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November Newsletter

Advent Resources
Looking for inspiration during Advent? We have several resources, including our Chapter, Verse, and Season Podcast (search Advent), INCARNATION — Fleshing Out the Bible’s Christmas Stories: An Online Yale Bible Study, and you can help your youth recognize joy in the light of other emotions at the Tuning In To Joy Lesson.

Chapter, Verse, and Season Podcast Anniversary
We are thrilled to be celebrating one year of our Chapter, Verse, and Season podcast! Each week, we give listeners the opportunity to overhear the kinds of conversations that take place in the halls of Yale […]

October 31, 2022 No Comments

November Newsletter

Chapter, Verse, and Season. A New Podcast from Yale Bible Study
We are pleased to announce the launch of “Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast from Yale Bible Study” on November 22, 2021. We are excited to open yet another avenue for communities, clergy, and laypeople to access the wide variety of expertise and creative thinking that the faculty of the Yale Divinity School has to offer.

According to Center for Continuing Education Director Joel Baden, “We wanted to give listeners an opportunity to overhear the kinds of conversations that take place in the halls of YDS – faculty from […]

October 28, 2021 No Comments

Community Service Project Ideas

Each Thanksgiving is an opportunity to teach youth and children how to be thankful. By showing our gratitude to others, it reveals to youth how important it is to serve those in need. How are you addressing gratitude with your church? How is your church giving back to their community?

We have compiled a list of activities below to help you find the right service project for your church. These community service project ideas can be done at any time of the year and they can be ongoing projects. We also recommend speaking to your neighbors and town officials as to […]

October 27, 2025 No Comments

Packing Parachutes

Packing Parachutes
The Rev. Harold E. Masback, III, November 14, 2004

Psalm 31:1-5

1 In you, O LORD, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me. 2 Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily. Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me. 3 You are indeed my rock and my fortress; for your name’s sake lead me and guide me, 4 take me out of the net that is hidden for me, for you are my refuge. 5 Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed […]

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January 28, 2021 No Comments

Why?

Why?
The Rev. Harold E. Masback, III, September 24, 2017

Genesis 12:1-3

12 Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

Genesis 18:17-19

17 The Lord said, “shall I hide from Abraham what […]

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January 28, 2021 No Comments

Thanksgiving Service Project

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February 28, 2020 No Comments

Ideas for Gathering Youth Online

Gathering Youth Online

As a youth group leader, you may be wondering about how to continue to gather your youth group when we must stay physically separated. There are a lot of creative and wonderful ideas that youth leaders are sharing online. Here are just a few ideas from YMI:

Keep your regular weekly meeting time via Google Hangout, Zoom or similar. Sample format follows:
A. Opening Prayer
B. Check-in with everyone
C. Activity (following are some ideas)

Trivia
Pictionary
Show and Tell (have everyone find something that means a lot (or the most unusual thing in their house) and show it off and […]

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April 4, 2020 No Comments

Daneen Akers

Daneen Akers loves the gloaming, that time of day when it’s starting to grow dark and there’s magic in the air. She’s also very fond of books, walks in the woods, songs around a campfire, snuggles with her daughters, and large pots of hot beverages enjoyed with friends. Her works include Dear Mama God, a children’s prayer book filled with simple gratitudes addressed to the divine in feminine form, and Holy Troublemakers & Unconventional Saints, a middle-grades anthology with original portraits and profiles of diverse faith leaders who worked for more love and justice in their corner […]

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October 31, 2023 No Comments

November Newsletter 2

“Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.” [2 Corinthians 4:15]

Happy Thanksgiving to all! In this season of gratitude, we are thankful for your commitment to the faith formation of our youth. It is truly a blessing to be in community and conversation with each of you.

It’s not too late to RSVP for the YMI Lunch & Lecture with Andy Root on Wednesday, December 4. Lunch begins at 12pm, Lecture at 12:30pm. Youth workers know what it is to watch parents and youth participate […]

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December 17, 2019 No Comments

Kindness Activity Calendar

Can you believe that the holidays are less than a month away? As we patiently wait to celebrate the arrival of Jesus Christ, you may find your calendar jammed packed with holiday parties, concerts, decorating your home, baking holiday treats, and shopping for gifts. Don’t forget the never-ending tasks and events that you must finish before family gathers for the holiday. If you celebrate Hanukkah, you have even less time to prepare since it starts December 14th.

We encourage you to slow down and think about “the reason for the season.” Although Thanksgiving has passed, we can continue to show […]

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November 26, 2025 No Comments

Spring Newsletter 2019

Blessings Friends,

Happy Spring. It’s that time of the month, where the YMI Team is preparing to host you for our monthly gathering. We invite you to join us on Wednesday, April 3rd in the Old Refectory at Yale Divinity School. We have some adjustments this month. Unfortunately, our April Lunch & Lecture speaker is unable to join us. However, we will still gather as we will introduce our new interactive YMI Learning Lunch Lab, a sacred space designed to foster a community network, for those who are seeking to promote adolescent faith and flourishing in a diverse and changing world. […]

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March 22, 2019 No Comments

June Newsletter

June 2025 News

Prioritize Your Well-Being and Support Pride Month

Professional Wellness month focuses on the importance of mental, emotional, and physical health in the workplace. Whether you work for a church or volunteer, work at a corporation, or maybe you have retired, you should always prioritize your well-being. Take time to do one of the following:

Read our Scriptures of Reassurance
Watch our video on “The Science of Well-Being” with Dr. Laurie Santos. Santos is known for teaching others how to live happier and more fulfilled lives.
Start meditating with one of our
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May 30, 2025 No Comments