2020 YACM Leadership Conference Registration Open!

The Young Adult and Campus Ministry Annual Leadership Conference will be held June 23-26, 2020 in Tucson, Arizona. This annual conference is an opportunity for Episcopal leaders in ministry with young adults (ages 18-30) on and off college campuses to meet and connect with one another and to be nourished and nurtured in their ministry. The conference will be held in two adjacent locations, at First United Methodist Church and the Episcopal Campus Ministry of Tucson.

Conference Program

Conference participants - both leaders who are new to this work as well as those who have longstanding roots in this ministry - will hear from speakers, focus on intentional conversations, build relationships, and learn from one another.

Speakers and learning opportunities will be added to the website as they are confirmed. If you have an idea for a learning opportunity that you would like to offer or one you would like to see offered, please fill in  this form  by March 10, 2020 for the planning team to review. 

We are grateful that Becky Zartman and James Franklin will join us to discuss their new book Belovedness: Finding God (and Self) on Campus. This book asks a single question that gets refracted through different topics: How would you [fill in the blank] if you knew you were loved beyond all measure? How are you going to choose to live into your belovedness? While this is a book written by a group of people doing campus ministry, its central message is something to sit with and embrace in any ministry setting. 

Our hope is that the participants will:

PreConference

There will be preconference options on June 23, starting at 9am until 4pm that will give you the opportunity to dive deeper into subjects and talk more in depth about challenges and joys in ministry. An optional gathering for new ministers or people new to the conference will happen from 1-4pm as well. The Conference will start with dinner on June 23. PreConference has no additional registration cost. 

Registration and Cost

The conference fee is $65. It includes programming, space rental and some meals. Housing is not included in the registration fee. Participants may choose to stay at one of the hotels that have been reserved at a reduced group rate or find alternative housing in the area such as an AirBnB, hostel or staying with folks in the area.

This year, we are trying something new! Rather than provide housing, we are giving you the opportunity to choose your adventure. We have blocks of rooms being held and the hotels listed in the pdf document below. If you choose to stay in a hotel, you need to call the hotel directly and make the reservations. You can also choose to stay at one of the many other hotels in Tucson, at a vacation rental, stay with friends, couch surf, etc. Your housing choice is up to you! Registration for the conference is $65 and covers space, programming, materials, and some meals.  Registration deadline is: June 8, 2020.

Pre-Conference : There will be pre-conference options on June 23, starting at 9am until 4pm that will give you the opportunity to dive deeper into subjects and talk more in depth about challenges and joys in ministry. An optional gathering for new ministers or people new to the conference will happen from 1-4pm as well. We will add more information about the pre-conference in late March.

Register now!

Click here to register for the conference. Registration deadline is: June 8, 2020. Your registration can be refunded or substituted until June 8. Payment must be received by June 15.

Arrival and Departure

You should plan to arrive on June 22 if you are attending the pre-conference and June 23 if you are not. Pre-conference registration will be June 22 from 4-6pm and June 23 at 8am. Conference registration will open June 23 at 4pm, with Social Hour and Dinner that evening. You can plan on departing June 26.

More information about housing options, travel and more can be found on the website:

https://episcopalchurch.org/youngadult/events.

Young Adult and Campus Ministries Survey

We know that many young adult ministries and campus ministries are not included and cannot be fully represented on the parochial report that congregations and diocese submit. Therefore, we have worked with the General Convention Office to help us devise a way to collect both quantitative and qualitative data on ministries with young adults (age 18-30ish).

This survey seeks to gain information about the scope of ministries with Young Adults (ages 18-30) in The Episcopal Church. Think of it as a (sort of) parochial report or a survey of ministry for anyone who works with young adults such as: college chaplaincies, intentional communities, parish based ministries, stand alone young adult ministries and diocesan based young adult programs. This seeks to gain more demographic and statistical data around what ministry is happening with young adults across the Church. 

If you could take some time to fill in this survey, we will be sharing the results and talking more about what we discovered at the conference in June as well as sharing the information online. This is the first survey like this that we have done for a while and we want to get everyone to chime in who has any kind of ministry with young adults. Please spread the word and share the link. We hope to do this kind of survey much more frequently to help all of us get a better picture of the amazing ministry and work that is being done with young adults.

Click here to take the survey! ( https://forms.gle/RuyZ3uMLoyGSecmy5)

Is your Ministry on the Map?

Is it current info?

In order for folks to stay connected and be able to find your ministry, we encourage you to check out your listing on the map and make sure it is current. If you are not yet on the map or if you have changes, just click on the link at the bottom of the map that says, "Something missing? Suggest a place for this map." OR if you are already on the map, you can submit changes.

https://www.episcopalassetmap.org/networks/young-adult-and-campus-ministries/map

Helping Young Adults Connect

In an effort to help young adults connect with ministries, communities, and churches when they move, we have a Referral Form online. Either the young adult can fill it out or someone can fill it out on their behalf. When we get a referral, the YACM Office and Council works to connect them with folks in their area.

If you are a young adult (or know a young adult) who is looking for community and relationship as you explore your faith and way in life, we want to help you find a connection to a ministry, chaplaincy, local clergy person, leader, or organizer. We know that finding a community can be a daunting and overwhelming task. By filling in this form, we will do our best to connect you to a congregation, young adult ministry, campus ministry, or other kinds of ministry near you.

https://dfms.formstack.com/forms/young_adult_referral_form

Reaching out to Student Athletes

Following conversations that were begun at the Uncharted Conference this past summer, we are inviting anyone to join a call if you are interested in reaching out to student athletes, have reached out to student athletes or have experience in this area. If you would like to be included in the next call, please email Kelsey Davis or Shannon Kelly.

The Rev. Shannon Kelly

Director for the Department of Faith Formation and

Officer for Young Adult and Campus Ministries

[email protected]

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/youngadult

646-285-8445 (cell)