Rev. Bill Mathis on Integrating Youth into the Life of the Church

The Rev. Bill Mathis sat down for an interview with YMI Director Rev. Jill Olds after delivering a lecture entitled, "Creating a Nurturing Community Space for Youth Engagement" as part of YMI's Lunch & Lecture Series: Youth Ministry in a Modern Age.

Here, Rev. Mathis speaks on integrating youth into the life of the church.

Rev. William Mathis serves as Director, Black Church Studies and Lecturer, Supervised Ministries at Yale Divinity School. Rev. Mathis serves as Pastor of Springs of Life-Giving Water Church (The Springs), an American Baptist Church in New Haven, CT. He is also the CEO of WLM Ministries, Inc., a non-profit devoted to providing consulting services for the development of community and faith-based initiatives with a specialty in the areas of Criminal Justice/Neighborhood Safety, Community Building, Youth Empowerment, Social Justice, and African Diaspora Collaboration.

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