At Acadia Divinity College Simpson Week
WhO's IT For?
Paid Next-Gen Staff (Camps, Kids Ministry, and Youth Ministry) in the CBAC family of Churches.
WHEN and Where IS IT?
The Summit 2025 will happen in tandem with the Acadia Divinity College Simpson Week happening June 10-12, 2025 in Wolfville, NS.
How DO I SIGN UP?
Registration will open soon! Cost will be:
Double Room One Night: $40
Double Room Two Nights: $70
Single Room One Night: $60
Double Room Two Nights: $100
WHAT IS THE SUMMIT?
The Summit is an annual retreat for paid (part-time or full-time) Youth Pastors, Children Pastors and Camp Directors in our CBAC family.
The Summit is a space for Next-Gen leaders to celebrate, share, and support each other, while experiencing deep soul rest, and equipping sessions.
2025
We are thrilled to partner with Acadia Divinity College to offer The CBAC Youth and Family Summit in Tandem with Simpson Week at Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Through our partnership, we’ll have the unique opportunity to hear from Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean, a leading voice in Next Generation Ministry and professor at Princeton Theological Seminary.
While taking in the Simpson Lectures and other ADC programming, we’ll also enjoy special programming unique for our audience. All while enjoying beautiful Wolfville, Nova Scotia in June!
Join us June 10-12, 2025 at Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, NS!
About Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean
Kenda Creasy Dean is an ordained United Methodist pastor and the Mary D. Synnott Professor of Youth, Church and Culture at Princeton Theological Seminary, where she works closely with the Institute for Youth Ministry and the Farminary. Kenda is the author of numerous books, including Innovating for Love: Joining God’s Expedition through Christian Social Innovation, Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers Is Telling the American Church, and The Godbearing Life: The Art of Soul-Tending in Youth Ministry with Ron Foster and Megan DeWald. Recently named the 2024 Distinguished Leader in Innovation by Wesleyan Impact Partners, she co-founded Ministry Incubators in 2014 with fellow PTS alumnus Mark DeVries to support theologically-responsible innovation and sustainability in ministry. A graduate of Miami University (Ohio), Wesley Theological Seminary (Washington, DC), and Princeton Theological Seminary (New Jersey), Kenda has pastored churches in Arlington, VA, College Park, MD, and Kingston, NJ. She and her husband Kevin love hanging out with their hilarious grown kids and digging their toes in the sand on the Jersey shore.
SUMMIT Resources
Summit Schedule
4pm June 10 – 3:30pm June 12
with staggered arrival times and flexible stay options available!
See the full schedule below:
Summit Pack List
Coming soon!