Newfoundland and Labrador Division sponsored a youth leaders' weekend entitled Advancing—the Next Generation at Twin Ponds Camp, located near Gander. The event attracted more than 80 divisional youth leaders and featured Major Denise Walker, territorial children and family ministries secretary, and Clint Houlbrook, territorial youth consultant and editor of sendthefire.ca.

Major Walker shared a keynote address on the importance of cradle-to-grave discipleship and conducted workshops on family ministry and teaching children to pray. Houlbrook presented workshops on being a missionary to youth culture as well as effective storytelling. On Saturday evening, he led a session of prayer entitled Heart Cry, where many of the participants knelt, prayed with one another and spent quiet moments in reflection.

The weekend included workshops on such topics as mentoring, social justice and magic with a message. Workshops were presented by Valerie Barter, Roxanne Ryland, and Majors Brian and Valerie Wheeler. A Red Cap anger management training time for group facilitators was also included, led by Captain Pamela Pinkson, corps officer in Gander. Bringing the weekend to a close, Lt-Colonel Alf Richardson, divisional commander, reminded the crowd of the reasons why they give of themselves to young people with his message.