REACH • RAISE • RESOURCE •
REACH • RAISE • RESOURCE •
NATIONAL
Director’s Report
2023 has been an incredible year for Youth Alive as we continue to outwork our mission of reaching young people, raising leaders and resourcing the local church. Tens of thousands of young people have heard the message of Jesus through Youth Alive activities, with thousands making a decision to follow Him.
Youth Alive has partnered with hundreds of local youth ministries to see leaders trained through Youth Alive Academy and resourced via the Youth Alive network with leadership events and coaching, as we champion local youth pastors and leaders around the nation to continue to take steps of faith in reaching more young people for Jesus.
We would like to thank outgoing State Directors Sam & Hannah Long (SA) and Andrew & Ash Williams (WA) for their leadership and service over the past number of years. We want to welcome Dan & Tracy Sheikh (WA), Seth Behn (SA), and Isaiah & Renee Simmons (QLD) who are now leading Youth Alive in their respective states. We understand the commitment of these leaders, plus local youth ministries, staff, financial partners and volunteers that all contribute towards the greater impact of Youth Alive.
As you read below, we pray that you are encouraged by what has happened throughout 2023 and we can’t wait for what God will do in 2024.
Cameron & Renee Bennett
reaCH Young people with the gospel
RaISE young leaders.
reSOURCE local churches to reach youth more effectively.
MISSION
Vision
TO SEE every young person in Australia live their full God purpose.
2023
Snapshot
60,137
PEOPLE PRESENTED
WITH THE GOSPEL IN PERSON
9,007
FAITH COMMITMENTS
759
YOUTH MINISTRIES ENGAGED
3,930
LEADERS TRAINED
161
SCHOOL SESSIONS
large
scale events
Youth Alive runs large-scale evangelistic events throughout Australia.
These events serve one simple, but important purpose - providing opportunities for young people to hear the Gospel. This is achieved by creating spaces young people are confident to invite their friends to.
17,535
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
2,654
FAITH COMMITMENTS
537
YOUTH MINISTRIES ENGAGED
Event
Highlights
Since 1982 Youth Alive has seen 329,336 young people
make faith commitments throughout Australia.
regional
EVENTS
Youth Alive continues to be a grassroots movement that raises leaders in the regions to reach young people in the regions.
51 Events
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618 Youth Ministries
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51 Events 〰️ 618 Youth Ministries 〰️
19,579 Attended
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3,468 Faith Commitments
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19,579 Attended 〰️ 3,468 Faith Commitments 〰️
regional
Engagement
Recent ABS data suggests that 36% of Australians reside in regional areas. The commitment of Youth Alive towards regional Australia can be seen through the attendance of events across the nation - 49% of event attendance was in regional areas.
Regional attendance
LeaderSHIP
training
One of our key mandates is resourcing local youth ministries. We achieve this through leadership training and development events that serve to equip, inspire and grow young leaders.
3,930 Youth Pastors and
Leaders trained nation-wide
young adults
2,286 young adults in attendance across 5 young adults specific events.
high
schools
161 schools engaged
(Chapels & Schools Tour Sessions)
ACADEMY
114 Leaders Trained in 2023
Youth Alive Academy provides a training pathway for young leaders to gain a certification through an Accredited course delivered by Alphacrucis College, while gaining practical training from our Youth Alive Academy team.
We constantly aim to provide engaging ways for our students to get the most out of their year. The most unique thing about the Youth Alive Leadership Academy, is the vast range of experiences on offer. From being behind the scenes during Youth Alive events, to a spiritual intensive in the most beautiful location and back to the classroom, our pace offers so much variety.
Even when in the classroom, our various teaching methods keep students engaged. Our guests are experts in their field, whether it be on theology, leadership or learning about current youth issues.
we are seeing steady growth in our outreach events
Evangelism Fund
The Youth Ministry Evangelism Fund is a new resource through Youth Alive to help fund Local Youth Ministry in evangelism endeavours and initiatives.
$56,000 funded across 17 InitiativeS
featured projects
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SlamFest
We supported a Youth Ministry running a basketball competition culminating in a Friday night out reach event. 100 teenagers attended for the first time, and 20 made faith commitments!
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Dreamers Festival
YMEF supported a Youth Ministry to run a three-day festival to reach out to their local community.
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YouthFest
YMEF supported a Youth Ministry running a Festival-style outreach event that saw 180 young people in attendance, and 30 faith commitments.
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Wonderfest
We supported a Youth Ministry to run a carnival-style event that resulted in 46 faith commitments, with 27 for the first time!
2,624 Bibles given out
TO NEW BELIEVERS DURING 2023
ALPHA YOUTH
Youth Alive is committed to seeing young people explore their faith further through partnering with local youth ministries and Alpha Youth.
Young people connected to Alpha Youth through Regional Events, Large-Scale Event Follow-Ups and Evangelism Fund Projects in 2023.
4,003
Youth Alive is a grassroots movement that engages directly with Australian youth ministries and young people
We are proud to say that young people who engage with our ministry represent many Christian denominations in Australia as listed below;
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
Combined social media following of 45,880 across all State and National accounts & platforms.
YTHMIN.COM
ythmin.com is a free online resourcing platform for Youth Pastors and Leaders.
This year ythmin.com received;
12,000+ Unique Visitors
30,000+ Page Views
Our state directors
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Matt & Beck Wilesmith
NEW SOUTH WALES
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Isaiah & Renee Simmons
QUEENSLAND
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Seth Behn
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
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Sam Cogger
TASMANIA
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Dave & Ailen Edgar
VICTORIA
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Dan & Tracy Sheikh
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Thankyou.
TO GOD. TO THE YOUTH. THE VOLUNTEERS. THE LEADERS AND PASTORS. THE LOCAL CHURCHES. ALL THE PARTNERS, SUPPORTERS AND DONORS.