The International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry

Save the Date: Cambridge 2013

The biennial international conference of the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry will be held in Cambridge UK from Thursday, 3 January to Sunday, 6 January 2013. Returning to Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge in 2013, the IASYM International conference provides a unique opportunity to gather with researchers, educators, PhD and masters students from across the globe each interested in the field of youth ministry. Further information about registration, accommodation, submission of papers and program will follow shortly. We look forward to joining with you early in 2013 as we further the academic study and research of youth and youth ministry in order to to support and develop the professionalisation of youth ministry around the world.

About Mesnali

Surrounded by lakes and mountains, Mesnali is a quaint village situated 550 m above sea-level, 15 km east of Lillehammer (Olympic city in 1994) and 6 km south of Sjusjøen (famous skiing and hiking resort). The winter season with snow and skiing lasts from November through the end of April. The conference will be hosted at the Mesnali Center.

Report from the 2011 International Conference in Pretoria

The International Conference in Pretoria was held 6-9 January and was a great success with participants from five continents in attendance. This was the first time the IASYM International Conference has been held outside the UK. The IASYM Executive Committee accepted the invitation from Malan Nel and the Faculty of Theology of the University of Pretoria to host the 2011 conference in South Africa. Holding our bi-annual conference in Africa was a strategic decision for the association, and reflects a commitment to be truly global and genuinely contextual. Like previous conferences, this event offered delegates the opportunity to reflect on academic work on youth ministry from across the world and also engage with scholarship particular to Africa. In addition there was a time within the programme to focus on the work of the association and a colloquium for PhD students. Participants also had the opportunity to tour the Apartheid Museum and to hear words of encouragement from a local pastor during dinner in Soweto.

Details on European IASYM 2012 in Tallinn

The 3rd IASYM European Conference will be held in Tallinn, Estonia on Wednesday, 11 April to Saturday, 14 April, 2012.

Theme: ‘Sustainable youth ministry: Research for post secular Europe’

Location: Theological Institute and Guesthouse of the Estonian Evangelical-Lutheran Church (EELC) and Guesthouse of the EELC Holy Ghost Congregation. Address: Pühavaimu 6, TALLINN, Estonia. Time zone: UTC +2

Lecturers include:

• Professor Dr Bert Roebben, Professor of Religious Education at Faculty of Humanities and Theology of Dortmund University (Germany). He will focus on developments in Youth theology (Jugend theologie).

• Dr. Dzintra Ilisko, Associate Professor at Daugavpils Universiteit in Latvia. She will focus on 'sustainable education'.

• Mgr. Frantisek Stech, Th.D, Lecturer of Fundamental Theology at University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice. The title of his lecture is: Sustainable Youth Ministry in Europe – between Human and Divine.

• Dr. Pete Ward, Senior Lecturer in Youth Ministry and Theological Education at King’s College London. He will discuss a sustainable place of Bible in youth ministry?

Price:
• Conference fee, meals and accommodation (double, triple, or four- bed rooms): € 175 
• Conference fee and meals (with the exception of breakfast) only: € 100 (Self-booked accommodation, see below)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

 Hotel Suggestions for those paying participation fee only:
(If you mention that you will be attending the IASYM conference when booking, you will receive a conference-member discount.) 

Savoy Boutique Hotell [one night in a single room € 103]
Suur-Karja 17/19 10148 Tallinn
Booking: +372 680 6604  Tel: +372 680 6688 Fax: +372 680 6689

Taanilinna Hotell [one night in a single room € 52 – 54]
Uus 6, 10111 Tallinn, Estonia
Booking: +372 680 6604 Tel.: +372 640 6700  Fax: +372 680 6601

Hotell Bern [one night € 55 - 57] Aia 10, 10111 Tallinn Booking: +372 680 6604  Tel: +372 680 6630  Fax: +372 680 6631

For more information on these hotels, to book a room, or see room photos, click here.  

Transportation in Tallin: We recommend taking a taxi from the airport to the conference venue. Tallink taxis are yellow and are available at the airport and the harbour and using them ensures that you are using an official taxi and not a pirate taxi. The price is between 9-12 EUR from the airpot to the old town. Taxis cannot drive the last 100 m to the Theological Institute or the Holy Spirit Congregation house, because this area is for pedestrians only. For further information see: www.tallinktakso.ee

Lunch on arrival day: If you need lunch on the first day, 11th April, we recommend two nice, but inexpensive restaurants (3-4 min walk from theological institute):

• Turg: Mündi 3 see: www.turg.ee
• Molly Malone: Mündi 2 see: www.mollymalones.ee

Contact:
Eha Kraft: eha.kraft@eelk.ee (for practical information about hotel booking)
Ronelle Sonnenberg: pmsonnenberg@pthu.nl (for information about papers and contents)

Provisional Programme for IASYM Tallinn Conference

Wednesday 11th April

11.00am onwards: Arrival and Registration

2.00pm Worship 
The opening service will be held at the Holy Spirit Church of Tallinn (Emmaus mass – organized by Titta Hämäläinen) with a welcome by EELc archbishop Andres Põder.

3.00pm Refreshments
3.30pm Conference Paper (Keynote)

6.00pm Dinner
7.30pm Conference Papers

Thursday 12th April

8.00am Breakfast
9.00am Morning Prayer  (Holy Spirit church) Taize prayers, organized by Mari-ann Oviir
9.30am Conference Papers:

11.00am Refreshments
11.30am Conference paper (Keynote)

1.00pm Lunch
2.00 – 6.00 pm Outing

6.00pm Evening Meal
7.30pm Conference Paper

Friday 13th April

8.00am Breakfast
9.00am Morning Prayer ( Holy Spirit church) Taize prayers, organized by Mari-ann Oviir
9.30am Conference Paper:

11.00am Refreshments
11.30am Conference Papers/ or discussion members

1.00pm Lunch
2.00pm Conference Paper

3.30pm Refreshments
4.00pm Conference Paper (Keynote)

6.00pm Evening Meal
7.30pm Conference Paper

Saturday 14th April

8.00am Breakfast
9.00am Morning Prayer ( Holy Spirit church) - Taize prayers, organized by Mari-ann Oviir
9.30am Conference Paper (Keynote)

11.00am Refreshments
11.30am Conference Paper

1.00pm Lunch
2.00pm - onwards: depart

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Upcoming Events

We are pleased to announce that the next European conference will be held in Ceske Budejovice (Budweis), the Czech Republic,
23-26 April 2014.

Our next international biennial conference will be held in the United Kingdom, 3-6 January 2015.

Past Conferences

Click here to access information on past conferences including:

Tallinn, Estonia, 2012
Pretoria, South Africa, 2011
Mesnali, Norway 2010
Cambridge, UK 2009
Cambridge, UK 2007