Saturday 2nd March 2024
Join one of the hubs across the country.
From Cairns to Warnambool to Adelaide to Mt Pleasant (and multiple locations in between!)
Registrations now open.
Amplify, Australia’s largest children, youth and family ministry conference, is returning for its 20th year in 2024.
Saturday 2nd March, 2024
(or the first non-long weekend Saturday in March in your State)
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Conference Theme and Keynote Speakers
RECONNECT: How do we reconnect with children, young people and families for the purpose of community and discipleship?
How do we reconnect people with God/faith and a Christian community for discipleship/faith forming in the context of:
• the prominence of pluralism within our communities, amplified through the pervasive influence of social media.
• the fastest growing ‘religion’ in the nation being ‘no religion’.
• the continuing, soul-searching longing for personal identity
Our keynote speakers have been invited to explore this theme and to speak from their experience and expertise.
Children & Families
Kimberly Smith
Generations & Emerging Leaders Pastor
Kimberly Smith is passionate about seeing churches function as true expressions of God’s family; where people of all generations find their place of belonging and purpose, and are equipped and empowered to join God’s mission. She enjoys engaging her gifts of communication in writing and speaking to various audiences with vulnerability, wisdom and humour. She is experienced in developing leaders and teams and loves to help others identify and step into their unique gifting and call. Kimberly is currently serving the Baptist Churches of Victoria as the Generations and Emerging Leaders Pastor. She was previously on staff at Werribee Baptist Church as an Associate Pastor (Generations and Church Life), a role she enjoyed and flourished in for over 14 years. Kimberly is also a State Leader and content facilitator for Arrow Leadership Australia.
Youth & Young Adults
Dr Rowan Lewis
Head of Pastoral Theology at ACOM (Australian College of Ministry) and co-researcher with the YourStory project.
He is an experienced researcher and educator in formation and spirituality especially as it relates to younger people. Over the last 15 years, he has created and led formation programs for youth and young adults as well as specialising in accompanying young people amidst times of doubt and spiritual transition – which ultimately became the focus of his PhD.
Your Story is a national research project seeking to understand the influences that shape young people’s journey of faith. It has surveyed over 400 young people and will be releasing findings throughout 2024 (https://www.convergeoceania.com/).
Together with his wife Kirra, Rowan lives in Melbourne with three energetic teenagers who keep life suitably animated.
Opening Plenary Session
Dr Graham Stanton
Graham Stanton Director of Ridley Centre for Children’s and Youth Ministry
Graham teaches at Ridley College in Melbourne and is the Director of the Ridley Centre for Children’s and Youth Ministry. His latest research explored how young Australians experience and understand God and the stories of how those beliefs have been formed. Graham and his wife Kate live in the inner-north of Melbourne and go to St. Jude’s Anglican church in Parkville. Apart from Jesus, his personal heroes include Bruce Springsteen and Leslie Knope.
Hubs
Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Mackay, Mareeba, Nunawading, Warnambool, Adelaide, Clare Valley, Victor Harbor, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Hahndorf, Barossa, Mt Gambier, Yorke Peninsula.
Conference Pricing
Hub Pricing
Early Bird – $45 ($60 from February 17th)
Concession – $40
Under 18 – $20
Kickstart – (Junior Leader enrolled at school) FREE
Online Pricing
Individual – $25
$45 Early Bird
(one set price)
$40 Concession
( one set price)
$25 Online
( one set price)
Kickstart
(Junior Leader) - Free
Registration price for this full day conference includes lunch and morning tea.
Visit the Special Offers page for details of FREE and other discounted registration specials.
Check out how to register your church and provide a subsidy for your leaders to attend.
Share Amplify with your community
Download the Amplify flyer.