listen, engage and worship together during our main sessions as our worship team leads us in singing together.

Join Your Fellow Youth workers

SATURDAY • september 27, 2025

Location - Generations Church, Nanaimo

Day Begins: 9:00AM

Day Ends: 4:45pm

Cost & Location

2024 Conference Schedule

(Stay tuned for our 2025 Conference Schedule)

8: 25 - 8:45 am – Registration & Check-In

9:00 - 10:05 am – Main Session

Worship & troy Lydiate

10:20 - 11:20 am - Seminar One

Culture -Rethinking Identity (Sid Koop)

Culture - Harnessing the Power of Social Media (Krista Penner)

Discipleship - Understanding and Responding To The Influence of Pornography In The Lives of Youth (Rob Rhea)

Ministry Tools - Sustainable Ministry: Leadership Development (Peter Bird)

11:30 - 12:30 pm - Seminar Two

Culture - Harnessing the Power of Social Media (Krista Penner)

Discipleship - Transformed by Grace: Faith, Sexuality & Gender (Kyla Gillespie)

Discipleship - Understanding and Responding To The Influence of Pornography In The Lives of Youth (Rob Rhea)

Ministry Tools - No Lines To Cross (Wes Linde)

12:45 - 1:35 pm - Lunch

1:45 - 2:45 pm - Seminar Three

Culture- Rethinking Identity (Sid Koop)

Discipleship - Transformed by Grace: Faith, Sexuality & Gender (Kyla Gillespie)

Discipleship - Strength in Numbers: How you can help Youth struggling with Substance Abuse (Colin Lancelot)

Ministry Tools -This isn’t working! Helping Youth Encounter Jesus in Their Daily Devotions (Allen de Jong)

3:00 - 4:15  - Main Session Wrap Up

Worship & troy Lydiate

 

Join other Youth Workers and their youth leadership teams from Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland for this one day high quality training.