ANAMATA: TRAINING YOUTH LEADERS INTO THE FUTURE

ANAMATA

TRAINING

YOUTH LEADERS

NEVILLE BARTLEY | SUNZ Youth Team Leader INTO THE FUTURE

In te reo Māori, the word anamata means a time to come. The future is the basis behind the youth leaders training that we provide for churches and Christian youth organisations. One stream is aimed at those who are in their first two years of youth leadership or for others who just want a refresher on the basics. Another stream is for your more experienced youth leaders and looks at more in-depth leadership topics, and the final stream is aimed at those who find themselves in charge or one of the senior youth leaders within their youth ministry. We aim to present topics that strengthen youth leaders and, as the name suggests, to present the latest techniques to equip future leaders. We want to present a day where you have plenty of time to dive into the workshops, so each workshop is 90 minutes long, which means there is time for 3 workshops in each stream. We also provide a space during the day for youth leadership teams to come together and talk, plan or whatever they want to use the time for, and it gives groups from the same denominations time to come together and catch up as well. Our aim is to provide top quality training. These key events are planned for early in the year so that they can become an important part of a youth leaderships training and preparation.

ANAMATA

THE FUTURE IS THE BASIS BEHIND THE YOUTH LEADERS TRAINING THAT WE PROVIDE...

The second part is in-house leader training. A youth ministry connects with one of our youth consultants in their region. They then organise for us to come in and run a specific training session with their leadership team. The session enables teams to go deeper into an area of training that is important to their youth ministry. These training sessions are offered free of charge, but if groups want to make a koha or offer to cover our travel expenses etc., we appreciate that. We want to make top level training to all youth leadership teams, and we want to ensure that cost will not be a barrier. The in-house training has the advantage of being tailored to specific needs of a ministry and denominational structure. It can also be done in the evenings or on weekends and is flexible to fit with what works best for the team.

We have a list of current training sessions that we run, and we are adding to that on a regular basis. However, if there is a topic that is not currently provided by us, we are happy to create something from within our team or, if needed, go outside to someone who is an expert in that area. If you have questions about what we have on offer check out the website or contact your local youth consultant.