Provincial Youth Gathering 2019: Full Schedule

The Most Rev. Dr. Benjamin Argak Kwashi is Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Jos and Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Jos in the Church of Nigeria. He and his wife, Gloria, live in Jos, Plateau State, in Northern Nigeria. They have six children: one is a doctor and one... Read More →

Tuesday June 18, 2019 8:45am - 12:00pm CDT
Trinity Ballroom

Sessions

10:15am CDT

15 Minute Break

Make sure you sign up for workshops during this time!

Tuesday June 18, 2019 10:15am - 10:30am CDT

Break

12:00pm CDT

Lunch

Tuesday June 18, 2019 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Mesquite Room

Meals

1:00pm CDT

Session Two

Speakers

Archbishop Foley Beach

The Most Reverend Doctor Foley Beach was elected the Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America on June 22, 2014. He is also the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the South, headquartered in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia.Archbishop Beach is a graduate of Georgia State University... Read More →

Tuesday June 18, 2019 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
Trinity Ballroom

Sessions

2:30pm CDT

Introduction to Workshops

Tuesday June 18, 2019 2:30pm - 2:45pm CDT

Workshops

2:45pm CDT

A Life of Worship

Worship is so much more than a song or a church service. It's a powerful encounter with God that fundamentally changes us. We'll be exploring the effects a life of worship can have for you and how you can incorporate it more into your own rhythms. We will have a time of Q&A at the end.

Speakers

Rev. Justin Clifton

Justin+ is an Anglican priest, husband, father of 3 boys, and a life-long worshipper. He travels all over the world with United Adoration sharing about worship and helping people write worship songs for their local congregations. One of his favorite memories is helping his oldest... Read More →

Tuesday June 18, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Maple Room

Workshops

2:45pm CDT

How do I read the Bible? (Jr. High Only)

Join us for quick tips on getting motivated for and making the most of your daily Bible reading. We'll get real, have fun, and learn - all at the same time!!

Speakers

Eric Overholt

Eric is a Greenhouse Missionary serving as the Youth Missioner for the Diocese of Western Anglicans and the Youth Pastor for Real Time Youth Ministry at St. Luke's Anglican Church in Montrose, CA (North LA). That means that in addition to helping his Real Time students find and... Read More →

Tuesday June 18, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Elm Room

Workshops

2:45pm CDT

Loving Your Gay Friends

How can we as biblically orthodox Christians love our gay and lesbian friends well? How can we think wisely about same-sex attraction, and how might that support the friendship we offer? Join Pieter Valk, a gay celibate Christian, for an honest conversation about Christian sexual ethics in our everyday lives. He'll share his personal story, offer suggestions for straight and gay Christians, and invite students to share honest questions.

Speakers

Pieter Valk

Pieter is the Director of EQUIP, a Nashville-based team of missionary consultants who help churches become places where LGBT+ people can belong and thrive according to a traditional sexual ethic. He is also a clinical mental health counselor that serves LGBT+ students at a local Christian... Read More →

Tuesday June 18, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Addison Lecture Hall

Workshops

2:45pm CDT

Modern Slavery: Human Trafficking

Human trafficking exists and is happening all over our world. People are being sold, abused and exploited. If you are interested in learning about this epidemic and how you can get involved in raising awareness, come to this work shop! ““The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord 's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭61:1-3‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Speakers

Kristie Cossel

Kristie graduated from University of Texas at El Paso in 2017 with a major in Psychology and minor in Religious Studies. She has been active in youth ministry for six years and has a desire to see young people walk in the freedom that comes with Christ's love. During the summer of... Read More →

Tuesday June 18, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Pecan Room

Workshops

2:45pm CDT

Reaching the Nations with the Love of Jesus

Today, there are still 2.8 billion people who have no access to the Gospel. 66,000 people will die today without ever having heard the Good News. That’s crazy! In some towns in the United States there are churches on every corner. What can we do to change this reality? In Matthew 28 Jesus calls us to “Go and make disciples of every nation.” We have a part to play in helping people know Jesus.
Do you feel like God has placed a calling on your heart to reach the nations? Or are you just curious of what God is doing among the unreached peoples of the earth?
Come find out crazy ways you can join God’s awesome plan for reaching every tribe, tongue and nation!

Speakers

Abigail Yasmeen Roberts

Abigail Yasmeen Roberts is a journalist, photographer, worship leader and an active advocate for those without a voice. She grew up as a missionary with her family in the Middle East and has served with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) in Nepal, Los Angeles and Lebanon. She has also worked... Read More →

Tuesday June 18, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Dogwood Room

Workshops

3:50pm CDT

Here Come Better Days (Jr. High Only)

This workshop will cover why so many Jr High students feel so dissed, worthless and sad, and what you can do to make it better — for yourself and for others.

Speakers

Rev. Whis Hays

The Rev. Whis Hays is the founder and Executive Director of Rock the World Youth Mission Alliance and inventor of Josiah Project. He has been in student ministry since 1972 as a layman and as a priest. He has served in parishes, summer camps and university chaplaincy. As part of his... Read More →

Tuesday June 18, 2019 3:50pm - 4:50pm CDT
Dogwood Room

Workshops

3:50pm CDT

Loving Your Gay Friends

Speakers

Pieter Valk

Tuesday June 18, 2019 3:50pm - 4:50pm CDT
Addison Lecture Hall

Workshops

3:50pm CDT

Rule of Life

Christian disciples follow Jesus. But what makes discipleship run deep? Is it following Jesus by whim? desire? Brilliant ideas? Or is there an order? A Rule of Life is an orderly path of discipleship. The Anglican Way of following Jesus offers a brilliant Rule of Life to disciples of all ages—it is the Life of Christ Himself: as a prism can refract a beam of light into a rainbow spectrum, and as an architect shapes a room which in turn shapes its inhabitants, so the life of Christ, refracted into the spectrum of the Christian Year, shapes those who embrace a Prayer Book Spirituality. The best things in life tend to the real, rather than the virtual—and thus there are lots of lonely people in a hyper-connected world. Young Americans seem hungry for a Rule of Life that involves other people in real community—along with a faith to believe and a place to belong. Learn how God’s Old Testament calendar finds its way through the prism of Jesus into a colorful Prayer Book Spirituality which Young Anglicans can adopt as a meaningful, lifelong, catholic, and evangelical Rule of Life.

Speakers

Rev. John Boonzaaijer

Born in Michigan to a Dutch immigrant family, John worked in the family’s European Pastry Bakery, as one of nine children. After eight years in his first pastorate in Sand Springs, Oklahoma (1994-2002), he and his wife Christine moved to Tyler, Texas, to teach and administrate in... Read More →

Tuesday June 18, 2019 3:50pm - 4:50pm CDT
Maple Room

Workshops

3:50pm CDT

What’s The “Big Deal” About Abortion, Anyway? The Real Culprit That Is Deteriorating Family, Relationships, and Life

Choice is a flattering word – we see it all over the news, especially lately with abortion restrictions being passed in several states. Whether you know nothing about abortion, or you consider yourself an expert, we’ll hit on all the basics and dig deeper into what the “big deal” is with abortion, especially as a Christian. Because here’s the truth: behind every abortion is a little boy or girl, whose life was brutally ended in the name of "choice." In this workshop, we’ll take a real look at what abortion is doing to our country, and how being against abortion is not about choice – it’s about life, protecting it, and protecting our relationships, families, and those that Jesus cares the most about.

Speakers

Sammie Franks

Sammie graduated from Robert Morris University (Pittsburgh, PA) in 2017 with a background in biology and psychology and started working full time with Anglicans for Life (AFL) in 2018 during her time in the Pittsburgh Fellows Program. In addition to her work with AFL, she spends time... Read More →

Tuesday June 18, 2019 3:50pm - 4:50pm CDT
Elm Room

Workshops

4:50pm CDT

Free Time

Tuesday June 18, 2019 4:50pm - 6:00pm CDT
Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison 14315 Midway Rd, Addison, TX 75001

Free Time/Late Night

6:00pm CDT

Dinner

Tuesday June 18, 2019 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Mesquite Room

Meals

7:00pm CDT

Session Three

Speakers

Rev. Keith Hartsell

Father Keith Hartsell serves as the Rector of the Redeemer Anglican Parish, a parish with 6 distinct congregations on the north side of Chicago. He also serves as the Greenhouse Movement’s Chicagoland Regional Leader and serves other dioceses throughout the ACNA with planting and... Read More →

Tuesday June 18, 2019 7:00pm - 9:40pm CDT
Trinity Ballroom

Sessions

9:40pm CDT

Late Night Activity

Tuesday June 18, 2019 9:40pm - 10:20pm CDT
Trinity 4

Free Time/Late Night

10:20pm CDT

Compline

Tuesday June 18, 2019 10:20pm - 10:30pm CDT

Liturgy of the Hours

10:30pm CDT

Everyone in their rooms!

Tuesday June 18, 2019 10:30pm - 10:30pm CDT

7:30am CDT

Instructions for Lectio Devina

Start your morning with some quiet communion with God. Find a guide attached below.

Lectio Devina pdf

Wednesday June 19, 2019 7:30am - 8:00am CDT

7:45am CDT

Leaders Meeting

Wednesday June 19, 2019 7:45am - 8:00am CDT
Trinity Ballroom

Leaders Only

8:00am CDT

Breakfast

Wednesday June 19, 2019 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Mesquite Room

Meals

9:00am CDT

Session Four

Speakers

Rev. Tish Warren

Tish Harrison Warren is a priest in the Anglican Church in North America. She has worked in ministry settings for over a decade as a campus minister with InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries, as an associate rector, and with addicts and those in poverty through various churches... Read More →

Wednesday June 19, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Trinity Ballroom

Sessions