About Us
Young Adult Commission (YAC) is a team of 10 Young Adults from various Disciples of Christ churches in the United States and Canada.
Our core purpose:
Connect and empower Young Adults to engage in the ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Our duty:
- Connect Young Adults with each other across our denomination.
- Plan Young Adult events before and during General Assembly.
- Plan Young Adult activities and events at the local, regional and national level.
- Work with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to encourage and strengthen Young Adult leadership roles.
- Provide resources to create and support local and regional Young Adult groups.
- Respond to requests from members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), specifically our Young Adults to improve Young Adult ministries.
Our History:
Sponsored by Disciple Home Mission (DHM) and supported by Higher Education and Leadership Ministry (HELM), the Young Adult Commission was created to address the need of Young Adults in the Disciples Church. Planning the pre-assembly for Young Adults leading up to the General Assembly in 2005, (Portland, Oregon) was the first assignment for the Young Adult Commission.
Past Young Adult Commission activities:
Pre-Assembly for Young Adults - 2005
Mission trip to New Orleans - 2006
Monitoring the Disciples Young Adult Listserv - 2006
Pre-Assembly for Young Adults - 2007
Resource Booklets for Young Adult Week 2007 and 2009
Current Young Adult Commission activities:
Planning Young Adult events for the upcoming General Assembly in Indianapolis, Indiana (July 29-August 2)
Future Young Adult Commission activities:
To Be Announced * * * * *