The annual Use Your Talents (UYT) Conference for Central and West Africa will take place from September 22–26, 2025, in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon. This gathering will bring together church leaders, development organizations, and partners around a common goal: valuing local talents and resources to build a sustainable future.
Theme:
“Use Your Talents: Learning from One Another and Building the Future Together”
This theme highlights the belief that every community has unique gifts. By sharing and strengthening them, we can contribute to social, spiritual, and economic transformation.
Key Highlights of the Program:
- Day 1 – Sharing: official opening, devotions, and experience-sharing among organizations.
- Day 2 – Learning: reflections on best practices and challenges, as well as field visits to learn from local realities.
- Day 3 – Perspectives: discussions on the future of the UYT approach, shaping dreams and concrete sustainable plans.
- Day 4 – Celebration: closing ceremony with testimonies, celebration, and the strengthening of commitments made together.
Conference Goals:
- Create a space for mutual exchange and learning.
- Identify lessons drawn from practical experiences in different contexts.
- Build a shared vision for the future of the UYT approach, locally and internationally.
- Strengthen networks and foster collaboration among churches and organizations.
Why This Conference Matters
The UYT 2025 Conference is designed to be a space of inspiration and capacity-building. It promotes an asset-based approach, emphasizing the talents and strengths that communities already have. Each participant is invited to contribute actively to the vision of building the future with the gifts God has entrusted to us.