Forum on Youth Ministry - Behold: Being, Care, and Community

Youth Ministry

About this event

2027 Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry Behold: Being, Care, and Community Our theme for the 2027 Forum, “Behold: Being, Care, and Community,” emerges from the recent work and learnings of the Foundations Project initiative, supported by Lilly Endowment Inc. As we listened to youth ministry leaders across the country, we repeatedly encountered a shared reality: the emerging needs of young people require more than new programs, events, or strategies. They require adults and communities capable of sustained attention, meaningful presence, and care.

At the same time, many youth ministry leaders are navigating their own experiences of exhaustion, isolation, and the increasing demands of contemporary ministry. Our work therefore began by attending not only to how leaders engage young people, but also to the conditions that make faithful accompaniment possible. Young people deserve communities where they can be seen in the fullness of who they are, known in relationship, and faithfully accompanied as they encounter God and make meaning of their lives.

Description from Institute for Youth Ministry (IYM).

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