At this time our conference program is still in development.
Our primary purpose is to provide an opportunity for New Thought youth and family ministry teams to come together in a supportive, empowering learning environment. While the classes are enriching and life enhancing, the primary benefit of attending the conference is the connections we make with one another. With our collective wisdom we each learn from one another.Our conference theme of, "SHINE ON," invites each of us to do just that - acknowledge our unique gifts and continue to allow them to shine forth from us, blessing everyone.
Featured Musician
Karen Drucker
www.karendrucker.com
Karen Drucker is an outstanding musical talent that has blessed our New Thought community for many years. Karen brings a special gift of music and lyrics that invite us to truly see our unique gifts and talents and to bring forth the magnificence that lives within us. She invites us to SHINE!
Featured Presenters
Rev. Kathy Kellogg, CSE, LUT
Is the International Coordinator for Children’s Ministry for The Association of Unity Churches and an ordained Unity Minister specializing in Youth & Family. She has been in children, teen and family ministry for over 20 years. She has served on staff as youth and family ministry director at churches in Kansas, Arizona and Montana and is currently the Youth Minister at Christ Unity Church in Leavenworth, Kansas. She is also a Certified Spiritual Educator and a Licensed Unity Teacher specializing in youth and family ministry,
Rev. Diane Venzera, CSE, LUT
Is a Certified Spiritual Educator, a Licensed Unity Teacher and an Ordained Unity Minister with a focus in Youth & Family ministry.She has been a contributing writer for the Association of Unity Churches International's curriculum books, What a Wonderful World, Celebrating My God Self, Unity Basics for Y.O.U. & Other Young Adults and the writer and creator of the vacation church school program, The Amazing Creation Studio.Currently Diane serves as the Executive Director of Spirit's Light Foundation, a 501 (c)3 corporation and alternative Unity ministry.
Diane also serves as the Youth Minister at Unity Northwest Church in Des Plaines, IL and as the Great Lakes Region Children's Ministry Consultant.She is passionate about being an advocate for children and teens and for creating and developing materials and programs that assist them in recognizing their own Divine nature.
Unity of Crystal Lake
Members of the Youth Ministry Team will present workshops on how to work with special needs children and how to set up a youth ministry council.
Devotion Spiritual Dancers
Devotion is a group of four spiritual dance performers and facilitators: Kimberli Boyd, Eileen McNair, Lisa Rose and Mercedes Rose who join in the belief that creative movement when empowered by intention is transformative in nature.
Spirit's Light 