Midwest Clients

Two-Year Training and Coaching for Youth Ministers

Youth Ministry Institute Midwest partnered with the following churches to provide two years of training, education, and coaching, and additional on-site support for up to three years:

Consulting Support for Local Churches and Organizations

Additional consulting services were provided to the following churches and organizations in the last three years, with our most recent clients listed first:

Continuing Education and Speaking Events

Youth Ministry Institute Midwest provided faculty and curriculum support for the following continuing education events, with our most recent events listed first:

  • Youth Ministry Workshop and Discussion Presenter, NEXT Church Conference in Seattle, March 2019
  • Youth Ministry Academy Conference Director, Montreat Conference Center, January 2019
  • Preaching at De Soto United Methodist Church in De Soto, Kansas, April 2018
  • Omaha Youth Leader Network luncheon and presentation, Omaha, Nebraska, April 2018
  • Online “MYC Knowledge Drop” Workshop and Discussion (two sessions), Montreat Conference Center, March and April 2018
  • Youth Ministry Academy with CYMT and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Austin, Texas, January 2018
  • Montreat Youth Conference Leaders’ Workshops, Montreat Conference Center, July 2017
  • Preaching at First Presbyterian Church in Mexico, Missouri, June 2017
  • Dynamic Youth Ministry Workshop and Discussion, NEXT Church Conference in Kansas City, March 2017
  • Online “MYC Knowledge Drop” Workshop and Discussion, Montreat Conference Center, February 2017
  • Conference Event with Professor Kenda Creasy Dean, Village Presbyterian Church, November 2016
  • Youth Workers Unite! Workshop, Kansas City District UMC, April 2016
  • Preaching at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church in Overland Park, Kansas, February 2016
  • Youth Ministry Workshop, Presbytery of Southern Kansas, February 2016
  • Oasis Workshop, Heartland Presbytery, October 2015
  • The Point – Relevant Youth Ministry Training with the Synod of Mid-America, Presbyterian Youth Workers Association, and Central Presbyterian Church, May 2015
  • Oasis Workshop, Heartland Presbytery, October 2014
  • Grow Your Ministry Workshop, Presbytery of Southern Kansas, September 2014

Outside of YMI, our regional director teaches at Saint Paul School of Theology, a United Methodist seminary located in Leawood, Kansas.

Contact information for our Midwest clients and additional references will be provided by our director.

One-Year “New to Ministry” Internship Program

Heartland Center (Parkville, Missouri) invited Youth Ministry Institute Midwest to teach a one-year training and discernment track to interns placed in local churches. This ministry was supported by a partnership with Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation. The following local churches hosted interns for two years and participated in the program with Heartland Center.

This program is ongoing; please contact Matt Vaughan if you’d like help training your intern or volunteer.