MORE Conference 25

Kidzone Magazine
Apr 1
3 min read

Updated: May 23

MORE Conference is an annual event hosted by The Salvation Army, dedicated to strengthening and advancing our ministry to young people. This gathering equips attendees with the knowledge, skills, and practical tools necessary to effectively engage with emerging generations. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from leading practitioners and speakers who will address key issues facing youth and those serving in youth ministry.

Beyond training and development, MORE Conference is a powerful opportunity to connect with other leaders from across the country, engage with new ideas, and be encouraged in your ministry. Attendees will also experience meaningful times of prayer and worship, creating space for spiritual refreshment and a renewed sense of purpose. We invite all individuals involved in youth ministry within The Salvation Army to join us for this transformative and inspiring event.

For 2025, we have invited special guests to speak on the topics of MORE Leaders, MORE Ministries, MORE Young People, and MORE Jesus.

We’re thrilled to be hearing from:

Danielle Strickland
Shelley Johnson
Pastor Nathan Bean
Commissioner Miriam Gluyas

Revolution Worship will lead us in worship throughout the conference, and various workshops are also part of the schedule.

DETAILS:

Begins: Wednesday 23rd July at 4pm
Concludes: Saturday 26th July at 1pm
Location: Presence Church, Gold Coast

COST:

Conference registration fee: $75 (transport and accommodation to be arranged by attendee).

REGISTRATION:

Registrations are open from now until 16th July

GUEST SPEAKERS:

Danielle Strickland

Danielle lets Love lead her to inspire, challenge, provoke and disrupt the present, and to live the future now. Having lived in different cultures and contexts around the world she celebrates diversity and deeply longs for wrong things to be made right. Danielle practises following Jesus daily. This pursuit has led to exciting entrepreneurial exploits (like co-founding multiple charities and non-profits) and a whole host of failures (that we don’t as often talk about). All of this has convinced her of the deep need we all have for hope, faith, and love. Her deepest longing is to demonstrate what living that boundless life looks like. Danielle lives in Vancouver, Canada with her three sons and husband Steve. Danielle loves getting outside, doing new things, physical adventures, and she can’t seem to turn down a free lunch

Shelley Johnson

Meet Shelley Johnson. Her mission: to build leaders they’ll want to follow and teams they’ll never want to leave. Shell is the founder at Boldside – the leadership & HR agency for bold businesses. 

Shell has led large HR teams for over a decade, coaching executives to become stand-out leaders, and build a culture that has people talking — and applying.

She’s the host of This Is Work where she’s helped thousands of people lead teams and build a career they love. Her work as an HR professional has been featured in many major publications and news outlets across Australia and internationally.

Pastor Nathan Bean

Pastor Nathan Bean is the Senior Pastor of Nexus Church. He and his wife Rebecca and their two sons, Cooper and Emerson, joined the Nexus Church family in June 2018.

Ps Nathan has a genuine love for God, His word and the local Church. He is an ordained minister and has been in ministry for over 16 years in thriving churches in both Australia and the US.

He communicates with passion and humour as he seeks to unpack the truth of the Bible and the power of the Gospel each time he preaches and in his everyday life.

Commissioner Miriam Gluyas

My favourite roles have been being a corps planter, corps officer, and Chief Secretary in PNG. I love the people of the nations! I have also loved my time as a DYS, and Divisional and Territorial roles. The people that I have met along the journey have made it an amazing experience. The rallying cry in these days will be … Jesus centred, Spirit led, Hope revealed. Believing big!! In a post covid, post Christian, postmodern world, I have watched God do some amazing things, in my last appointment. The days have changed. We must be the church. Jesus centred, Spirit led, Hope revealed will be key in these days. God is up to something very good. Let's join Him in that. As Catherine Booth said, "There is no improving the future, without disturbing the present".

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