Soul Care: Prayer Walk
with the Rev. Kara Smith-Laubenstein

Experience a guided, contemplative prayer walk through an outdoor labyrinth. This spiritual practice invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and listen for God’s still, small voice.

Idea Exchange: Youth Ministry Year-Long Planning
with the Rev. Kiersten Hill and the Rev. Eileen VanGieson

Let’s talk calendars, rhythms, and curriculum. Share strategies and templates for planning a sustainable and Spirit-led year of ministry with youth.

Learning Lab: Holy Week in Palestine: The Horrible & the Holy
with the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow

Bruce has led or participated in four delegations to Palestine since October 2023. Coordinated by Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, he has had the privilege of meeting with artists, activists, religious leaders, farmers, etc, who have tasked these delegations to tell their stories as much as possible. During our time, Bruce will share a bit about current conditions in the West Bank as well as what it was like to spend Holy Week in East Jerusalem.

Soul Care: Kintsugi (Art)
with Leslie Mauerman and Darlene Elsner

Explore healing through the Japanese art of kintsugi—repairing broken pottery with gold. In this hands-on workshop, reflect on how God brings beauty from our brokenness through creativity and restoration.

Idea Exchange: Retreats and Mission/Service Trips
with the Rev. Tully Fletcher and the Rev. Kiersten Hill

Exchange tips, stories, and best practices for organizing meaningful trips—from logistics to spiritual formation. Whether you’ve led 20 or none, come learn from others and share what’s worked (and what hasn’t!).

Learning Lab: Brave Conversations on Sexuality
with Kim Ness

Come and learn about Brave Conversations on Sexuality, a new PYWA curriculum resource designed to help church communities engage youth in thoughtful, age-appropriate conversations about sexuality from a reformed faith-based perspective.

Soul Care: Reading Corner
with Kate Satterstrom

Sink into a cozy chair and read that book you brought with you and have been meaning to read. This is a quiet, introvert-friendly space for personal renewal through reading and reflection.

Idea Exchange: Partnering with Parents, Volunteers, and Other Churches
with Oliver Page & the Rev. Eileen VanGieson

Youth ministry isn’t a solo gig. Join this conversation about building healthy relationships with the adults who surround and support your youth ministry—including other congregations in your region.

Learning Lab: Theology & Spiritual Practice of Wonder
with the Rev. Dr. Kathryn Threadgill

Together we will further explore the Wonder of God as a theological understanding needing to be reclaimed in our churches and ministry contexts, so that we might be transformed to imagine and innovatively share the gospel of Jesus Christ with youth today. We will examine God’s Wonder in a wandering and wonder-lost world, and discern ways of “going marveling” so that God, in Christ Jesus, might encounter and transform us as witnesses to the “new things” God is doing in the Church.

Soul Care: Garden Reflections
with Cheryl Wright

Connect with creation and Creator in this contemplative time of reflection and grounding in CPC’s community garden. You’ll be guided through questions to help you reflect amidst blooming life.

Idea Exchange: Youth Sunday and Involving Youth in Worship
with Rebekah Witt & Oliver Page

Explore creative ways to involve youth in worship leadership year-round—not just on Youth Sunday. Share ideas for empowering students to share their voices, gifts, and faith with the wider church.

Learning Lab: Brave Conversations on Sexuality
with Kim Ness

Come and learn about Brave Conversations on Sexuality, a new PYWA curriculum resource designed to help church communities engage youth in thoughtful, age-appropriate conversations about sexuality from a reformed faith-based perspective.