The African 2020 conference was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. A new date hasn't been set yet, but it will be some time in 2021.

Save the Date: 19-21 August, 2021

Conference regestration will open April 20th.

The next Australia-New Zealand Regional conference of the IASYM will be hosted by Youthworks College, Sydney, from 19-21 August, 2021.

The conference gatherers anyone involved in children’s, youth and emerging/young adult ministry as teachers, lecturers, researchers or thoughtful practitioners across Australia and New Zealand.

The conference is an opportunity to engage with the latest scholarship and research related to Christian ministry among young people as well as a forum for building stronger networks.

Read more about the conference including program and registration at the conference page.

Engaging With the Prophetic Voices of Young People

The bi-annual international IASYM 2022 conference will gather at Emory University in the city of Atlanta, the heartland of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement – a spiritual movement seeking justice, guided in dialogue with the black Church and the visions of young people. 

The Call for Papers is online and can be found on the dedicated conference page.

Questions to the organizing committee can be send to Helen Blier at hblier@pts.edu.  

Questions to the academic committee can be send to Christian Noval at cn@katolsk.dk.

The European regional conference for 2023 will be held in Denmark. It will be held just after Easter, but the exact dates and location are still not set.