YL IS LEARNING TO LAND

ON THE MOON (again...)

4 minute read

By: Josh Griffin

If you saw the news on July 20th this summer, you probably caught some nostalgic interviews and footage of the 50th anniversary of man setting foot on the moon. You may have also heard scientists and explorers talking about Artemis. What is our "Artemis" project in Young Life?

THE FIRST YL TRAINING MANUAL

(circa.1942)

15 minute read

Q. Why should we do Young Life?
Q. Aren’t there other organizations out in the world sharing the gospel?
Q. What does healthy Young Life ministry look like?

Wise words from our founder...

IT ALL STARTED WITH A PRAYER

By: Crystal Kirgiss

5 minute read

You’ve likely heard the story about how, almost 90 years ago, a woman named Clara Frasher gathered with a group of her friends to pray for teenagers at a Texas high school. Through a series of divinely orchestrated events, Young Life began in that very community less than ten years later.

When people pray, God listens.

DID YOU KNOW...?

By: Marty McCarty

5 Minute Read

Young Life has been working to reach Military Teens since 1959 when Jim Rayburn identified the teen-aged children of U.S. Military Families stationed in Europe as a unique demographic that Young Life needed to reach, reporting to the YL Board of Trustees that, “…these kids are stranded. If we don’t go after them, no one will.”

HOW BEING A 'TRAINER'

CHANGED ME OVER THE YEARS

By: Ray Donatucci

4 Minute Read

In YL we train on everything! From our personal spiritual life to direct ministry skills. From fundraising to developing a team. We are all students for life. I have always fostered a teachable posture but for much of my career I have been grateful to have the carried the label of ‘trainer.’

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Upcoming Trainings/Offerings

Do you have a game changing idea to reach more kids than ever before? The Global Innovation and Growth ‘Shark Tank’ is open for business! Send Tank a one paragraph explanation of something you are doing locally TO REACH MORE KIDS and we will see if we can help you scale it!!

Planning to attend YL Training after YL2020? Don’t book travel until you carefully read all information HERE! You need to know your exact travel dates when registering for YL2020.

October 17 - StoryBrand Donor Communications Workshop in Dallas. For more information click here.

Join us this February for a Practical Timeline Training course that will be guided by Lewisian writings and grounded in Biblical truth. C. S. Lewis, creator of Narnia and prolific lay-apologist, had much to say about a life of discipleship. From Mere Christianity to The Chronicles of Narnia to Perelandra to his many other books, essays, and articles, Lewis was forever contemplating what it meant to live as a faithful follower of Christ. Click HERE for more info.

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