The Youth Ministry & Spirituality Project


	Benedict says, "Be here; find Christ in the restless teenager, demanding parent, insensitive employer, dull preacher, lukewarm congregation."...create a hospitable space for whoever and whatever God sends into your lives NOW. ELIZABETH CANHAM

A contemplative approach to youth ministry seeks to welcome, bless and joyfully integrate all young people into the whole church community. Just as Jesus exhorted his disciples to "let the children come" (Mk 9:35ff; 10:13ff), we also seek the full inclusion of young people and the many gifts they bring into every dimension of church life: worship, teaching, proclamation, fellowship and service. Young persons often suffer marginalization in the church and the pain of not feeling accepted and appreciated for who they are. As elders in the covenant community, adult companions of the Project seek not only to accompany young people individually on the way of Jesus, but also to advocate for them in finding their place as fellow ministers of the gospel in the larger community of the church and its mission in the world.

Hospitality Resources

Books