Brand new this year, Cultivate Co-op is hosting a training conference geared towards filling up and equipping local Youth Ministry leaders. The YMC is a TED-talk style event with top-tier communicators and roundtable discussion with fellow leaders.
Date:
January 11, 2024
9:00am — 4:00pm
Cost:
$30 / person
lunch provided
Schedule:
Welcome
Marko
Ashley
Roundtable
Break
Stuart
Lunch
Marko
Ashley
Stuart
Roundtable
Break
Q & A
Legacy Talk
9:00 am
9:15 am
9:40 am
10:05 am
10:30 am
10:45 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
1:25 pm
1:50 pm
2:15 pm
2:30 pm
2:45 pm
3:30 pm
Communicators
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Mark Oestreicher
Mark Oestreicher has been involved in church ministry for over 40 years, particularly with teenagers and youth workers. Marko has had a broad experience working in churches in roles ranging from Junior High Pastor to Executive Pastor. For 11 years, Marko was at Youth Specialties in San Diego, an organization that trains and equips church youth workers—the last 8 of those years as president.
Marko has authored or contributed to more than 70 books, and is the founding partner at The Youth Cartel, providing coaching for church youth workers. Marko has been married to Jeannie for 37 years, and has two young adult kids, Riley and Max.
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Stuart Hall
Powered by 34 years of youth ministry experience, including leading three local faith community youth ministries and work with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Stuart is an author, thought-leader, and much sought-after communicator. Innumerable leaders mark Stuart’s friendship, voice, and passion for the next generation as pivotal in their own personal faith and next generation leadership journey.
Stuart and his wife Kellee reside in Buford, Georgia and have three young adult children: son Grant and daughters Chandler and Cameron.
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Ashley Bohinc
Ashley Bohinc is the Director of Middle School Strategy at Orange (The reThink Group, Inc.), and Executive Director of Carry 117- Ethiopia. She has communicated and worked with teenagers since 2005 in educational, athletic, and ministry settings.
She is passionate about serving and mentoring students and empowering leaders around the world to do the same. Known for her energy, passion, and authenticity, Ashley is a motivator, teacher, strategist, leader, learner, writer, advocate, and adventurer.
When she's not trying to change lives or change the world, you'll find Ashley watching Friends, cheering on the Cleveland Cavaliers, singing Taylor Swift at the top of her lungs, traveling, or sorting through her massive collection of army green vests and jackets.