Grand Rapids had me a little wary. I grew up in Grand Rapids and went on to Hope College, a not-so-distant land that always felt different enough. Upon graduating, my soon-to-be husband and I intended to return to Grand Rapids, Read more…
This past month Young Life’s Western Great Lakes Region brought on three new staff members and we’d love to introduce them to you. We couldn’t be more excited to have these three strong, passionate women join our team. Alaina Smith: Area Read more…
This month’s Volunteer Spotlight leader is Nick Bartlett, a Young Life leaders with our Northeast Grand Rapids area. Nick has been leading in the Forest Hills Central school system for four years, and has served as a co-team leader for Read more…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…