YOUNG LEADERS RETREAT

Young Leaders Network presents a retreat for the young pastors and leaders in the ABNWT and beyond. Take a few days away for refreshing, friendships and encounter.

 

WHY ATTEND?

If you’re a young pastor or ministry leader in Alberta or Northwest Territories, we’re deeply invested in seeing you discover, grow and thrive in the call that God has on your life. To that end, our priorities at this event include:

  1. Connect (or Reconnect) with God

  2. Meet New and Old Friends

  3. Experience Refreshing

  4. Enjoy Anticipation of the Ministry Season Ahead

“When you reach your fifties and sixties, my hope and prayer is that you’ll look back on the friendships forged and developed in these early years as formational and still vital to your life and ministry.”

- Kevin Janzen, YLN Director

MINISTRY GUESTS

 

JEREMY SENTNER
Assistant Pastor
Streams Church Red Deer

Jeremy is the Assistant Pastor at Streams Church in Red Deer. He and his wife, Mikaela, have been serving at Streams for the past few years in several different roles, including worship and youth. They are passionate about reaching the city of Red Deer, and they take the calling of the harvest being ready seriously! Jeremy’s home was Nova Scotia until he moved to Alberta to pursue ministry full-time in 2018, and Mikaela grew up in Alberta. Together, they are driven by their love for the community and are excited not only to tell people about Jesus but show them Jesus through the way they live their lives.

 
 

CODY MATCHETT
Pastor, Scholar, Writer
First Assembly Church Calgary

Cody Matchett is a pastor, teacher, and writer from Calgary Alberta Canada. He is the co-author of Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call To Follow Jesus As A Dissident Disciple (Zondervan Reflective), co-host of Kingdom Roots Podcast with Dr. Scot McKnight, and a PhD candidate at Ridley College (Australian College of Theology) exploring portrayals of human character in the Graeco-Roman World. Cody is passionate about Bible literacy and engagement, psychology, philosophy, and all things coffee. He lives in Calgary with his wife, Brianna, who is a counseling-therapist (Garden Counseling Services), his daughter, Aletheia Theodora, and his son, Atticus Ignatius.

 
 

kEVIN JANZEN
young Leaders Network Director
ABNWT PAOC District

Kevin has served as the Young Leaders Network Director for ABNWT since 2021 and is the Director of the Young Leaders Retreat. He loves calling potential out of emerging leaders and helping them grow in their unique, God-given purpose. ABNWT has some of the best young leaders in the country and it’s an honour for Kevin to get to work with them. Kevin is husband to Kristin and dad to Livia, Lincoln, and Lennon. He loves playing and watching sports, spending time with friends, and coaching his kids’ teams. Go Whalers!

 

THE DETAILS

WHEN

November 5-7, 2024
Tuesday - Thursday

WHERE

Streams Church
5350 46 Ave, Red Deer

WHO

Young Pastors, Leaders, Spouses in their 20s and early 30s

fEE

$20 / pp ($40 after Oct 15)
Includes Registration & Food

 

LOCATION

STREAMS CHURCH

5350 46 Ave, Red Deer

 

ACCOMODATIONS

Accommodations are not included in the registration fee. Attendees are responsible for finding their own accommodations.

Here are some ideas for where to stay in Red Deer:

BILLET

If you would like free billeting in a host home, please reach out to Kevin directly at kevin@abnwt.com. Deadline is October 1.

AIRBNB / HOTEL

Book a room through Airbnb.ca or Booking.com or similar site.

FRIENDS

Have friends in the area? Reconnect with long lost acquaintances nearby.

 

You pour out all year and this is an opportunity to be refreshed, poured into and invested in. We love you and want you to pastor out of wholeness rather than depletion. That’s what this retreat is all about.

SCHEDULE

 
 
 

REGISTER NOW

Advanced registration required. Rates increase by $20 after Oct 15. Registration deadline Oct 31.

Registration fees are subsidized by generous donors who love investing in young pastors.

 
 
 

FAQs

  • The fee includes access to the retreat sessions and food. Accommodations are not included and must be booked on your own.

  • This event is for young pastors & ministry leaders in the ABNWT District in their 20s and early 30s. If you’re not sure if this event is for you, please contact Kevin for more information.

  • Toiletries
    Clothes
    Bible
    Journal & Pen
    Winter Jacket
    Indoor shoes
    Water Bottle / Travel Mug
    Anything else you might need