The world is advancing rapidly and the young people of today are so different in a way that makes you feel the generation gap is huge. How can we bridge the gap and catch up?

This workshop seeks to guide you through a framework to craft a message that would engage them. There will be a hands-on activity in crafting a draft message, with feedback and sharing. Come ready to write and preach!

Our youths face conversational battles in their classrooms, tutorials, university seminars and in their online worlds. Come learn from Max Jeganathan and brainstorm together how better to prepare the young people in our ministries to have good reasons for the faith they believe in.

Thir.st is breaking ground in creating Christian content in online spaces. They see more than 300,000 unique visitors a year consuming articles and videos on issues (work, studies, relationships and more) a youth or young adult will grapple with at the intersection of faith and life.

Learn how to craft content to kickstart an online presence for your organisation or church to reach youths for Christ.

The “Gospel-centred” movement has garnered much traction and concerns over the past few years. It’s growth in the local Church scene underscores the desire of youths and young adults for “something more” in ecclesiology and personal discipleship. Learn the movement’s strength in marrying compelling expository preaching/ teaching with gospel-in-action ministries and adapt it for your specific ministry context!

Learn best practices from a long-time church and parachurch campus ministry practitioners. Take this opportunity to engage in honest, open dialogue with like-hearted ministry leaders to sharpen your ministry approach and find new ways to collaborate. Come if you want to launch or grow a campus ministry.

With depression and mental illness on the rise among the young people of today, we need to learn how to journey with them as they struggle through this ordeal. Come learn from this panel of doctors to identify red flags to look out for and how to be a useful party in the young person’s road to recovery

We are all born with a deep and meaningful purpose we have to discover. Soaring and Quest are life coaching resources that can help youths of all faiths uncover their purpose and life direction through discovering their uniqueness, strengths, personality, longings, passions and values. As youths discover and become more aware about their uniqueness and what they are passionate about, they will be empowered and emboldened to live life with a sense of purpose and make a positive difference to their world. 

Learn from The Significance Project team on how to help youths discover their purpose and life direction, and coach them to take actions to make a positive difference to their world.

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Sharon Lam has been on staff with Cru for the last 33 years. She enjoys teaching and equipping people, especially campus students to live out their identity and calling in Christ. She is currently involved with the Significance project, helping people of all ages and in different walks of life find their life purpose and mission. She is married with two children aged 21 and 18. 

Ivan John Liew has served with Cru Singapore for 22 years. In his 22 years ministry with the Junior College ministry, young professionals ministry and presently The Significance Project, he enjoys shepherding people in their spiritual, relational and vocational growth. One of his passions is to help people clarifies life issues and life direction.

Joanne Koo, MBA (INSEAD) has a special interest is in helping people discover their strengths and aspirations to lead more a meaningful professional career and write a richer life story. Her career spans the public sector, Korn/Ferry and INSEAD. She has also taught in Masters programmes in NUS and SMU. She currently also trains aspiring career counsellors in Job and Labor Market Analysis.