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Youth ministry, also commonly referred to as youth group, is an age-specific religious ministry of faith groups or other religious organizations, usually from ages 12 to 30, whose mission is to involve and engage with young people who attend their places of worship, or who live in their community.
This category is designed as a finding aid to individual Christian youth groups and organizations, usually at the demoninational level, the national level, or significant local groups. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
Before 1940, youth fellowships were primarily headed by the congregation's pastor. Beginning in the late 1940s, some churches introduced church youth committees, composed of youth who had recently returned from war. The 1940s also saw the founding of parachurch ministries. Young Life was founded by Jim Rayburn in 1941. The Young Life Parachurch ...
By the end of the 19th century, Christian Endeavor was in the headlines of many major American newspapers. By 1906, 67,000 youth-led Christian Endeavor societies had been organized worldwide, with over four million members. Christian Endeavor took up many causes and was influential in supporting the temperance movement in the 1920s.
The Crusader Union of Australia (Crusaders or CRU), is a Bible-based, interdenominational, non-profit Christian youth organisation. It has three main areas, CRU Camps, which includes: CRU Holiday Camps, CRU Study Camps and CRU Day Camps, Summit Educational Camps and Schools Ministry (made up of CRU School Groups and CRU Resources).
Youth For Christ (YFC) is a worldwide Christian movement working with young people, whose main purpose is evangelism among teenagers. It began informally in New York City in 1940, when Jack Wyrtzen held evangelical Protestant rallies for teenagers. [ 1 ]
Young Life is an evangelical Christian organization based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which focuses on young people in middle school, high school, and college.. Week-long Summer camps are a major focus, and these have a definite evangelizing aspect. [3]
In May 2018, the church announced that they would completely withdrawal from all BSA programs at the end of 2019. [5] [6] In October 2019, the church announced that ward Young Men presidencies would be discontinued, [7] and implemented the church's newly created "Children and Youth Program" at the beginning of 2020. [8]