The purpose of youth forum minnesota is to enable young people to have the opportunity to consider a personal relationship with jesus christ. Youth forum activities include sponsoring summer camps for junior and senior high students, and providing other programs, training, leadership development, retreats, and other year-round retreat opportunities for teenage youth. In excess of 600 youth and counselors attend one of three primary summer camps. Youth attending a camp or retreat are afforded an environment to develop a personal relationship with jesus christ.

Youth forum held one senior high and two junior high summer camp retreats with over 400 youth, counselors and staff participating. In addition, a number of leadership development retreats, day events and seminars, and youth leadership training retreats, events and workshops were held during the year. youth forum provided youth ministry support services including program planning and staffing, leadership training, ministry event equipment and supplies, games and props, and curriculum planning and materials , to over 100 outside independent christian churches and youth ministry groups to support and enhance their youth ministry programs. youth forum held for participating youth groups one winter festival leadership training and youth development retreat with over 50 youth and volunteer leaders providing leadership training, discipleship and faith development.