Yale University

Youth Ministry Institute

Agency, Peacemaking & Reconciliation

God’s Dream: Children, Justice and Faith

Jyrekis B. Collins

2025-2026: Love of Children Program

How Young Minds Navigate Social Interaction: From Infancy to Childhood

Dr. Youjung Choi

2025-2026: Love of Children Program

Unmasking the Racism in Anti-Racism Education

Rev. Dr. Jia Starr Brown

2023-2024: Lunch Lab

Tending the Adolescent Soul: Offering Hope in an Age of Despair

Mark Yaconelli

Summer Symposia

Church Shoes: Thinking and Rethinking our Steps for Youth Ministry in the Black Church

Dr. Kishundra King, Ph.D., Whitney Baisden-Bond, Almeda M. Wright

2023-2024: Lunch Lab

Internal Welcome and External Witness: LGBTQ Youth Ministry

Ross Murray

2022-2023: Lunch Lab

Creating Communities of Inclusion and Belonging for Youth with Disabilities

Erik Carter, Ph.D.

2022-2023: Lunch Lab

Empowering Young People Toward Beloved Community

Montague Williams

2021-2022: Thriving, Not Surviving — Building a Toolkit for a Flourishing Youth Ministry

Talking about Race with Young People

Ahren Samuel, Jennifer A. Guerra Aldana, Kat Armas

2021-2022: Thriving, Not Surviving — Building a Toolkit for a Flourishing Youth Ministry

Just Breathe: Resilience Strategies for Today’s Youth & Youth Workers

Jannah Scott, Sanghoon Yoo

2020-2021: Not Your Mothers Youth Group — Ministry to Youth

Racial Resilience: Anti-Racism as Spiritual Praxis

Christopher Carter, Seth Schoen

Compassion

Frank Rogers, Seth Schoen, Christopher Carter