Youth, Children & Family Ministry Training & Retreat
Schedule | Keynote Speaker | Event Planning Team | Hotel Information
April 5-6, 2024
at Westminster UMC
165 East Main Street
Westminster, MD 21157
Spend two days with other Youth, Children & Family Ministry Leaders as we focus on the Necessary Ingredients for a thriving ministry. Learn from experts Chris Sasser and Chania Dillard. Come for a time of retreat, relaxation, learning, and networking.
Early Bird Registration through March 18: $ 50.00
Regular Registration March 19-April 2: $75.00
Scholarships available
Matthew 13:33
Jesus also used this illustration: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.”
Keynote Info:
Chris Sasser
Chris Sasser, better known as "Sass", has been serving kids, students, and families for over 30 years. He started at a church in Raleigh, NC in 1993 as a one-year intern, and nineteen years later he was still serving the same church working with kids, youth and families. Since 2012, he has served on staff at Port City Community Church in Wilmington, NC. He is the Pastor of Family Ministries overseeing the ministries for kids from birth through high school and their parents. He is also a lead consultant for Ministry Architects where he helps churches around the country build healthy systems. Sass writes and creates content for Ministry to Parents and is the host of the M2P Podcast, A Voice of Hope, and the Parent Network Podcast.
Sass has a passion to help people embrace their true identity in Christ and live a life for God.
Event Planning Team
Marie Matthews
Director of Children and Family Ministries &
Staff Representative for Racial Justice Ministries, Silver Spring UMC
Cathy Vitek
Children's & Family Ministry Pastor
Bethany UMC
Sherry Perrine
Director of Children and Family Ministries
Wesley Freedom UMC
Susan M. Harry
Youth & Young Adult Ministries
Westminster United Methodist Church and
Chania Dillard
Young People's Ministry Organizer
Baltimore-Washington Conference
Cheryl Cook
Discipleship Ministries Manager
Baltimore-Washington Conference
Hotel Information
We recommend staying at the Best Western in Westminster. It is less than 10 minutes away from the church.