Do the youth at your church feel like no one listens to them? How well do you listen to their stories? We recommend listening to Mark Yaconelli and the creative ways that can make youth feel heard.
Events
Preaching Together: Living Stories Sermons and Intergenerational Worship
Join the Rev. Peter Levenstrong, where participants will experience a Living Stories Sermon firsthand as well as learn how it came about and how to integrate it into your own congregational contexts.
Resources
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Many faith communities still struggle to welcome and weave youth with disabilities into the ministries and relationships that make up the life of their congregation. Watch “Creating Communities of Inclusion and Belonging for Youth with Disabilities with Dr. Erik Carter, Ph.D.
Resources
Bible Study on Women in the Bible
Celebrate Women’s History Month with your youth by exploring the trials and triumphs of key female figures in the Bible with our Bible Study on Women in the Bible.
The Youth Ministry Mission
The mission of the Yale Youth Ministry Institute is to promote adolescent faith and flourishing in a diverse and changing world by conducting scholarship, equipping leaders, and resourcing youth ministries in and beyond Christian churches.
What We Do
The Flourishing Life Project
The Yale Youth Ministry Institute is delighted to introduce the YMI Flourishing Life Project. Inspired by a deep concern for the “twin calamities” befalling our churches and our youth, over 100 leading practical theologians and youth workers from around the world have labored together for over seven years to conduct foundational research, publish academic monographs and articles, host a six-year, monthly lecture series and five national summer symposia at Yale Divinity School, and develop three sets of curricular modules and supporting resources.
