NCYM Award Nominations

Each year NCYM tries to recognize those who have stood out in ministering to youth and their families or to youth ministers.We are asking youth ministers who are connected to NCYM to nominate people you know who have inspired others in youth ministry. There are three awards we consider each year (some awards may not …

The story of two York Youth Ministry grads whose tweet went viral

I came to York College in the Fall of 1997 and had zero doubts about my major; I wanted to be a youth minister.  As a child from a broken home, several youth leaders made a significant impact in my life. I declared myself a Youth Ministry major and I graduated 4 years later with …

An Honest Conversation with Gen Z

Gen Z is hungry for deep truths, and they’re not going to stick around where they don’t expect to find them. If we want to be effective at transmitting a durable faith to today’s youth, we need to be aware of and respond to three ongoing trends in particular.  1. Compacting Ideas Generation Z has …