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2022-2023: Lunch Lab
Internal Welcome and External Witness: LGBTQ Youth Ministry
Internal Welcome and External Witness: LGBTQ Youth Ministry
01:28:32
Who Are the LGBTQ+ Youth?
09:38
Values Determine Logistics 1: Forms
07:35
Values Determine Logistics 2: Bathrooms
02:19
Values Determine Logistics 3: Sleeping Arrangements
03:51
Values Determine Logistics 4: How Affirming Are Our Partners?
04:07
Public Witness Outside our Congregation
04:37
God as Beyond Gender
04:31
Queer Bible Stories
05:59
Pastoral Boldness in Advocacy
04:34
Creating Communities of Inclusion and Belonging for Youth with Disabilities
Creating Communities of Inclusion and Belonging for Youth with Disabilities
01:25:25
A 50 Year History/Current Sketch of Disabilities in Church and Society
09:04
What Does Belonging Look Like?
01:34
Statistics Regarding Faith and Youth with Disabilities
03:01
Employment Opportunities for Youth with Disabilities
07:40
Focusing on the Guest
05:23
Friendships across All Abilities
05:53
It All Starts with Connection
04:48
Nuts and Bolts - How to Foster Belonging
05:33
The Danger of the Single Story
05:20
Talking about Sex, Tech, and Faith with Teens
Talking with Teens about Sex, Tech, and Faith
01:22:37
Creating a Sexual Ethic in a Christian Community
06:55
Defining Terms - Pornography vs Sexually Explicit Materials
04:51
Healthy Online Sexual Community Engagement
05:21
Helping Youth Become Ethicists
07:08
Sex and Self-Worth for Youth
00:04
Sex and Tech
03:31
What Is Sexuality
05:24
Cultivating Communication Skills
03:50
How to Educate Parents about Technology and Sex
03:16
The Storm Isn’t Over: Ways to Support the Social Emotional Needs of Youth
Lunch & Lecture Series
2024-2025: Lunch Lab
2023-2024: Lunch Lab
2022-2023: Lunch Lab
2021-2022: Thriving, Not Surviving — Building a Toolkit for a Flourishing Youth Ministry
2020-2021: Not Your Mothers Youth Group — Ministry to Youth
2019-2020: Youth Ministry in a Modern Age
2017-2018: Nurturing Joy in an Uncertain Age
2016-2017: Nurturing Joy in an Uncertain Age
2015-2016: Nurturing Joy in an Uncertain Age
2014-2015: A Future with Hope
2013-2014: Youth Ministry Now!
2012-2013: Youth Ministry Now!
2011-2012: Youth Ministry Now!
Summer Symposia
2018: A Beacon of Joy in the Midst of Suffering
2017: A Beacon of Joy in the Midst of Suffering
2016: A Beacon of Joy in the Midst of Suffering
2015: Planting Seeds of Hope and Joy
Yale Youth Ministry Institute