Keswick Christian Camp, Rotorua
YOUTH LEADERS | KING'S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND | 31 MAY - 03 JUNE
Keswick Christian Camp, Rotorua
Equipping Youth Leaders to serve their community.
Bring your leadership team for a weekend of equipping and team building
- Keynote speakers each year,
- Corporate worship and teaching,
- Breakout sessions covering a wide range of youth leadership topics,
- Team building time for your own leadership team,
- All meals included.
KB Leaders Weekend is open to all Youth Leadership teams. Please register as a church.
In the busyness of youth ministry, it’s easy to get caught up in programmes, planning, and problem-solving. But at the heart of it all—above the events, the strategies, and even the leadership—is Jesus.
This weekend is about re-centering on Jesus, refocusing our hearts and ministries, and remembering that everything we do is for His glory.
Sarah Beisly
The Loyal Workshop
Sarah grew up in West Auckland and now calls the mighty Waikato home. Between those two chapters, she spent 10 years living in India with her husband Paul and their two kids. While there, they founded The Loyal Workshop—a business dedicated to providing alternative employment for women trapped in the sex trade. Sarah is passionate about seeking God’s justice, loves being immersed in nature, and never passes up a good op shop treasure hunt.
Sam Kilpatrick
Carey Baptist College
Sam loves ministry with young people. In fact, it is fair to say that ministry with young people has been the primary focus of his life for over 20 years, in places such as Manurewa, Hillsborough, East and Central Auckland. Sam is the Youth Ministry Programme Lead and Lecturer at Carey Baptist College, chairs the eldership at Royal Oak Baptist Church, and is also part of the intermediate ministry leadership team there. When he is not doing those things, Sam loves to run.
Aimee Mai
Wilberforce Foundation
Aimee grew up in Gisborne but these days she and her husband Ben are based in Māngere, South Auckland, where life’s busy with their twin toddlers. She spent over a decade working with Christians Against Poverty, including eight years as CEO. These days, she juggles mum life with her role as an Advisor to the Wilberforce Foundation. Aimee loves Jesus and is passionate about seeing people experience new life with Him.
Ethan Miller
Baptist Churches of New Zealand
Ethan’s the National Youth Catalyst for the Baptist Churches of Aotearoa and leads the Baptist Youth Ministries (BYM) team. He gets to work alongside incredible youth leaders all over the country and has a front row seat to what Jesus is doing in young people’s lives. He’s been in youth work his whole adult life—running youth groups, mentoring rangatahi and working in schools. Ethan loves Jesus and is passionate about seeing young people discipled well.
- Finding Their Place: How to Help Intermediates Belong in Church | Lorenz Arabelo
- Developing Brains, Developing Relationships | Neville Bartley
The importance of relationships in the developing neurological world of an intermediate. - Intermediates Programme 101 | Sarah King + Casey Clark
Practical tools for how to run a week-night programme for intermediates.
- Leadership Essentials | Jeremy Watson
If you have a 30-minute small group time each week, how can you intentionally maximise the 100 hours that you’ll have with them during their time at high school? - Leading Right: Simple Steps for Ethical Youth Leadership | Damien Limmer
- Teenagers in Crisis: What’s My Role as a Youth Leader? | Merrilyn Withers
- What Jesus Wishes You Knew About Mission | Emma Stokes + Annie Snook
Is “mission” a difficult word for you? Come find out why it is ACTUALLY an essential part of transformational discipleship.
- Investing in the Next Generation: How to Mentor a Young Person Well | Ethan Miller
- Beyond the Screen: How Social Media is Shaping Young People and What Can Youth Ministries Do About It? | Maya Bradley
- Engaging Connections: Generation Alpha and Youth Ministry | Sam Kilpatrick
Let’s explore together what makes Gen Alpha tick, and how good youth ministry can connect with and inspire this generation - Understanding Neurodiversity | Bella Petrini
Discover the essentials of neurodiversity and how to integrate it into your Youth Ministry - Being the Leader My Team Needs | Michael Brown
What does your team actually need from you as a leader? Explore how to understand your unique role, show up with purpose, and lead in ways that strengthen the whole team. - The Single Life | Nicola Burrows
Theology and practicalities of the single life for singles living it, non-singles who want to understand it and leaders who want to talk to their youth about it. - Hope in Addiction | Marlon Naepi
Supporting people through addiction can be challenging but offering hope encourages transformation—learn the science of addiction and how to guide others on their path to recovery. - Developing Young Preachers: Identifying and Equipping Young Communicators with the Support They Need to Teach the Bible Well | Nathan Bird
- Spiritual Practices for Leaders: Deepening Your Relationship with Jesus | Andy Bank
- Your Story | Neville Bartley
Explore groundbreaking research that traces the faith journeys of 439 young Australians—revealing not just what they believe, but how they got there—and discover 8 powerful faith narratives that could reshape how we disciple the next generation. - “The Anxious Generation” | Nathan Palmer
Insights from “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt, exploring the causes and consequences of the mental health crisis among young people. - Marriage, Family, and Ministry: A Panel Discussion | Alan Ameye & Heather Ameye-Beavers
- Planning with Purpose: Creating a Strategic Ministry Plan | Murray Brown
- Building Strong Youth Leadership Teams & Sustaining Culture | Jordan Farnum
- Funding the Mission: Fundraising for Youth Ministry | Blue Bradley
- Integrating Children’s and Youth Ministries: Managing Intergenerational Roles in Ministry | Claire Gardner