Cracking the Code of Teen Engagement in Church

EVENT TITLE:

The Ecosystem Shift: Redesigning Church Systems for Real Teen Impact. 
A one-day intensive to reimagine how churches see, serve, and shape teenagers.

🎯 Core Purpose:

To help churches move from passive programming to intentional system design that fosters spiritual and moral shaping, emotional safety, skill-building, and true teen connection.

📌 Why This Matters: Teenagers are not waiting to be influenced — they are already being shaped every day by the content they consume, the systems they sit in, and the silence they observe.

Over 60% of teenagers raised in church disengage by early adulthood. In many communities, this drift is masked by compliance or attendance, but deep down, many teens are spiritually disconnected, emotionally unsettled, and culturally overwhelmed.

God is still calling churches to be a refuge and a formation ground. But many are:

• Struggling to sustain teen engagement that lasts beyond Sunday service and secondary school
• Relying on volunteers with zeal but no equipping
• Lacking a clear bridge between childhood ministry and spiritual maturity
• Hosting events with excitement but no discipleship structure
• Operating with fragmented support between home, leaders, and pastors

The Ecosystem Shift is a spiritual and strategic call to churches to repair the breaches and rebuild the spiritual infrastructure before burnout sets in or the next generation drifts further into confusion.

📍 Event Details:

Date: Saturday, 28th June, 2025

Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Venue: In-person (Lagos)

Target Audience: Youth Pastors, Teenage Church Workers, Children’s Church Leaders preparing for teen transitions, Church Administrators and Volunteers, Senior Pastors interested in long-term systems.

🧩 Training Agenda:

Session 1: What’s at Stake – Why Teen Ministry Needs a System Reset

Session 2: Audit Your Church Ecosystem

Session 3: Building Safe, Strategic, and Spirit-Led Teen Spaces

Session 4: Engaging Parents and Volunteers for Sustainable Change

BONUS: Beyond the Room: Optional 1:1 Follow-Up

We know one day can spark change, but implementation takes intention. After the event, churches will have the opportunity to book a limited Ecosystem Deep Dive session with ADF Consulting. We’ll help you interpret your audit, prioritize your next steps, and build the momentum needed for long-term transformation.

COST- N250,000 (Admits 2 leaders)

📘 Each Church Will Walk Away With:

✅Clarity on where your teen church system is spiritually and structurally misaligned

✅A copy of the ADF Church Systems Audit™ to help you course-correct with vision

✅Tools to build a spiritually grounded, emotionally safe, and culturally relevant teen church

✅A discipleship-focused framework that aligns parents, volunteers, and leadership

✅A plan to transition from program delivery to kingdom impact

✅Strategic guidance for summer planning — to ensure your camps and events spark transformation, not just attendance

This is not another youth ministry event. It’s a system redesign lab. Because you can’t build future-ready teens on broken systems.”

Seats are limited. This is for churches serious about preparing teens to stand firm in Christ and thrive in the world.