What is Young Life?
Young Life thinks the world of kids. We believe they deserve to know what joys life can hold for them. Young Life leaders are caring adults who come sharing that hope, as well as fun and lasting friendships, with kids. Young Life is all about fun - from Club and Camp to Campaigners and other activities, teenagers will have a blast laughing, trying new things and being with their friends.

Young Life is a non-denominational Christian ministry that reaches out to middle school and high school kids. The High School Ministry is known as Young Life and the middle school as Wyld Life!

How do you reach out to kids?
Our approach is relational. Trained staff and volunteers go wherever kids are to build significant relationships with them. They go to school sporting events, concerts, plays, malls, fast food restaurants and more. They demonstrate their genuine interest in teen’s lives to build friendships and earn the right to have a positive impact in their lives. “We want them to know they are loved, valued and cared for.”

In Young Life, we're committed to three simple ideas:

We're committed to teenagers. Some people think they're obnoxious. Others think they're a problem. In Young Life, we think they're important.  They have a thirst for life that is unparalleled and we like being around that kind of energy!  Young Life provides opportunities for teenagers to experience new things, build lasting friendships, and discover what they are capable of.

We're committed to relationships.  Everything that we do provides opportunities for teenagers and Young Life leaders to build relationships with one another.  God created us for relationships, to experience life with friends we can trust.  Young Life leaders are adult friends who can help kids gain perspective on life.

We believe Jesus Christ is important. This is a tough world with real problems.  We love kicking around the idea that in the midst of the problems of life, there is hope and a purpose to it all. We believe that this hope and purpose is found in the person of Jesus Christ.  We invite teenagers to inspect and consider the life and claims of his extaordinary person.  We don't believe in pressuring anybody to believe anything; we love teenagers enough to respect their right to decide. 

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