This weekend Sonrise hosts area youth for our first-ever youth conference “Pressures of the World Around Us.”
Tyler Shores Featured Speaker
Our featured speaker for the event is Tyler Shores. Tyler serves as Family Life Pastor at Graceway in Springfield and author of the Gospel Mercies blog. Tyler married Kendall in 2009 and they have two children. We are fortunate to have him minister to us as our featured speaker at this conference. As a certified biblical counselor with a Master’s degree in counseling, Tyler understands both the pressures of the world around us and the solution to traversing them for the glory of God.
No doubt our teenagers face uncertain times with unparalleled pressures. In these days, they need a clear and distinctively biblical voice to help them consider how best to respond. Tyler will provide them with biblical hope, robust wisdom, and help them understand the purpose of life through all of the trials.
Also Choose from Seven Breakout Sessions
In addition to the featured speaker at our youth conference, there are seven breakout sessions from which each teenager can choose two. Our breakout speakers include youth pastors Tim Mullins and David Egesdal, biblical counselors Brandon York, Katie Mullins, and Bill Piatt, Daniel Kirkhart, and Taletha Lee.
Sessions include:
- Responding to the Trials of Life: Grapes must be crushed to make wine. Diamonds form under pressure. Olives are pressed to release oil. Seeds grow in darkness. Some of the more precious things in life are formed through pressures/trials. In this session we will consider the trials of life and how best to respond to them.
- Finding Joy in Life: Life can definitely have it’s ups and downs. Often we may wonder, “Why did this have to happen?” For this session, we take a look at the what the Bible has to say about how to find joy in every situation we face in life.
- Christian Growth through Worry and Anxiety: Stressed out? Worried? Anxious? Good news – you’re not alone. No one said life is easy, but God’s plan for your life includes learning how to navigate and handle life’s stresses in a way that brings Glory to God. The benefit to honoring God in your war against worry and anxiety provides growth in Christ wrapped in peace and joy.
- God’s Purpose for Your Life: Ever wonder why you are here? What is the meaning of life? What should you do about it? In this session, all three of these questions will be considered and help given in order to fulfill God’s purpose for your life.
- True Beauty: The world defines beauty in many ways. Social media of all types send mixed messages. Instagram. Facebook. Snapchat. The world’s voice can be deafening and quite confusing to any young lady trying to navigate life. This session uses God’s Word to both define true beauty and combat current beauty standard deceptions. (Girls Only)
- The Four Stages of Depression: In this session we will explore the four stages of depression and how they often can lead toward suicide. Most importantly, you will learn how to address your heart along this pathway providing you both hope and help when you feel depressed.
- Modesty from the Heart – An Attitude of the Heart: The word modest definitely has a more negative connotation than a positive one in our society. We most often associate modesty with clothing and, more than that, clothing and styles no one wants to wear. But what is modesty really? In this session, we are going to define modesty, take a look at what the Bible says about modesty, and then consider how we as Christ followers can reflect Him through the attitude of our hearts. (Girls Only)
Free Admission and Pre-Registration
Due to very generous contributors, we can offer this weekend’s youth conference for free. However, you will need to pre-register if possible to pick your breakout sessions and for the food preparation.
Use this LINK to PREREGISTER for the Conference