Mark Oestreicher, a respected youth leader, speaks about current research on how teens develop and how their development differs from their parents’ generation. He gives important insight on today’s culture (not just about new technology but how even the very length of adolescence has grown), and how parents often talk to and treat their teens. He speaks on all this combined with his own experience as a parent. Mark suggests in practical terms how to use the way teens learn to help them understand who they are made to be and how to become a successful adult by growing, connecting, and belonging well with others in each season of their lives. 

A veteran youth worker and founding partner in The Youth Cartel, Mark provides resources, training and coaching for church youth workers. He is also a sought-after speaker, writer and consultant who has written dozens of books, including Youth Ministry 3.0, Hopecasting, and Leading Without Power: 9 Paths to Non-Coercive Ministry Leadership.