Hearing From YAM JAM Participants

The YAM JAM conference was a very wonderful experience! It was meaningful for campus ministers and students to connect with others in young adult ministry across the U.S. Austin Agape encourages our students and the members of University Presbyterian Church consider the ideas from YAM JAM. (Please read the blog posts below). How can our church minister to young adults in our community?

How was your experience at YAM JAM?

"I very much appreciated the opportunities to gather with others in similar and dissimilar situations to talk, discuss, explore, and dream."

-Leanne Brower, First Presbyterian Church and Bethany Presbyterian Church (O'Neill, NE)




"It is a rude awakening of the future of our church, but if we are open and embrace the needs of our young adults, we don't have to worry."

- Rene Villarreal, First Presbyterian Church (McAllen, TX)




"YAM JAM provided a great opportunity to connect and network with others in campus ministry. I hope the conversations that began will continue. It was a great experience."

-Linda Rainey, University Presbyterian Ministry (Norfolk, VA)




"I was challenged and blessed to connect with colleagues. For me, the highlight was a conversation with the students I brought with me from Arizona. I was inspired by how they are already wrestling with those big questions and how they are already beginning to make their faith - and their church - their own. We're jammin' in the name of the Lord!"

-Ben Larson-Wolbrink, Arizona Presbyterian Campus Ministry (Tucson, AZ)




"This was a great opportunity to learn from each other about ministry to younger adults. I feel hopeful and inspired by the stories and the care for younger adults shown by participants."

-Laura Elly Hudson, Young Adult and Family Ministry at First Presbyterian Church (Monroe, LA)