The Imago Dei: A Journey Within

After more than a year in "COVID19 Captivity" we either become bitter or better emerging from a life-threatening experience.

This is an invitation to continuous self-discovery within a group. Personal growth based on self-disclosure, group feedback, and faith. The vision of this event is wholeness of the self and community through sharing and learning conversation and meditation, giving and receiving, binding and loosing, holding dear and letting go with the process of healing, growth, education and nurture.

Theology and the Arts: God's Masterpiece

This endeavor examines the convergence of art, culture, and faith. Throughout history, the arts in various mediums have reflected cultural change and even expressed foretelling voices into our theological understanding.

With the pastor as facilitator, the young adults will be guided to critically integrate theology and the arts as they creatively explore and express their faith and relationship with God, others, and the self.

The Gospel and Pop Culture: God in Unexpected Places

The group brings up current events in culture and society through various forms of media--films, music, podcasts, books, news--and through the lens of Scripture, endeavor to discover God in unexpected places.

Community Immersion: Jesus in Galilee

Community immersion allows individuals who are not familiar with the people and communities where they will work to immerse themselves in these settings and to gain cultural competence. This can create the opportunity for the YA to reflect on one's assumptions, attitudes, and knowledge.

Jesus' life and ministry was all about immersing himself with everyone in society. Most of his works happened in the regions of Galilee which was the melting pot of cultures and communities at that time.