We asked the teens of our partner ministries, "How is youth ministry shaping your life?" Teenagers are growing up in a rapidly changing culture and experiencing isolation, loneliness, and overwhelming anxiety. And in the midst of this, more youth are ...
Spring has sprung! In many areas, the weather has turned warmer, which means summer is, well, “hot” on its heels. Your youth ministry might be looking to make a difference this summer. Or, you might always go on a ...
A Deep Dive Into a God View on the Wow The fourth step in the Theology Together’s Wow Theological Reflection Method is “God.” After exposing youth and youth leaders to a disorienting experience. After allowing young people to share their ...
Theology Together: “The Hill We Climb” – Youth Ministry Activity Guide Amanda Gorman recites her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb,” during the 59th Presidential Inauguration ceremony in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (“59th Presidential Inauguration” by Carlos M. Vazquez ...
The following is a story from the Center for Youth Ministry Training’s Innovation Laboratory, taken from our email newsletter sent on Jan. 28th, 2021. Parts of the story have been edited for brevity and clarity. To be the first to ...
An Invitation Into Our Community CYMT is excited about its newest endeavor, Theology Together. Theology Together educates both teenagers and youth workers as they engage in theological reflection, spiritual practice, vital service, and vocational discernment. The Theology Together process produces ...
The following is a transcript of interviews by Tiffany Malone of the Center for Youth Ministry Training with CYMT coaches. Coaches are always in your corner when you choose CYMT. We had the chance to sit down with some of ...
Editor’s Note: This post and resource was originally published on Jun 30, 2020, and has been revised and updated for continual application. We’ve created a Pandemic Youth Week curriculum bundle that combines elements of both a summer camp and a ...
Editor’s Note: This post and resource was originally published on Apr 3, 2020, and has been revised and updated for continual application. Holy Week is an important time in the Church. While we can’t physically be with our youth and ...
[1] Theological reflection doesn’t begin with the learning or recitation of scripture, but with an experience that prompts us to awe and wonder. Whether the blinding experience of Saul on the road to Damascus or the experience of a sixth-grader ...
Meet Dwight Johnson: CYMT Alum and Theology Together Director The following is a transcript of an interview by Tiffany Malone of the Center for Youth Ministry Training with Dwight Johnson, taken from our admissions newsletter sent February 1st, 2021. ...
Note: This article has been updated since its original publication. MLK Day: A Social Justice Conversation for Youth Martin Luther King Jr. Day is next Monday, January 18, 2021. MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national ...
How to Position Youth as Theologians Using the WOW Theological Method Why youth theology? Youth theology is theology built upon the simple doctrinal principle of the priesthood of all believers, and takes that principle right down to its natural ...
A few weeks ago, we shared the launch of Theology Together 2.0. Today, Dwight (the director of Theology Together) will be sharing with us one experience where a Collide mission trip that used Theology Together’s curriculum had a profound effect ...
Meet Lisa Vegors, CYMT Coach The following is a transcript of an interview by Tiffany Malone of the Center for Youth Ministry Training with Lisa Vegors, taken from our admissions newsletter sent November 2nd, 2020. Some of the questions ...
CYMT launches Theology Together 2.0, seeking to bring theological exploration and transformation to local youth ministry congregations. Center for Youth Ministry Training announces Theology Together 2.0 upon receiving a $1 million dollar grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. to ...
Fall is officially here! While it may or may not feel like Fall in your part of the country yet, the season is known for cooler weather, leaves changing, Fall festivals, Pumpkin Spice Lattes (if you’re into that sort of ...
Q&A with Dr. Andrew Zirschky Professor & Director of the MAYM Q: How did you get to this point? What drew you to a career as a Professor of Youth Ministry? After about a decade as a youth director, I ...
Q&A with Dr. David White, Professor of Christian Education & Youth Ministry How did you get to this point? What drew you to a career as a Professor of Youth Ministry? I was fortunate to be a teenager during the ...
We are all asking the question, “how do you know when kids are ready to talk about race and racism?” If they are asking questions, they are old enough to start talking about it. Teenagers can’t engage in social media, ...
