About the Institute of Youth Ministry
Princeton Theological Seminary established the Institute for Youth Ministry in 1995 as an international center offering specialized training in youth ministry for church leaders. The Institute for Youth Ministry's program emphasizes theological education for people in ministry with youth.
Committed to integrating theory and practice, The Institute for Youth Ministry collaborates with seminaries, church leaders, congregations, communities, and adolescents to promote the strategic importance and practice of ministry with young people from early adolescence through college age. Although the work of the Institute is international and ecumenical in its scope, it maintains a particular interest in youth ministry in mainline denominations.
Princeton Theological Seminary carries out the mission of the Institute for Youth Ministry by initiating and integrating research related to the church's mission with young people, offering doctoral and master's degree programs, and offering an extensive program of leadership development.
Committed to integrating theory and practice, The Institute for Youth Ministry collaborates with seminaries, church leaders, congregations, communities, and adolescents to promote the strategic importance and practice of ministry with young people from early adolescence through college age. Although the work of the Institute is international and ecumenical in its scope, it maintains a particular interest in youth ministry in mainline denominations.
Princeton Theological Seminary carries out the mission of the Institute for Youth Ministry by initiating and integrating research related to the church's mission with young people, offering doctoral and master's degree programs, and offering an extensive program of leadership development.
Staff
Dayle has served as the director of education for the Princeton Theological Seminary Institute for Youth Ministry since 1998. Ordained in 1991 as a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), she has served as an associate pastor for youth and families in churches in North Carolina and New Jersey. Dayle has been involved in youth ministry for over 18 years. She completed her M.Div. and Th.M. at Princeton Theological Seminary.
Amy has served as the director of leadership development for the Princeton Theological Seminary Institute for Youth Ministry since 1998. An ordained Presbyterian minister (PCUSA), Amy is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and has served as an associate pastor for youth and Christian education. She has been active in youth ministry since she was a volunteer leader in college. She is coeditor with Laura Lewis and Richard Osmer of The Big Picture: A Resource for Confirmation and Can We Talk?: Conversations for Faith.
Leslie is a graduate of Duke University and Princeton Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1987 as a minister of the Presbyterian Church (USA). She has served pastorates in Baltimore, western Maryland, and New York City.
Margo Dudak is a graduate of Caldwell College, Caldwell, New Jersey, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Business Education. She taught in a number of high school and business school settings before moving into the information technology field as a technical writer. She began her work with the Institute for Youth Ministry and Christian Education department in the spring of 2002. Margo is active in her church, currently serving as an Elder.
Pat has served as the assistant for Christian Education and Institute for Youth Ministry since 2001. She splits her time between the Christian Education department and the Institute for Youth Ministry. Pat came to us from the corporate world, where she worked for the past 14 years. Pat is an active member of her church where she has served as a Stephen's Ministry leader for the past 5 years.