Redesigned. Streamlined. Everything You Need to Find.
The YMI website has been redesigned to make it even easier to find the training materials, curriculum, videos, and other resources that you need for ministry. Find everything you need to enrich your development, and train and equip your team at Yale Youth Ministry Institute.
New YMI Training Module Now Available – Cultivating Resilience with Youth
YMI has a new module on cultivating resilience, well-being, and authentic happiness in youth, which can be found here. These training modules are designed to support your continuing development as a youth minister or to train your team.
We have also created training modules on Sabbath Rest, Racism and the Inner Self and Dismantling Racism.
Now Available – Gospel of Mark Bible Study
Yale Bible Study now has an 8-session Gospel of Mark Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, which includes videos and podcasts of the seminar. You can find the Bible Study here.
2021 Upcoming Events and Offerings
Join Dr. Joel Baden for a free 8-week study on the Book of Genesis starting on January 18th. We’ll examine where these stories come from, how they relate to similar traditions from Israel’s neighboring cultures, and how they have grown over time until reaching the version we have them now. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Register here: The Book of Genesis: An Online Bible Study
Prof. Joel Baden, Professor of Hebrew Bible at Yale Divinity School, is a specialist in the Pentateuch, Biblical Hebrew, and disability theory in biblical studies as well the co-creator of the YBS on Genesis. Read more here.
February 3; 12 – 1:30pm: A Journey with LGBTQ+ and Immigrant Youth with Yadi Martínez-Reyna
Through presentation and open conversation, Yadi will provide resources and ideas on how to crate a safe space for all young people and will share with you their social, academic, and ethical experiences working with LGBTQ+ and immigrant youth.
Upcoming Lunch & Lecture Webinars
Please join us for the YMI 2020-2021 Lunch & Lecture series, Not Your Mother’s Youth Group: Ministry to Youth in 2020-2021. Our presenters will address the changing nature of youth ministry, the impact of COVID-19 on our youth and how we can walk with them in these turbulent times.
March 3; 12 – 1:30pm: Innovation, Imagination, and Frustration with Rev. Matt Overton
April 7; 12 – 1:30pm: Adventures in Space-Making with the Rev. Phiwa Langeni
Please join us for the YMI 2020-2021 Lunch & Lecture series, Not Your Mother’s Youth Group: Ministry to Youth in 2020-2021. Our presenters will address the changing nature of youth ministry, the impact of COVID-19 on our youth and how we can walk with them in these turbulent times.
Miss our Seminar on Mission Work and Outdoor Ministry?
If you missed our December Event, A New Vision of Youth Ministry Beyond the Walls of the Church: Mission Work and Outdoor Ministry with Andrew Wicks and Rev. Ryan Gackenheimer, you can watch it here and view the presentation slides.
View the video on Digital Tools & Safety here.
YDS News From OASIS
by Emily McKenna
I have always been a planner. I love making lists, color coding everything imaginable, and preparing for what’s to come. I pride myself in being able to tell youth’s parents, “Don’t worry, it’s all mapped out for the year.”
Hear what Emily is doing to make 2021 a great year for OASIS by clicking here.
The Yale Alumni Association recently sponsored a conversation with author Ibram X. Kendi: “Racism is about power and policy, not people” View the video and read the article here.
YDS Summer Study 2021
Summer Study 2021 will take place online on June 7-11! Enjoy the same renowned faculty and quality sessions that Summer Study is known for, from the convenience and safety of home. Courses will meet Monday – Friday, either 9:00-11:30 am or 1:30-4:00 pm. More information can be found here.
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