Yale University

Youth Ministry Institute

Pastoral Care, Behavior & Mental Health

Addressing Childhood Trauma with Liberation Psychology and Theology

Dr. Thema Bryant

2025-2026: Love of Children Program

Context Matters: The Impact of Social Context on Emotional Growth

Szu-Hui Lee, PhD, ABPP

2024-2025: Lunch Lab

Breaking the Silence About Mental Health Challenges with Children and Teens

Rev. Dr. Sarah Griffith Lund

Summer Symposia

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

Mark Yaconelli

Summer Symposia

Developing Your Praxis for Building Diverse Youth Communities

Dr. Brian Ragsdale, Ph.D.

2023-2024: Lunch Lab

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

Creating Communities of Inclusion and Belonging for Youth with Disabilities

Erik Carter, Ph.D.

2022-2023: Lunch Lab

Talking about Sex, Tech, and Faith with Teens

Dr. Kate Ott

2022-2023: Lunch Lab

The Storm Isn’t Over: Ways to Support the Social Emotional Needs of Youth

Szu-Hui Lee, PhD, ABPP

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

I Hear You: Creating Listening Spaces with Youth with Mark Yaconelli

Mark Yaconelli

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

Grief, we all feel it, but do you know what to do with it?

Szu-Hui Lee, PhD, ABPP

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