The Center for Youth and Leadership

The CYL is on the front lines of developing new and creative ideas for student ministry. We exist to help you be the most prepared to live out your calling. We also want to serve you by providing some of the best services that you can offer the people your ministry impacts.

Our passion is to help you accomplish your mission.

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Fosterers who give refuge to troubled teenagers

What would make you share your home with an angst and hormone-ridden girl who thinks she’s so unloveable, she slashes her arms ...

Helping your tween survive summer

. "As warm weather approaches, some questions get asked more often." And if you think your daughter doesn't care what you ...

Capacity for Commitment May Start in Early Childhood

Researchers found that the toddlers who were treated well by their mothers and who were better at resolving conflicts as ...

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I Can't Hear What I'm Saying!

It happens every single day! Everyone of us has to do it and everyone of us can always improve. It is a central ...

A Few Words on Death from Steve Jobs

Like many Mac aficionados, I am saddened by the recent death of Apple founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs. He is being ...

Shaping the Family

I have been working with teen’s full time for twenty years now and I love watching young lives change and be ...

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9 weeks 2 days ago

Wishing everyone a very happy Thanksgiving and safe travels!!! Don't forget to be thankful!

10 weeks 3 days ago

Working on the plans for the upcoming SHAPE conversation. Excited about the great leaders that will be on campus.

11 weeks 1 day ago

I posted 5 photos on Facebook in the album "Your Calling" http://t.co/oQv2p3FH

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