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 Read more…
Seven decades ago a group of Young Life kids in Gainesville, Texas wanted to dig deeper into what it means to be disciples of Christ. They wanted a space to pray for their school and discuss ways to reach more of their friends through club. They referred to themselves the Read more…
When Jim Rayburn suggested Young Life purchase its first camp property back in 1946 (Star Ranch), no one would have imagined that over the course of seventy years the camping program would grow like it has. Young Life reports that each year, more than 100,000 kids around the world spend a week Read more…
We’re in the middle of a five-part series on the 5 C’s of Young Life. Earlier we learned Why We Do Contact Work. Today we’re digging into the topic of club. Or maybe we’re just diggin’ club. That too. These kids are: First, imagine yourself back in high school (I know, Read more…
You don’t have to hang around Young Life for long before you begin hearing some of these C-words: Contact Work, Club, Camp, Campaigners and Committee. So today, we’re beginning a five-part series highlighting the 5 C’s of Young Life and why we do them. To start, we’re talking about Contact Work. And Ron Hedgcock—Mission Read more…