Free Training Webinars for Youth Workers

CHICAGO, IL (September 15, 2010) – The Center for Youth Ministry Studies is offering two free webinars in the coming months as a way of helping reduce training and travel costs for youth workers.

CHICAGO, IL (September 15, 2010) – The Center for Youth Ministry Studies is offering two free webinars in the coming months as a way of helping reduce training and travel costs for youth workers.

The first webinar is scheduled for noon – 1 p.m. (CDT) tomorrow (September 16) and will feature Tim Ciccone, author of In Transit: A Youth Worker’s Guide to Navigating a New Beginning. The webinar will discuss practical steps for embracing a new call, leaving your previous position well, and navigating the new ministry.

A webinar entitled “Mile Markers: Helping Students Transition Through Their Journey will be held from noon – 1 p.m. (CDT) October 5. Denise McKinney, author of Mile Markers: A Path for Nurturing Adolescent Faith, will be featured. Mile Markers is the practice of leading students towards personal, tangible, and memorable moments that help shape the people they are becoming, McKinney says.

Registration is required to access webinar link and voice information for both events. For more information and to register, email the center at cyms(at)northpark.eduor call 773-244-5207.

The Center for Youth Ministry Studies is a partnership of North Park University, North Park Theological Seminary, and the Department of Christian Formation of the Evangelical Covenant Church.

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