Stephen Lazarus
Program Director, NextGEN & Learning Communities
Each year includes
- All-expense paid travel across Canada + a stipend of $1,000
- Four (4) weekend events
- One (1) week-long seminar in Ottawa
- Exclusive sessions with leading Christian academics and authors
- Monthly Zoom Connects
- Fellows also arrange to meet once a month one-on-one with their mentors via phone, Zoom, or in person.
2026 – 2027 Schedule
- May 3 — Application Deadline
- May 25 — Applicants will be notified regarding admission into the program.
- May 28 — Orientation Meeting: Welcome and Introduction 7pm EDT (Zoom)
- June 26 – 28 — NextGEN Weekend 1 Vocation and Calling with Jesus for a Wounded World, Hamilton, ON
- July 16 — Zoom Connect 7pm EDT
- August 13 — Zoom Connect 7pm EDT
- September 13 – 18 — NextGEN Ottawa Seminar: A Biblical Vision for Culture, Government, and Public Life
Location: Ottawa, ON - October 23 — 25 — NextGEN Weekend 2 Topic: On Retreat
Location: Calgary, AB - November 19 — Zoom Connect 7pm EDT
- December 3 — Zoom Connect 7pm EDT
- January 15 – 17, 2027 — NextGEN Weekend 3
Topic: Life Lessons for Leaders
Location: Vancouver, BC - February 11, 2027 — Zoom Connect 7pm EDT
- March 19 – 21, 2027— NextGEN Weekend 4
Topic: An Agenda for the Next Generation.
Location: Halifax, NS
2025 – 2026 Schedule
- May 21 — Applicants will be notified regarding admission into the program.
- May 29 — Orientation Meeting: Welcome and Introduction 7pm EDT (Zoom)
- June 19— Zoom Connect 7pm EDT
- July 18 – 19 — NextGEN Weekend 1
Topic: Finding our Calling and Flourishing: Encountering Christ in the Gospels
Location: Calgary, AB - August 14 — Zoom Connect 7pm EDT
- September 14 – 20 — NextGEN Ottawa Seminar: A Biblical Vision for Culture, Government, and Public Life
Location: Ottawa, ON - October 24 – 25 — NextGEN Weekend 2
Topic: Footprints in the Snow: Finding a Tradition.
Location: Hamilton, ON - December 4 — Zoom Connect 7pm EDT
- January 16 – 17, 2026 — NextGEN Weekend 3
Topic: Life Lessons for Leaders
Location: Vancouver, BC - February 12, 2026 — Zoom Connect 7pm EDT
- March 20 – 21, 2026— NextGEN Weekend 4
Topic: An Agenda for the Next Generation.
Location: Halifax, NS