NYMW 2025: Full Schedule

5:00pm GMT

Seminar: Grant, that we may serve you

Friday November 14, 2025 5:00pm - 5:45pm GMT

Finances are tight, perhaps more so now than ever, and especially if you've got big dreams for growing and developing your work. Yet there are also literally thousands of local and national funders who are keen to support projects which match with their own charitable objectives. So how do you find them, and how do you write to and approach them in a way that gives you the best chance of success? This session from a seasoned fundraising expert will get you going with grants.

Contributors

Chris Curtis

Chief Executive, Youthscape

Chris Curtis (he/him) is Chief Executive of Youthscape, a UK-based non-profit working to renew the church's engagement with young people. He has helped develop Launchpad, a new UK program to help smaller churches start innovative youth ministry projects from scratch. He's also helped create Essentials, a new youth ministry training progr... Read More →

Friday November 14, 2025 5:00pm - 5:45pm GMT
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Seminars

6:00pm GMT

Seminar: Trauma-Informed Youth Ministry

Friday November 14, 2025 6:00pm - 6:45pm GMT

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It's one of the key phrases of the moment - and with good reason. If there are young people in our groups and communities who have experienced serious or complex trauma, then we need to understand our role in journeying alongside and supporting them. Hear from an organisation with over 25 years of experience working with these young people and their churches, and spend time together unpacking how a trauma-informed approach to youth work can deepen connections; improve wellbeing; impact community and bring about culture change in the church.

Contributors

Lianne Silvester

Church Connections Development & Safeguarding Lead, Transforming Lives for Good (TLG)

Lianne Silvester is the Church Connections Development & Safeguarding Lead for TLG with over 35 years of experience in working with children, young people, and families. Her role is to support local churches in creating safe and welcoming spaces where authentic relationships can form... Read More →

Friday November 14, 2025 6:00pm - 6:45pm GMT
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Seminars

2:00pm GMT

Seminar: Why are we afraid of the Old Testament?

Saturday November 15, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm GMT

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The majority of most youth Bible engagement stays in the relatively safe and familiar territory of Jesus and Paul. Yet to do this misses out on two-thirds of Scripture - ALL of which is useful for teaching and training the next generation (2 Tim 3 v 16). So how do we build our own confidence – and that of our young people – in handling those first 39 books? This session - led by one of the UK's most brilliant theologians - will help!

Saturday November 15, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm GMT
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Seminars

3:00pm GMT

Seminar: Evangelism with and alongside young people

Saturday November 15, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm GMT

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What kind of evangelistic approaches are appropriate and successful in 2025? Should peer evangelism really be your most important focus? Could there still be a role for stadium events? And exactly why does everyone use Youth Alpha? This session won't be afraid to tackle the tough questions in pursuit of the ultimate Great Commission goal. You'll leave feeling excited and energised about sharing faith with and among young people - and you'll be equipped for the task.

Saturday November 15, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm GMT
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Seminars

4:00pm GMT

Seminar: Mind the Gaps- Getting Transitions Right

Saturday November 15, 2025 4:00pm - 4:45pm GMT

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If we want to help young people to develop lifelong faith, then we need to be mindful of the classic drop-off points for youth engagement at church: in years 6, 10 and 13. What can we do to help young people to stay connected to their faith and community when so much else is changing? A children's minister, youth worker and student specialist join forces to help you bridge those classic gaps.

Saturday November 15, 2025 4:00pm - 4:45pm GMT
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Seminars

9:00am GMT

Seminar: One-to-one 101

Sunday November 16, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am GMT

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Mentoring, coaching and other types of one-to-one youth work are all proven methods that build relationship, skills and faith. This session will equip you with a basic toolkit for one-to-one settings, talk you through best practice, and provide you with great content ideas for these contexts.

Sunday November 16, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am GMT
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Seminars

10:00am GMT

Process the NYMW - on your own

Sunday November 16, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am GMT

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Sunday November 16, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am GMT
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Process the NYMW

10:45am GMT

Seminar: Beyond the silos: Faith in real life

Sunday November 16, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am GMT

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Young people - like all of us - are prone to a kind of dualism that means our 'Christian' and 'everyday' lives look nothing alike. How do we help young people not only to recognise and understand this issue, but also overcome it? This practical session will help you to disciple teenagers in a holistic way that ensures they not only allow God into every area of their lives, but put him at the very centre of it.

Sunday November 16, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am GMT
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