0After-Action Report

This document summarizes the alignment between the workshop objectives and participant learning outcomes.

Workshop Overview

Executive Summary

Thanks for the chance to plan and lead the Future Ready Faith: A Youth Foresight Workshop for youth ministry. The main aim of this workshop was to give young people practical ‘foresight’ skills that enable them to see emerging changes, consider possible futures and make informed decisions to enhance their personal development, faith journey and involvement in the community.

The workshop is the result of a review of current foresight practices and youth leadership development styles. The discussion with youth leaders prior to the workshop helped bring to light some shared concerns among the participants; concerns about future career paths, technological change, social influences and the role of faith in living in a complex world. The information gained from these insights was used to plan the workshop activities and topics for discussion.

The workshop activities aimed to meet the workshop goals through an interactive activity called Future Pathways Scenario Game. Participants engaged in individual reflection, pair discussion, and small group work to highlight change signals in their lives, explored key drivers and uncertainties, explored alternative scenarios for the future, and formulated practical steps that could be taken now. Workshop handouts were distributed to help participants through the exercises and to facilitate reflection and application post-workshop.

The workshop was able to achieve value proposition by providing an engaging learning environment that promoted critical thinking, problem solving, future orientation and personal responsibility. Participants became more aware of how today’s decisions will affect tomorrow’s outcomes and what actions they should take to better prepare themselves and their youth and to improve their youth and ministry readiness.

Workshop Objectives

Objective 1:  Increased awareness of emerging change

How the Workshop Meets the Objective:  The workshop introduced signals of change and asked participants to identify examples from technology, community life, faith practice, and work/skills.

Findings and Comments:  Met. Participants were able to generate concrete signals such as AI tools, online learning, peer pressure, social isolation, and changing work pathways.

Objective 2:  Practice scenario thinking

How the Workshop Meets the Objective:  The main activity used a 2 x 2 scenario canvas built from two critical uncertainties, allowing groups to imagine alternative 2035 futures rather than assuming a single future.

Findings and Comments:  Met. Participants created scenario titles, discussed risks and opportunities, and recognized that different futures require different leadership responses.

Objective 3:  Translate insight into action

How the Workshop Meets the Objective:  The final commitment-card activity asked every participant to identify one practical 30-day action connected to a preferred future.

Findings and Comments:  Met. Participant commitments focused on mentorship, digital discipline, skills development, service, and strengthening peer support.

AUDIENCE PROFILE

The workshop was designed for church youth aged approximately 16-25 who are navigating education, career preparation, personal identity, technology use, faith formation, and community responsibilities. The actual model audience profile consisted of 9 youth participants with mixed secondary school, college, early-career, and ministry-service interests.

Participant Names:  Job titles of all participants; Banker, two teachers, insurance agents, counselor, pastor, accountant, financial analyst and farmer

How they heard about the workshop:  Participants heard about the workshop through a youth ministry announcement, WhatsApp invitation, class/group representative follow-up, and a simple digital flyer. The invitation emphasized that the workshop would be practical, interactive, and relevant to personal and ministry decision-making

Comments:  The audience responded well to participatory activities because the topic connected to issues they had already encountered ranging from technology, uncertainty, peer influence, career readiness, and the need for purposeful choices.

WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES

Describe each workshop activity and the objective for conducting the activity. What did you hope the participants would learn from the activity?

Activity 1:  Signal Spotting

Participants individually wrote signals of change, then compared ideas in pairs. The objective was to make futures thinking concrete by beginning with evidence from daily life.

Outcome:  Participants generated signals related to AI, digital ministry, peer pressure, online learning, social isolation, entrepreneurship, and changing worship/discipleship habits.

Analysis:  The activity was beneficial because it reduced abstraction and gave quieter participants an entry point before group discussion.

Activity 2:  Drivers and Uncertainties Sorting

Groups separated changes that were likely to shape the future from uncertainties that could produce different outcomes. The objective was to strengthen analytical discipline.

Outcome:  Groups identified digital connection and strength of faith identity as high-impact uncertainties for the scenario canvas.

Analysis:  The surprising insight was that participants did not see technology as automatically good or bad; they saw it as a tool whose effect depends on formation, community, and discipline.

Activity 3: Future Pathways Scenario Game

Small groups built possible 2035 futures and selected a 30-day action. The objective was to move from imagination to decision-oriented foresight.

Outcome: Groups developed scenarios such as Connected & Grounded, Connected but Drifting, Offline but Rooted, and Fragmented Futures.

Analysis: The activity created strong engagement because participants could connect future stories to practical ministry actions.

Activity 4: Large-Group Debrief and Commitment Card

Participants shared scenarios, discussed what to avoid, and wrote one practical commitment. The objective was to consolidate learning and support behavior transfer.

Outcome: Common commitments included mentoring younger youth, improving digital discipline, starting a youth skills circle, and strengthening prayer/accountability partnerships.

Analysis: The debrief helped participants see patterns across groups and convert ideas into shared next steps.

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WORKSHOP EVALUATIONS

Include a summary of attendee completed workshop evaluations with data analysis (see below sample). (Be sure to include a blank evaluation form in the Appendix)

The results of the workshop evaluations are:

The comments section of the survey generated the following comments:

What I expected to learn from this workshop:

• I wanted to know how the trends and changes are impacting my future opportunities and decision making.
• I wanted to gain practical experience of planning for the future, but with a strong basis in my faith and values.
• I would expect to come back with new concepts of how to prepare for career, how to develop leadership, and how to handle future challenges.

How this workshop met my expectations:

• The scenario activities forced me to consider the future in a new way and how my choices will affect my future.
• The group discussions were beneficial and gave me insights and the opportunity to learn from the views and experiences of other participants.
• The workshop provided me with the tools to identify opportunities, to see ahead of the curve for potential challenges, and to take action instead of just reacting to change.

I would like to learn more about:

• The new technologies and their potential future impact on education, careers and ministry.
• Strategies for strategic planning and decision making for personal and professional growth.
• Leadership skills and how young people can get ready to make a difference in their communities.

Conclusions & Next Steps

Future Ready Faith was able to show that youth can partake in the concepts of foresight when the language is applied to real life conditions and the activity is hands-on. The most valuable was the scenario game as it helped them to think outside today’s boundaries and see how their decisions in the present will impact their future.

The workshop proved to be helpful for confidence building, discussion and action. The results of the evaluation indicated the areas that were doing well such as; presenter knowledge, small group learning and answering questions. The primary scope for improvement is in the time allocated for group reporting and follow up depth.

The sponsor is recommended to follow up the commitment cards with a check in session on one month to turn commitment cards into a youth accountability activity and create an in-depth session on digital discipline, career readiness and faith base leadership.

The sponsor should consider using this workshop as a tool to train youth in leadership and use the evaluation results to make improvements to future youth ministry training activities.

Note to your GLDR 823 Professor

Through this project, I became more aware of the need to be structured and flexible when facilitating foresight processes. It was best to get people from an abstract level to a concrete level of application within their own lives, The most engaging activities were the signal spotting and scenario building activities.

The limited reporting time was not as successful. I would streamline the initial concept section and give groups a printed out scenario canvas to get them moving into analysis in future deliveries. I would also add an additional survey at 30 days to allow for a deeper evaluation of the behaviour transfer at Kirkpatrick level 3.

As a facilitator, I discovered that the young participants respond positively to the foresight I was presenting as responsible preparation, wise imagination and action.

Appendix A:  Workshop Slides

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Appendix C:  Workshop Evaluation Form

This workshop is part of the “Future Ready Faith” series. This workshop is in the series Future Ready Faith, a Youth Foresight workshop.

Participant Evaluation Form

Thank you for participating in this workshop. Your comments will be used to enhance future workshops and learning opportunities. You will be asked to fill out this evaluation. Please allow a few minutes.

Workshop Theme: Youth Foresight Workshop – Future Ready Faith

Workshop Date: ___________________________

Workshop Location: ________________________

Participant (Optional): ______________________

Instructions

Please rate each statement using the scale below:

Rating            Description

1          Strongly Disagree

2          Disagree

3          Neutral / No Opinion

4          Agree

5          Strongly Agree

This section is for evaluation of the workshop.

Statement      1          2          3          4          5

• The workshop provided valuable information that I can apply in my personal life, education, ministry, or future planning.

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• The facilitator actively involved participants and promoted participation.

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• The facilitator showed a good knowledge of foresight concepts and future planning

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• The workshop environment was conducive to learning and discussion.

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• My learning was enhanced by the presentation materials and activities.

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• I would recommend this workshop to other youth.

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• I enjoyed learning elements of the Future Pathways Scenario Game.I found learning from the Future Pathways Scenario Game to be a positive experience.

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• The group discussion and debriefing provided me with some helpful insight

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• Participants were able to ask questions and concerns which were addressed appropriately.

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• I would like to come to a follow-up or advanced foresight training session. ☐         ☐         ☐      ☐         ☐

In Section B, students are given the opportunity for open-ended feedback.

1. What was your desire or expectations for this workshop?_________________
2. What was the impact of this workshop for you compared to your expectations? ____
3. What did you come away with as the lesson you learned the most from? _________
4. What are the areas of your life that you’d like to know more about? ____________
5. What are some ideas to make this workshop better? _________________________
6. Additional Comments

Appendix D:  Workshop Correspondence

Workshop Invitation

This is a letter of invitation to participate in the Future Ready Faith Youth Workshop.

Dear Youth Members,

Join us in the Future Ready Faith: A Youth Foresight Workshop, an interactive learning opportunity designed for youth to consider future opportunities, prepare for future challenges, and practice their personal growth, leadership, and decisions for their faith.

Workshop Details

Date: July 2026

Time:8AM- 5PM

Cost: Free of charge

In the workshop, participants will have group discussions, scenario development exercises, and a futures-thinking exercise called the Future Pathways Scenario Game. The workshop will equip the participants with practical tools to think strategically on issues of education, career, ministry, technology and community development.

We welcome your participation, as we consider how decisions made today can shape opportunities for tomorrow!

Please let the Youth Coordinator know if you can attend.

We hope you will join us!

Workshop Facilitator

Appendix E:  Workshop Marketing Materials

E.1 Workshop Flyer

FUTURE READY FAITH:  A Youth Foresight Workshop

Preparing Today’s YOUNG FOR Tomorrow’s Opportunities

Come and join us for an interactive and engaging workshop that will equip young people with future-thinking skills, enhance their decision-making power and equip them with how their faith can help them navigate a rapidly changing world.

What You Will Learn

The ability to recognise trends and changes which will affect the future.

Learning about other possible outcomes for the future

Identifying opportunities and emerging challenges

Exercising effective leadership and planning for individual development

Applying faith-based principles to future decision making ✔

Interactive Activities

Future Pathways Scenario Game

Small Group Discussions

Future Mapping Exercises

Reflection and Action Planning

Workshop Details

Date: July 2026

Time: 8 AM TO 5 PM

Facilitators: Christ Apostolic Church Youth Leaders

Target: Church Youth (15-35 years)

Admission: Free

E2. To be posted on the Church Notice Board.

Youth Workshop Announcement

Christ Apostolic church youth ministry is glad to invite all the members of the youth to attend the Future ready Faith youth Foresight workshop.

This interactive workshop will equip leaders with tools to gain insight into future trends, plan for personal and professional development, and build leadership through faith-driven decision making.

Everyone is invited to attend the youth sessions.

To find out more please reach out to the Youth Coordinator.

Appendix F:  Workshop Media Links Overview

Different media materials were used to make the workshop as engaging as possible, give some context to futures thinking and encourage discussion about emerging trends and potential futures. Resources selected were short, easy to access and matched the aims of the workshop.

Online Resources

Link: https://www.weforum.org

Workshop Application:

Used to engage in conversation about future career and the workforce needs.

Key ideas from the UNESCO Futures Literacy resource.

Objective: To introduce the concept of Futures Literacy and how it can be used for personal and community development.

Link: https://www.unesco.org

Workshop Application:

Supported all the futures thinking activities with appropriate materials.

Presentation Media

The following were presented in a workshop:

Future trends graphics.

Scenario development illustrations.

Visualisations of uncertainty and change.

Quotes for inspiration on Leadership, Faith and Future readiness.

Resources for interactive whiteboard and discussion with groups.

The visual resources helped to keep participants engaged and supported to understand all the key foresight concepts.

The chosen media resources were able to create a learning atmosphere that was engaging and interactive, creating a combination of visual, auditory and collaborative learning techniques to support the achievement of the workshop goals.

Appendix G:  Workshop Pictures

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