Presbyterian Mission Agency youth and young adults Archives

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Minute for Mission: Youth and Young Adult Sunday

Posted September 25th, 2024

At the end of August, many young people, the new group of Young Adult Volunteers (YAVs), gathered from different worlds — some speaking English, others Spanish. Conversation came slowly and hesitantly as we tried to connect, but the distance of language hung heavy between us. Then, one evening a few days into orientation, everything changed. With just three words, everyone gathered around, and suddenly we were all speaking the same language.

Korean-American churches navigate cultural changes

Posted April 17th, 2017

Sometimes it’s the small things that you remember in ministry. Eun Joo Kim, a Korean-American Presbyterian pastor, recalls a moment when she was leaving the first Korean-American youth ministry position that she held while in seminary.