Youth of the Nation Conference
Youth of the Nation was an annual Christian Youth Conference held for 15 years in Wanganui, New Zealand. Unlike many other Christian conferences, YOTN was not held by one specific church or denomination. Youth of the Nation conferences and events were hosted by The Youth Of The Nation Trust in collaboration with other churches from around New Zealand. For the first 8 years the conferences were hosted by the Wanganui Christian Youth Workers[1] collective, a group of Christian youth pastors & workers from different denominations & churches across the city of Wanganui. This collective included representatives from Anglican, Apostolic, Assemblies of God, Baptist, Open Brethren, Catholic, Incedo, Presbyterian, Christian Outreach Centre—now known as International Network of Churches—, Elim, Salvation Army, & non-denominational. From 2012 until 2018, the YOTN Trust partnered with churches, not only in Wanganui, but from across New Zealand to host events in different cities.
| Youth of the Nation Conference | |
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| Genre | Christian |
| Location(s) | Wanganui, New Zealand |
| Years active | 2004–2018 |
| Website | http://www.yotn.net.nz/ |
Introduction
Youth of the Nation (YOTN) aimed to encourage and empower Christian young people to pursue Jesus Christ with a zeal that will impact their generation. As an event, the goal was to provide a 3-4 day event that was affordable for more New Zealand young people, while maintaining the standards & excellence of some of the leading national conferences.
The vision to hold YOTN came from Wanganui A/G youth pastor, Ben Hoyle. In 2003, Ben approached the local city youth workers to hold the conference as a city. He recognised that for one church to put on such a large event was too much, and that together the city could pull its resources and achieve the goal. With many of the city youth workers on board, plans were made to hold the very first conference in July 2004.
Each year YOTN gained momentum seeing attendance grow and more young people leave excited about their faith.
"YOTN continues to build in its momentum, magnitude and excellence. It is great to see more and more young people coming and leaving radically changed. The greatest thrill for me is seeing the hunger in the younger generation for the reality of God and a deep desire to walk in God's ways. Long may it continue." - Ps Iliafi Esera (Faith City Church A/G, Wanganui)[2]
In 2011, the event moved from the Wanganui Central Baptist Church, where it had been held for 6 years, to the School Hall at Wanganui City College. Then in 2012, YOTN IX was moved to the War Memorial Hall Convention Centre which seats 1500 people, where the conference was held until 2015.[3]
Ben Hoyle resigned as YOTN director in 2018 and Youth of the Nation Trust & events were absorbed into the Fearless Movement of the Assemblies of God NZ under the leadership of Ps Mike Coe from Timaru. YOTN held its final conference in April 2018 at Whanganui Central Baptist Church. The theme for 2018 was 'Possible' and involved reflecting on the past 15 years. Ps Ben Hoyle spoke the final message of conference and Ps Mike Coe closed the conference by announcing the future with Fearless.[4]
History
Conferences
Starting with Youth of the Nation 2004, the conference has been held annually.[5] The first decade of YOTN Conferences were headlined by guest speakers and guest artists.
| Year | Title | Dates | Venue | Featured Speakers | Featured Artists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Youth of the Nation 2004 | 2–4 July | Faith Community Church | Ps Graeme Brock (The Tribe, Masterton NZ) Timo Tagaloa (Athletes in Action, Auckland NZ) Ps Tim King (Advance Ministry Training College, Auckland NZ) |
Wash (Auckland NZ) Rapture Ruckus (Wellington NZ) Colliding Traits (Auckland NZ) |
| 2005 | Youth of the Nation 05 | 8–10 July | Central Baptist Church | Ps John Cairns (Power & Light Ministries, Melbourne AUS) Ps Paul Saunders (Global Task, Auckland NZ) Justin Duckworth (Global Education Centre, Wellington NZ) |
Moped (Wellington NZ) Agent'c (Wellington NZ) Assorted Sweets (Wellington NZ) |
| 2006 | Youth of the Nation III | 30 June - 2 July |
Central Baptist Church | Ps Don McDonell (Albany Christian Centre A/G, Auckland NZ) Adrian Bates (Creation Ministries International, Auckland NZ) Ps Daniel Paikea (Teen Challenge NZ, Palmerston North NZ) |
Do Or Die (Auckland NZ) Calling Elijah (Auckland NZ) Fallen State (Wanganui NZ) |
| 2007 | Youth of the Nation IV | 29 June - 1 July |
Central Baptist Church | Ps Don McDonell (Albany Christian Centre A/G, Auckland NZ) Ps Neville Bartley (Central Baptist Church, Wanganui NZ) Ps Iliafi Esera (Faith City Church A/G, Wanganui NZ) |
Zebulun (Auckland NZ) Arms Reach (Hamilton NZ) Calling Elijah (Auckland NZ) |
| 2008 | Youth of the Nation V | 16–19 July | Central Baptist Church | Ps Ben Houston (Hillsong Northern Beaches, Sydney AUS) Dave Wells (Bible College of NZ, Auckland NZ) Ps Sam Bayly (Gospel Inc., Wellington NZ) |
Outta Exile (Tauranga NZ) Dave Wiggins (Auckland NZ) Zero-T (Gisborne NZ) Tom Watts (Wanganui NZ) |
| 2009 | Youth of the Nation 6 | 9–11 July | Central Baptist Church | Ps Christoph Zintl (South City Christian Church, Christchurch NZ) Ps Sam Bayly (Gospel Inc., Wellington NZ) Ps Levi Marychurch (Arise Church, Wellington NZ) Ps Daniel Paikea (Teen Challenge NZ, Auckland NZ) Ps Shane Meyer (City Church, Tauranga NZ) |
E.M.T. (Auckland NZ) Calling Elijah (Auckland NZ) A Kiss Goodbye (Tauranga NZ) |
| 2010 | Youth of the Nation VII | 8–10 July | Central Baptist Church | Ps John Cairns (John Cairns Ministries, Melbourne AUS) Michael Jones (Former All Black, Auckland NZ) Julia Wright (Christian Broadcaster, Auckland NZ) Ps Kem Price (Kem Price Ministries, Auckland NZ) Ps Levi Marychurch (Arise Church, Wellington NZ) |
The Frisk (Auckland NZ) Dave Wiggins (Auckland NZ) Jury & The Saints (Auckland NZ) |
| 2011 | Youth of the Nation 8 | 21–23 July | Wanganui City College | Ps David Katina (Great Life Church, Hawaii USA) Ps Al Furey (Al Furey Ministries, Sydney AUS) Ps Scott Bell (Albany City Church A/G, Auckland NZ) Ps Steve Dunne (Richmond Baptist Church, Nelson NZ) Ps Christoph Zintl (South City Christian Church, Christchurch NZ) |
Tokyo Keys (Auckland NZ) Sio Vaelua (Palmerston North NZ) Asher (Auckland NZ) |
| 2012 | Youth of the Nation IX | 12–14 July | War Memorial Hall | Ps James Williams (Peninsula City Church, Melbourne AUS) Ps Don McDonell (Inspire Church Albany A/G, Auckland NZ) Cindy Ruakere (NorthCity Church, Christchurch NZ) Ps Tim Cleary (C3 Church, Auckland NZ) Ps Daniel Paikea (Teen Challenge NZ, Auckland NZ) |
[shift] (Auckland NZ) MADD Messenger (Auckland NZ) Theophilus (Auckland NZ) |
| 2013 | Youth of the Nation X | 24–27 July | War Memorial Hall | Ps Nick Khiroya (Hillsong Church, Brisbane AUS) Ps John Cairns (John Cairns Ministries, Melbourne AUS) Ps Esther Elliott (Equippers Church Manukau, Auckland NZ) Ps Don McDonell (Inspire Church Albany A/G, Auckland NZ) Ps Graeme Brock (CCC on Pascal, Palmerston North NZ) Ps Steve Dunne (Richmond Baptist Church, Nelson NZ) |
Andy Campbell (Worship Pastor, St Paul's Symonds Street, Auckland NZ) Black Boy Peaches (Auckland NZ) |
From 2014, YOTN Conferences no longer headlined regular artists, putting more focus on guest speakers and introducing Tribal War games that had been tested at YOTN X with success.
| Year | Title | Dates | Venue | Featured Speakers | Extra Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Youth of the Nation Plus | 17–19 July | War Memorial Conference Centre |
Dr Allan Meyer (Careforce Lifekeys, Melbourne AUS) Ps Luka Robertson (Manukau Hope Centre, Auckland NZ) Ps Daniel Paikea (Paikea Ministries, Gold Coast AUS) Ps Sam Bayly (New Life Churches Youth Director NZ) |
#RunWellAotearoa |
| 2015 | Youth of the Nation Uproar | 9–11 July | War Memorial Conference Centre |
Ps Ted DiBiase (WWE Hall Of Famer, Clinton, MS, USA) Ps Jadwin Gillies (Hillsong United, Sydney AUS) Ps Esther Elliott (Equippers Church, Auckland NZ) Ps Rocky Stocks (Grace Vineyard Church, Christchurch NZ) |
#IamtheUproar |
| 2016 | Youth of the Nation One | 28–30 April | Wanganui Racecourse | Ps Nick Khiroya (Hillsong Church, Brisbane AUS) Ps Steven Silcock (Revolution Church, Christchurch NZ) Ps Daniel Paikea (Paikea Ministries, Gold Coast AUS) Ps Gary Grut (Baptist Churches Youth Team Leader NZ) Ps Gordon Fitch (Presbyterian Churches Youth Manager NZ) |
One God One Body One Kingdom |
| 2017 | Youth of the Nation Ascend the Hill |
27–29 April | Central Baptist Church | Ps Brenden Brown (Hillsong Church, San Francisco USA) Ps Steven Silcock (Revolution Church, Christchurch NZ) Ps Byron Marchant (Equippers Church, Auckland NZ) Ps Gary Grut (Baptist Churches Youth Team Leader NZ) |
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| 2018 | Youth of the Nation Possible |
26–28 April | Central Baptist Church | Ps Daniel Paikea (Paikea Ministries, Gold Coast AUS) Ps Steven Silcock (Revolution Church, Christchurch NZ) Ps Christoph Zintl (The Story Vineyard Church, Wellington NZ) Ps Ben Hoyle (YOTN National Director, Whanganui NZ) |
F15TEEN YEARS |
Speakers
Youth of the Nation Conference has been blessed over the years with some great speakers from across New Zealand, along with many of the gifted ministers from Wanganui itself. Here is a list of all those who have spoken, either in main sessions or electives, over the years:
The official poster for the very first
Youth of the Nation held in 2004.
Youth of the Nation held in 2004.
Youth of the Nation X was held
to celebrate 10 years in 2013.
to celebrate 10 years in 2013.
The final Youth of the Nation
conference was held in 2018 and
was themed 'Possible'.
conference was held in 2018 and
was themed 'Possible'.
| Speaker's Name | Organisation/Church | Conferences |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Bailey | Elim Worship Centre (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN X YOTN Ascend the Hill |
| Kerran Bartley | Central Baptist Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN 2004 YOTN 05 |
| Neville Bartley | Scripture Union (Wellington NZ) | YOTN 2004 YOTN III YOTN IV YOTN V YOTN VII YOTN IX YOTN X YOTN Uproar YOTN Possible |
| Asher Bastion | Life FM (Auckland NZ) | YOTN 6 |
| Adrian Bates | Creation Ministries International (Auckland NZ) | YOTN III |
| Sam Bayly | National New Life Churches Youth Director (Wellington NZ) | YOTN III YOTN IV YOTN V YOTN 6 YOTN IX YOTN Plus |
| Ivan Beets | Wash (Auckland NZ) | YOTN 2004 |
| Scott Bell | Inspire Church Albany A/G (Auckland NZ) | YOTN 6 YOTN 8 YOTN X |
| Kirk Beyer | The Rock (Wellington NZ) | YOTN Plus |
| Graeme Brock | CCC on Pascal (Palmerston North NZ) | YOTN 2004 YOTN X |
| Brenden Brown | Hillsong Church (San Francisco USA) | YOTN Ascend the Hill |
| Murray Brown | YouthTrain NZ (Palmerston North NZ) | YOTN 05 YOTN IV |
| Morgan Burne | Citywestchurch A/G (New Plymouth NZ) | YOTN Plus |
| Sam Burrows | [shift] (Auckland NZ) | YOTN IX |
| John Cairns | John Cairns Ministries (Melbourne AUS) | YOTN 05 YOTN VII YOTN X |
| Andrew Campbell | St Paul's Symonds Street (Auckland NZ) | YOTN 2004 YOTN X |
| Lorne Campbell | Christ Church Anglican Parish (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN V |
| Matthew Chamberlain | National Presbyterian Youth Director (Auckland NZ) | YOTN Uproar |
| Tim Cleary | C3 (Auckland NZ) | YOTN IX |
| Mike Coe | Connect Church (Timaru NZ) | YOTN Possible |
| Matt Collier | City Church A/G (Tauranga NZ) | YOTN III |
| Patrick Coneglan | Equippers Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN III |
| Brendan Cooper | Faith City Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN Possible |
| Kerryann Cooper | Faith City Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN Possible |
| Paul Cornish | Central Baptist Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN IV |
| Malcolm Delamare | Porirua Christian Life Centre A/G (Porirua NZ) | YOTN 6 |
| Ted DiBiase | WWE Hall of Famer (Mississippi USA) | YOTN Uproar |
| Andy Dickson | Calling Elijah (Auckland NZ) | YOTN 6 |
| Justin Duckworth | Global Education Centre (Wellington NZ) | YOTN 05 |
| Mick Duncan | The Outsiders (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN Possible |
| Steve Dunne | Richmond Baptist Church (Nelson NZ) | YOTN 8 YOTN X |
| David Elliott | World Outreach (Singapore) | YOTN One |
| Esther Elliott | Equippers Church (Auckland NZ) | YOTN X YOTN Uproar |
| Penny Elliott | World Outreach (Singapore) | YOTN One |
| Marty Emmett | YWAM (Tauranga NZ) | YOTN Uproar |
| Iliafi Esera | Faith City Church A/G (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN III YOTN IV YOTN X |
| Dallas Eves | Ingestre Street Bible Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN 05 |
| Gordon Fitch | National Presbyterian Youth Manager (Wellington NZ) | YOTN One |
| Al Furey | Al Furey Ministries (Sydney AUS) | YOTN 8 |
| Rebecca Gane | Salvation Army HQ (Wellington NZ) | YOTN X |
| Julia Gaze | Citywestchurch A/G (New Plymouth NZ) | YOTN IV |
| Jadwin Gillies | Hillsong United (Sydney AUS) | YOTN Uproar |
| Tania Goose | Riverstones Church A/G (Upper Hutt NZ) | YOTN Plus |
| Gary Grut | National Baptist Youth Team Leader (Auckland NZ) | YOTN One YOTN Ascend the Hill |
| Mike Hadwin | Albany City Church A/G (Auckland NZ) | YOTN 8 |
| Sam Harvey | Soul Survivor NZ (Wellington NZ) | YOTN IV |
| Beki Hayward | Soul Survivor NZ (Wellington NZ) | YOTN V |
| Justin Holm | The Base City Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN III |
| Travers Hopkins | Equippers Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN VII |
| Ben Houston | Hillsong Northern Beaches (Sydney AUS) | YOTN V |
| Ben Hoyle | Faith City Church A/G (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN V YOTN 6 YOTN X YOTN Plus YOTN Uproar YOTN One YOTN Possible |
| Nigel Irwin | Central Baptist Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN One |
| Aaron Jackson | Actor (Auckland NZ) | YOTN 05 YOTN Possible |
| David Jones | Citywestchurch A/G (New Plymouth NZ) | YOTN 8 |
| Michael Jones | Former All Black (Auckland NZ) | YOTN VII |
| Eugene Katene | Te Puna O Wai Ora (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN IV |
| Kinyua Kathuri | Ingestre Street Bible Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN Ascend the Hill |
| David Katina | Koinonia Christian Center (Hawaii USA) | YOTN 8 |
| Nick Khiroya | Hillsong Church (Brisbane AUS) | YOTN X YOTN One |
| Tim King | Advance Ministry Training College (Auckland NZ) | YOTN 2004 |
| Abby Kingi | Faith City Church A/G (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN 8 |
| Caleb Kingi | Cliff Life Church A/G (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN 8 YOTN One |
| Nick Kirk | Christ Church Anglican (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN 6 |
| David Mann | Hope Project (Tauranga NZ) | YOTN Ascend the Hill |
| Byron Marchant | Equippers Church (Auckland NZ) | YOTN Ascend the Hill |
| Tawhe Mark | Christian Outreach Centre (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN 05 YOTN 6 |
| Levi Marychurch | Arise Church (Wellington NZ) | YOTN 6 YOTN VII |
| Braden Matson | Harvest Christian Church A/G (Auckland NZ) | YOTN IV YOTN V |
| Don McDonell | Inspire Church Albany A/G (Auckland NZ) | YOTN III YOTN IV YOTN IX YOTN X |
| Jacob McGregor | Faith City Church A/G (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN Plus |
| Karina McGregor | Faith City Church A/G (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN One |
| Chris McKenzie | St Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN IV YOTN IX YOTN X YOTN Ascend the Hill |
| Andrew McKerrow | Salvation Army (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN VII |
| Allan Meyer | Careforce Lifekeys (Melbourne AUS) | YOTN Plus |
| Shane Meyer | City Church A/G (Tauranga NZ) | YOTN 6 |
| Mo Morgan | St James' Presbyterian Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN One |
| Ray Moxham | Freedom Christian Church A/G (Hamilton NZ) | YOTN Plus |
| Rachel O'Connor | Youth For Christ (Wellington NZ) | YOTN III |
| Daniel Paikea | Paikea Ministries (Gold Coast AUS) | YOTN III YOTN V YOTN 6 YOTN 8 YOTN IX YOTN X YOTN Plus YOTN Uproar YOTN One YOTN Ascend the Hill YOTN Possible |
| Whetu Pohio | Turning Point Church (Napier NZ) | YOTN IX |
| Joshua Pound | Central Baptist Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN Ascend the Hill YOTN Possible |
| Kem Price | Kem Price Ministries (Auckland NZ) | YOTN VII |
| Rosanne Rea | Ingestre Street Bible Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN 8 |
| Teina Rima | Good News Emanuel Faith Fellowship A/G (Auckland NZ) | YOTN Plus |
| Luka Robertson | Manukau Hope Centre (Auckland NZ) | YOTN Plus |
| Scott Rosene | Youth For Christ (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN 05 YOTN III YOTN IV |
| Glen Rowe | Colliding Traits (Auckland NZ) | YOTN 2004 |
| James Roy | Equippers Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN X YOTN One |
| Cindy Ruakere | Northcity Church (Christchurch NZ) | YOTN IX |
| Paul Saunders | Global Task (Auckland NZ) | YOTN 05 |
| Vivian Schwartfeger | Why Ministries (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN 05 YOTN VII |
| Steven Silcock | Revolution Church (Christchurch NZ) | YOTN One YOTN Ascend the Hill YOTN Possible |
| Kent Somerville | SALT Church (Palmerston North NZ) | YOTN VII |
| Andrew Stanbrook-Mason | Faith City Church A/G (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN 2004 YOTN V |
| Rocky Stocks | Grace Vineyard Church (Christchurch NZ) | YOTN Uproar |
| Timo Tagaloa | Athletes in Action (Auckland NZ) | YOTN 2004 |
| Iliesa Tamaniyaga | City Ministers Association (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN V |
| Rob Thompson | Central Baptist Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN V |
| Greg Tichbon | Youth For Christ (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN 2004 |
| Sean du Toit | Alphacrucis (Auckland NZ) | YOTN IX |
| Lyndon Tongs | Christian Family A/G (Palmerston North NZ) | YOTN III |
| Selepa Vai | Te Awamutu A/G (Te Awamutu NZ) | YOTN Uproar |
| Jordan Vailima | Life City Church (Wainuiomata NZ) | YOTN Possible |
| Christine Waitai-Rapana | Faith City Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN Ascend the Hill |
| Daryl Warburton | Waitara High School (Waitara NZ) | YOTN Possible |
| Dave Wells | Bible College Of NZ (Auckland NZ) | YOTN V |
| Stephanie West | The Base City Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN 2004 |
| Paul White | Levin A/G (Levin NZ) | YOTN VII YOTN 8 YOTN Possible |
| Dave Wiggins | Comedian (Auckland NZ) | YOTN V YOTN VII |
| Annette Williams | St Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN 2004 YOTN 05 |
| James Williams | Peninsula City Church (Melbourne AUS) | YOTN IX |
| Simon Williams | St Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN 2004 YOTN 05 |
| Petia Wilson | MADD Messenger (Auckland NZ) | YOTN IX |
| Melody Winters | Incedo (Wanganui NZ) | YOTN VII |
| Julia Wright | Christian Broadcaster (Auckland NZ) | YOTN VII |
| Christoph Zintl | The Story Vineyard Church (Wellington NZ) | YOTN 6 YOTN 8 YOTN Possible |
Youth of the Nation: Preliminary event
YOTN held a special preliminary event, held in Term One of the school year. It served to bring youth groups and ministries together in cities around the nation. It also gave young people a taste of what the actual conference held later in the year would be like.
| Year | Title | Date | Venue | Speaker | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | YOTN InFocus |
11 March | Faith City Church A/G, Wanganui | Ps John Cairns (Power & Light Ministries, Melbourne AUS) | Wanganui band Fallen State performed |
| 2007 | YOTN IV InFocus |
15 February | Faith City Church A/G, Wanganui | Ps Don McDonell (Albany Christian Centre A/G, Auckland) | This was the first full meeting Ps Don ministered at following his quad-bike accident in Nov 2006 |
| 2008 | YOTN V InFocus |
22 February | Christ Church Anglican, Wanganui | Ps John Cairns (John Cairns Ministries, Melbourne AUS) | |
| 2009 | YOTN6 InFocus |
5 March 6 March |
St Andrews Presbyterian, Wanganui Life City Church A/G, Wainuiomata |
Ps Daniel Paikea (Teen Challenge NZ, Auckland) | The first InFocus held outside of Wanganui was held in Wellington. |
| 2010 | YOTN VII InFocus |
6 March 24 April |
Salt Church A/G, Palmerston North Life City Church A/G, Wainuiomata |
Ps Scott Bell (Albany City Church A/G, Auckland) Ps Christoph Zintl (South City Christian Church, Christchurch) Ps Levi Marychurch (Arise Church, Wellington) |
The first InFocus held in the Palmerston North. These were whole day events. |
| 2011 | YOTN8 InFocus |
25 February 26 February |
Equippers Church, Wanganui Hutt City Baptist Church, Lower Hutt |
Ps Braden Matson (Chiesa Evangelica Bethel, Bari Italy) | |
| 2012 | YOTN IX Tour |
18 March 20 March 21 March 22 March 23 March 24 March |
Living Waters Christian Church, Auckland City Rock Church, Napier Faith City Church A/G, Wanganui Hutt City New Life Church, Wellington Richmond Baptist Church, Nelson South City Christian Centre, Christchurch |
Ps James Williams (Peninsula City Church, Melbourne AUS) | InFocus was renamed Tour and YOTN held events in multiple cities. |
| 2013 | YOTN X Tour |
5 April 6 April 7 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14 April |
Nations Church, Dunedin Aranui Primary School, Christchurch Richmond Baptist Church, Nelson The Rock Church, Wellington The Miracle Centre, Hastings St Andrews Presbyterian, Wanganui citywestchurch A/G, New Plymouth South Waikato Events Centre, Tokoroa Otara Recreation Centre, South Auckland Inspire Church Albany, Albany Auckland |
Ps Daniel Paikea (Gold Coast Chapel, Gold Coast AUS) | Celebrating 10 Years in 10 Cities over 10 Days. |
| 2014 | YOTN Plus Tour |
27 March 28 March 29 March 30 March 31 March 1 April 2 April |
Nations Church, Dunedin City East Church, Christchurch Faith City Church, Auckland Inspire Church, Taupo Equippers Church, Wanganui The Miracle Centre, Hastings The Rock Church, Wellington |
Ps Christoph Zintl (Grace Vineyard Church, Christchurch) | 'Run Well Aotearoa' |
| 2015 | YOTN Uproar Tour |
20 March 21 March 22 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 27 March 28 March |
Freedom Christian Church, Hamilton Mt Zion A/G Manurewa, Auckland Inspire Church, Taupo Elim Worship Centre, Wanganui Equippers Church, Masterton Kings House Church, Napier Hutt City Baptist Church, Wellington Nations Church, Dunedin |
Ps Esther Elliott (Equippers Church, Auckland) Ps Kirk Beyer (The Rock Church, Wellington)[6] Ps Ben Hoyle (YOTN Director, Wanganui)[7] |
#IamtheUproar |
| 2016 | YOTN One InFocus |
11–12 March | Hutt City Church A/G, Wellington | Ps Ben Hoyle (YOTN Director, Wanganui) Ps Christoph Zintl (The Story Vineyard Church, Wellington) Ps Gordon Fitch (Presbyterian Churches Youth Manager NZ, Wellington) |
Due to the change of Conference dates to April, the Tour was put on hold and replaced with this InFocus event. |
| 2017 | YOTN ATH Tour |
24 March 31 March |
Ormiston Senior College, Auckland Hutt City Church A/G, Wellington |
Ps Steven Silcock (Revolution Church, Christchurch) Ps Byron Marchant (Equippers Church, Auckland) |
Steven spoke at the Auckland event, and Byron spoke in Wellington. |
| 2018 | YOTN Auckland Possible |
14 April | Ormiston Senior College, Auckland | Ps Teina Rima (E12 Youth Ministries, Auckland) |
Youth of the Nation: Leadership Event
Following the 10th Anniversary Conference in 2013, YOTN launched a leadership development event held in the later part of the year. "The Aim is to bring youth pastors, leaders and workers together from across Aotearoa to be encouraged, empowered and equipped."
| Year | Title | Date | Venue | Speaker | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | YOTN Leaders Plus | 16 November | The Rock Church, Wellington | Ps Luka Robertson (Manukau Hope Centre, Auckland NZ) | |
| 2014 | YOTN Leaders Uproar | 10–11 October | Faith City Church, Wanganui | Ps Iliafi Esera (Superintendent AOG NZ) Ps James Roy (Equippers Church, Wanganui) Kirk Beyer (The Rock, Wellington) Melissa Beyer (The Rock, Wellington) Ps Ben Hoyle (YOTN Director NZ) |
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| 2015 | YOTN Leaders One | 2–3 October | Faith City Church, Wanganui | Ps Sam Monk (Equippers Church, Auckland) Ps Mike Coe (Connect Church, Timaru) |
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| 2016 | YOTN Ascend the Hill Leaders Conference |
30 September - 1 October |
The Rock Church, Wellington | Ps Sy Rogers (Life Church, Auckland) | |
| 2017 | YOTN Fathers of the Faith Leaders Conference |
10–11 November | The Rock Church, Wellington | Ps Iliafi Esera (Faith City Church, Whanganui) Ps Kem Price (Kem Price Ministries, Auckland) |
YOTN Championship
In 2008, the conference added a sports extension. The YOTN Championship is a sports tournament where different churches/youth groups attending the conference entered teams to compete for the YOTN Championship Trophy. It is a fun competitive event.
| Year | Conference | Venue | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | YOTN V | Wanganui City College Gymnasium | St Paul's Presbyterian Church (Wanganui) | Faith City Church A/G (Wanganui) |
| 2009 | YOTN6 | Wanganui City College Gymnasium | Levin A/G (Levin) | YOTN6 Worship Team (Wanganui) |
| 2010 | YOTN VII | Wanganui City College Gymnasium | Faith City Church A/G (Wanganui) | Levin A/G (Levin) |
| 2011 | YOTN8 | Wanganui City College Gymnasium | Living Waters Church (Auckland) | Levin A/G (Levin) |
| 2012 | YOTN IX | Wanganui Collegiate Gymnasium | Faith City Church A/G (Wanganui) | Levin Life Church (Levin) |
| 2013 | YOTN X | Springvale Stadium | Turning Point Church (Napier) | Good News Emmanuel Faith Fellowship (Auckland) |
| 2014 | YOTN Plus | Springvale Stadium | Faith City Church A/G (Wanganui) | Hutt City Church A/G (Lower Hutt) |
| 2015 | YOTN Uproar | Springvale Stadium | Hutt City Church A/G (Lower Hutt) | CliffLife Church (Wanganui) |
| 2016 | YOTN One | Springvale Stadium | Hutt City Church A/G (Lower Hutt) | Porirua Christian Life Centre (Porirua) |
| 2017 | YOTN Ascend the Hill | Jubilee Stadium | Faith City Church A/G (Wanganui) | Life Changers Church (Levin) |
| 2018 | YOTN Possible | Whanganui High School Gymnasium | Good News Emanuel Faith Fellowship (Auckland) | Faith City Church A/G (Wanganui) |
External links
Websites
- Youth of the Nation - official website
News articles
- Young folk full on at meet in Wanganui - article in Challenge Weekly Vol 63 Issue No 30 Page 5
- Youth of the Nation Conference 05 - article in Empowered Magazine Spring 2005 Edition Page 13
- Youth of the Nation III Conference - article in Empowered Magazine Spring 2006 Edition Page 14
- Youth of The Nation IV Report - article in Empowered Magazine Spring 2007 Edition Page 10
- Youth of the Nation V - article in Empowered Magazine Spring 2008 Edition Page 7-8
- Youth of the Nation - article in The Wanganui Chronicle Saturday 11 July 2009 Page A4
- Youth of the Nation VII Conference Wanganui - article in Empowered Magazine Spring 2010 Edition Page 31
- Don't Sleep Naked - article on Firezone (National Salvation Army Youth Blog) 3 August 2011
- The Message - article in The Wanganui Chronicle Monday 16 July 2012 Page A4
- Youth of the Nation Gather - article in The Wanganui Chronicle Thursday 25 July 2013 Front Page
- Youth of the Nation Conference Celebrating 10th Anniversary - article in The River City Press Vol. 29, No 27, July 25, 2013 Page 3
- Christian Youth Mark Decade Of Conference - article in The Wanganui Chronicle Saturday 27 July 2013 Page 2
- Youth of the Nation 2016 - article in Empowered Magazine Edition #2 July 2016 Page 18
- Ascend the Hill, Leaders Summit - article in Empowered Magazine Edition #3 December 2016 Page 22
- YOTN God Doesn't Give His Heart in Pieces - article in Empowered Magazine Edition #2 August 2017 Page 20
- Ascend the Hill - article in Empowered Magazine Edition #2 August 2017 Page 21
- 15 Years Of Youth of the Nation Conference - article in Empowered Magazine Edition #2 August 2018 Page 18-19
References
- The official Youth of the Nation Website "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- quoted from "Youth of The Nation IV Report" Empowered Magazine Spring 2007 Edition Page 10
- The Wanganui Chronicle Monday 16 July 2012 Page A4
- Empowered Magazine Edition #2 August 2018 Page 18-19
- The official Youth of the Nation Website: History Page "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Ps Kirk only spoke at the Whanganui event night for the 2015 Tour
- Ps Ben only spoke at the Masterton event night for the 2015 Tour
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