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The Young Adult Commission's purpose is to connect and empower Young Adults to engage in the ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) - Young Adult Commission mission statement, adopted February 22, 2009.
Young Adult Week: February 7-14, 2010
Young Adult Week runs Sunday, February 7th and run through Sunday February 14th. Liturgical resources and daily devotions will be available on this site and through Facebook. Resources on how to start a Young Adult Group at your church will also be available. Be sure to join our group on Facebook to sign up to have the daily devotional sent to you. Click here to go to the YA Week page with links to all of the devotionals and a resource packet.
Daily Devotional for February 9:
“For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18:20 (NIV)
Our generation is very connection-oriented; however, we do not connect in the same ways as people did in Biblical times, or even our parents' times. We do come together (sometimes) in the traditional interpretation of this scripture: church on Sunday morning. Instead, we tend to connect in completely different styles like over the phone, e-mail, or texting. Does God count Facebook as coming together in God's name? Well, then what is this?
I believe that the "where" where the two, three, or more come together isn't limited to a physical space. In today's world where people no longer remain in the same place their whole lives, it is impractical to limit connection to a place. Most of the most important people in my life live much too far away to literally "come together" very often, but God has blessed us with the technology to connect even thousands of miles apart. Christian fellowship can occur in any means of communication that we can imagine; it's the spirit that matters, including God in your relationship.
Once when I moved, my connection with my best friend had to change from being able to connect in the same space to some other means of communication. With the time zone difference, we found it difficult to keep in touch any other way but e-mail. Since we had never communicated this way before, we had a debate about what was a proper sign-off; "love", while true, seemed inadequate. We realized that since we shared all of our prayer concerns and joys, that we needed to emphasize that inclusion of our faith in our relationship, choosing to add "and prayers".
So, today, connect with someone in any means that you have available; just remember to come together in God's name.
Love and prayers,
Bethany Firch
Disciples Young Adult Conference:
"Recharting Our Faith in the City of Second Chances"
October 7-10, 2010 Las Vegas, NV
Do our perceptions of the world still work when it comes to the church, or are we still using outdated "maps" to guide us? Do our churches' views on racism, sexism, sexuality, politics and culture in general still have relevance, or do we need to revisit and renew these topics in order to relate to an everchanging world? All young adults are invited to come together and discuss these topics and more this at the first ever Disciples Young Adult Conference this Fall in Las Vegas, NV - the "Capitol of Second Chances."
Registration and more event information coming soon.
Interviews with Young Adults
Episode 1
News from Around Disciples
From Disciples.org
From DisciplesWorld
Recent Young Adults News & Announcements
01/25/2010 - Young Adult Peace Conference: Peacemakers Emerging from the Underground
The first ever Disciples Peace Fellowship Young Adult Peace Conference.
05/31/2009 - Southwest Region Young Adult Retreat
The last weekend in May, close to 50 young adults in the Dallas/Fort Worth and East Texas areas of the Southwest Regions attended Young Adult conference at Disciples Crossing in Athens, Tx.
05/26/2009 - GA Volunteering Opportunity
Volunteers needed for General Assembly 2009.
05/13/2009 - Logo Contest Winner
Congratulations to Danny Farmer for submitting the winning entry for the DOCYA.ORG logo contest.
05/12/2009 - New Discussion Topic Up - Gotta Find My Purpose
A discussion about our purpose in life.
Welcome to Our New Website
Our new website is up and running! Your feedback and suggestions will help us to make adjustments and improvements as we continue to expand the site. If you have comments, suggestions or would like to joing in a discussion directly with the Web Team, click here to go to our Web Discussion. Thanks again.
-Web Development Team
NAPAD Video Added to Video Library
We have a new addition to our Video Library. This video was made by the youth at Broadway Disciples United Church in Winnipeg, Canada about their trip to the NAPAD Convocation in Stony Point, New York.
The convocation took place from August 6-9, 2008. NAPAD is an acronym for the North American Pacific Asian Disciples.
If you have a video you would like to share, please contact the Web Team and we will arrange to get it posted.
Click here to go to the Video Library.
Community Building for Young Adults
The 2008 Young Adults Commission: First Row, left to right, Alison Williams, Bloomington, Ind.; Diana Batzka, Nashville,Tenn.; Tracye Lee Stewart, Willoughby, Ohio; Katie Griffin, Evansville, Ind. Second Row, left to right, Candice Moore, Detroit, Mich.; Jack Knox, Ft. Worth, Texas; Beau Underwood, Chicago, Ill.; Eliezer Rolon, Burnham, Ill.; Andrew Holmer, Los Angeles, Calif. Not Pictured: Mayon Marcelino, Winnipeg, Canada
Click here for details.