Steve Winkle serves as Regional Initiatives Coordinator for the WGLR, currently directing the Church Partnership Program. Steve has been involved with Young Life since the 1980’s. His career background includes high school teaching, youth ministry, & chaplaincy both in the US and abroad. Steve has lived in Singapore (where he […]
We are seeking faithful, driven, servant-leaders who love the Lord and have a heart for sharing the gospel with teenagers and young adults. The mission of Young Life is to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith. Current Young Life Job Openings in the WGLR […]
Today we celebrate Jay Lindell’s 40 years of service in the mission of Young Life. In recognition of this remarkable milestone, we are reposting the following tribute written a few years ago in celebration of Jay’s 35 years of ministry, twenty-five of which were spent as Area Director for Greater […]
Over the last half-year, we’ve had the joy of welcoming another 10 new Young Life staff to the Western Great Lakes Region. We give thanks for the women and men God is raising up to lead in various roles around the region. Take a moment to get to know them […]
We close out the Summer 2019 blog series with a few final highlights and pictures from camp. Whether it was at a high school outreach camp, WyldLife camp for middle schoolers, YoungLives or Capernaum camp, wilderness backpacking, or Young Life discipleship opportunities, kids and leaders continue to tell us how camp was […]
We’re overjoyed to once again welcome eleven new staff members to the WGLR Young Life team. These individuals are committed to the Lord and the work of building His Kingdom. Each one cares deeply about kids and seeing them come to know the Lord. Please help us give them a […]
Reflections on Ten Years as Regional Director—Then, Now & Moving Forward Editor’s Note: Chris Theule-VanDam is celebrating ten years as Western Great Lakes Regional Director. We asked him to reflect on this significant milestone and where he’s seen God at work throughout the past ten years. Ten years ago. It […]
What a year it’s been for Young Life in the city of Grand Rapids, especially given that almost everything in Grand Rapids City Young Life is new—a new name, new staff, and many new volunteers. But one thing hasn’t changed. For more than twenty years, Grand Rapids City Young Life […]
In the neighboring cities of Muskegon, Spring Lake, and Grand Haven, Young Life has been introducing kids to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in faith since the 1970’s, starting first in Grand Haven, then Spring Lake, and finally moving into the Muskegon Oakridge community five years ago. Over the summer, […]
Over the past year, we’ve dug deeper here on this blog into the 5 C’s of Young Life: Why we do contact work, club, camp and Campaigners. Today we’ll conclude this series with why we do committee. We all know how committee meetings can too often be associated with long meetings […]