The Rev. Richard Joyner ties up onions with some of the young people who are learning about growing and selling food as well as healthy eating.
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A pastor in rural North Carolina has developed a farming and beekeeping operation that improves the health of local residents while training a new generation.
Teenage pilgrims gather for mid-day prayer in the meeting-room-turned-sanctuary at Youthfront LaCygne in LaCygne, Kansas.
Photos courtesy of Youthfront
Youthfront, a 72-year-old Kansas City youth ministry, is passionate about recovering classic Christian formation in the lives of young people. At Youthfront LaCygne, they’ve created a theological playground, a space for young people to think, reflect, doubt and pray.
Marcos, a student, and instructor Jaki Negreros at work in Newspring's art studio. The organization hopes to encourage teens from the Spring Branch community to think about college and careers in the arts.
Photos by Jeff Fitlow
Newspring, a Christ-centered nonprofit in the Spring Branch section of Houston, helps children and teens visualize a brighter future by nurturing their artistic talents and skills.
A cathedral in Sweden offers children a prominent, child-sized place to baptize dolls, set the altar and try on vestments. How does your congregation invite children into the life of the church?
Stories and art allow children and adults to engage deeply in the sacred, says a well-known rabbi and author.
Youth should not be set apart, but rather integrated into the life of a congregation through friendship.
As Dietrich Bonhoeffer pointed out long ago, youth ministry isn't about setting aside a special place for young people in the church but about moving them into the center of the church community, says a youth ministry scholar and author.
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ND Vision students gather for prayer on Notre Dame’s Main Quad. Photos courtesy of ND Vision.
Notre Dame Vision youth academy has 1,400 teenage participants but what really sets it apart are the undergraduates who serve as 'mentors in faith' -- role models of a life of faith in progress.
The schedule of a conference or meeting is the curriculum. Unstructured time allows introverts to escape, active sorts to move, and external processors to get a cup of coffee together and make sense of the sessions.