I have gotten some of the best ideas and gained some of the most valuable insights in my youth ministry career by attending well done seminars. My commitment in putting on a seminar is to give the people I'm sharing with key insights that they can practically use in their ministries. These seminars are built around the practicality of youth ministry and give you information you can start using that very day.

Oxymoron offers to put on youth ministry seminars. Transportation and accommodation costs will be charged as required. They can be held in the following formats:

• A three-hour seminar- cost $200
• A six-hour seminar- cost $400

Topics that can be covered during seminars:

• Creating a vision for your youth ministry
• How to utilize the internet to be your friend and not your enemy in youth ministry
• How to set-up small groups to help your larger group grow
• How to make a student-led praise band work
• How to make your talks more effective
• How to organize a retreat or mission trip
• How to handle tough and hurting students
• How to make youth ministry work in a mainline church
• Intro to youth culture class (what's up with what their into)
• Training Your volunteers
• What is this emerging church and post-modern stuff?

Here is a sample set-up for a three-hour seminar how seminars are set-up

• Hour 1 - Intro to youth culture (what's up with what their into)
• Hour 2 - Creating a vision for your youth ministry
• Hour 3 - How to make your talks more effective