- Date: July 11–17, 1978
- 2,400 Participants
- Theme: “Jesus is Lord”
- Speakers: Reuben Welch, Holland Lewis, V.H. Lewis, Melvin McCullough
- Throughout the event the Sermon on the Mount was featured and a special emphasis was placed on rediscovering the power of journaling.
- Five resource books were distributed: Witness, Worship, Fellowship, Devotion, and Discipleship.
- “World Youth Conference launched a new ministry that will be carried out in the days ahead. Discipling will not be a fad, but has become a new program for stable Christian living. This World Youth Congress can be the turning point of a great happening for our age level.” – Gary Henecke
