September 2025 News A New Season of Continuing Education This month we will be sharing resources on suicide prevention, faith formation for children and youth, addressing childhood trauma, and an upcoming Bible Study on the Book of Revelation. We hope…

A question for all of you today: What does it mean to be formed by faith? I think those of us in the youth ministry field bat often around the phrase faith formation without a second thought. But when I…

August 2025 News Resources for Clergy and Community Life and Learning We know how challenging ministry can be in 2025. As you prepare for the upcoming program year, the Center for Continuing Education offers resources to help with sermon prep,…

Have you started planning for the fall? Are you hoping to grow your youth program? We have a wealth of resources for youth ministry, including training modules, spiritual practices, confirmation, youth bible studies, and more. Check out a few of…

Dear youth ministry friends, Okay, it’s time for true confessions. Here’s mine: I don’t do play well. (Or, at least, I didn’t used to.) From teen years on, I was a pretty serious, driven kid. Growing up in a pressure-centric…

Summer is finally here. While church activities have paused for the summer, we suggest you take some quiet time to watch one of our Youth Ministry Institute Lunch Lab videos or one of our Yale Bible Studies. Youth Ministry Institute…

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month and Professional Wellness Month June is LGBTQ+ Pride month. We have a vast amount of resources on this topic, including: Accompanying LGBTQ+ Youth Curriculum Books, Websites and Podcasts A Journey with LGBTQ+ and Immigrant Youth…

Dear youth ministry friends, I have a question for all of you. What does leadership look like in the church? When people say, “Oh, they’re a born leader,” what does this mean? Typically, I’ve heard this said of the more…

May is Mental Health Month YMI offers a wealth of resources on the mental health issues most impacting youth today. We also have resources for youth leaders and churches to support youth in navigating these challenges. Pastoral Care and Mental…

Dear youth ministry friends, Here at the YMI, a part of my job is to discern the needs of youth ministry workers, and to attempt to offer programming to meet those needs. It can be a fun guessing game. Will…

April is Stress Awareness Month and National Alcohol Awareness Month The Yale Youth Ministry Institute offers a wealth of resources for those feeling stressed, depressed, or anxious. Our “Tending to the Mental Health of Adolescents” curriculum covers mental health issues…

“There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.” Psalm 46:4 Dear youth ministry friends, Did you know that April is National Stress Awareness Month? When I first heard that,…