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Our theme for the 2027 Forum, “Behold: Being, Care, and Community,” emerges from the recent work and learnings of the Foundations Project initiative, supported by Lilly Endowment Inc. As we listened to youth ministry leaders across the country, we repeatedly encountered a shared reality: the emerging needs of young people require more than new programs, events, or strategies. They require adults and communities capable of sustained attention, meaningful presence, and care. At the same time, many youth ministry leaders are navigating their own experiences of exhaustion, isolation, and the increasing demands of contemporary ministry. Our work therefore began by attending not only to how leaders engage young people, but also to the conditions that make faithful accompaniment possible.
Young people deserve communities where they can be seen in the fullness of who they are, known in relationship, and faithfully accompanied as they encounter God and make meaning of their lives. Our work continues to point toward a simple truth: Relationships are not the pathway to “real ministry.” Relationships are ministry. In a culture shaped by productivity and performance, the 2027 Forum invites us to recover faithful attention and move from Ministry FOR young people toward Ministry WITH young people.
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