Jack Klunder grew up as a Pastor’s son in a family characterized by faith, family and fun. He was exposed to the work of Young Life from an early age. So, when he and his wife Jodi moved to the McBain area to teach, they saw what an important impact Read more…
Last summer the Little Traverse Bay Young Life Area found themselves with a problem: they had high school girls signed up to go to camp but found themselves struggling to find a female leader to accompany them. Through a series of circumstances, the student’s usual leaders weren’t able to make Read more…
This week we want to spend some time talking about one of Young Life’s most impressive resources. No it’s not our “best week of your life” camps and it’s not our impressive collection of ridiculous dress up clothes either, it’s our volunteers. Our volunteers are miraculous to us, their passion Read more…
After a year of being a Young Life leader, I found myself loving the ministry but still unsure about where God was calling me. I was invited by Joe Graham, the man who got me involved with Young Life in the first place, to try out something called Student Staff. Read more…
Late last fall the Western Great Lakes Region of Young Life hired Kevin Eastway for a new position, that of Associate Regional Director. We thought you should get to know him a little better so here’s an interview we did with Kevin that should help you do exactly that. How did Read more…
There is an exciting model in youth ministry that connects Young Life with a local congregation, the Young Life Church Partnership program. Across the nation there are a number of partnerships between Young Life and congregations but nowhere is there the critical mass of partnerships we have here in the Read more…
For the past four years the Northeast Grand Rapids Young Life Area has led a service trip to the Dominican Republic. Not a mission trip, a service trip. “We don’t call it a mission trip because we are going to serve and support what is already happening with Young Life Read more…
Today’s post comes to us from Amy DeJonge, our Regional YoungLives director. For more on Amy refer to her bio at the bottom of the page and as you’re reading know that she is as great in person as she seems in the article. I’ve been asked a lot of Read more…
Ministry is a blend of dreaming and obedience, of listening and following…but never does it end up where we think it will. God’s ways are not our ways, nor are his thoughts our thoughts…nor are his plans our plans. About twenty years ago Rosemary Nuland and group of people from Read more…
Both Young Life and Calvin College have very similar goals for young people: Introduce them to a life in Jesus Christ and help them to grow in that faith. For this reason we are in our 4th year of collaboration on behalf of kids and young adults. There are over Read more…