Found at Barna.org Like it or not—and there are plenty of reasons not to—consumer culture shapes what people expect of church and how some churches approach ministry. It’s tempting to think of church as one part of the “religious services industry”—the sector of the economy that provides spiritual goods and experiences to consumers. When leaders […]

Written by Madison Rush (member of YAMC) They have been through the children program and the youth group, but now they are in the awkward time before they leave to go to their first year of college, and they are not sure where they belong in the church. They are ending up their summer vacation […]

  Written by SJ Moore I was speaking to one of the members of the young adult ministry in my church. She was sharing with me her fresh out of college experiences: not being able to find a job, and truly not being as successful as she wanted to be in her life. By this […]

By: Ariel S. Bennett In today’s society being a Christian college student can sometimes be a bit of a challenge.  You’re away from home and on your own for the very first time.  There is a ton going on and in the midst of all of that you’re left to figure out how to find […]

Written by Breanna Clayton Hello, my name is Breanna Clayton and I am a senior at Bethel University. I will be graduating this fall with a degree in Business Management. I have been a CP for quite some time now, since 4th grade to be exact. But up until these past 4 or 5 years […]

Written by Rev. Paul Tucker This August I will have had the privilege of being married to my incredible wife Katie for five years. I know, miracles definitely happen! These past five years have taught me much about the gift of marriage as well as the gift of the Gospel and they can provide a […]

  Written by: Stevey Ukena If you’ve ever sat down to write something, and ended up staring at a blank screen, you know what I’ve been doing. For days. Not because I don’t know what I want to say, but because I’m not sure which things I should say. It’s like the opposite of writer’s […]

On June 19th-24th the 186th General Assembly (GA) of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church will meet in Nashville, TN. As a part of the GA, the Young Adult Ministry Council (YAMC) has planned for a gathering of young adults during GA. We hope to make this an annual gathering of young adults across our denomination. GA […]

HELLO! My name is Taylor Navel. I come from a small town full of big things (aka world’s largest things aka Casey, IL.) I am currently a Social Work major in my junior year at Greenville College. Here at GC, community is a word we hear on the daily, which makes me hate it, just […]

I’m so excited to formally announce a new year-long mentoring program called Kaleo! Kaleo is a greek term meaning “to call”. This year I’ve been working with Memphis Theological Seminary and the Pastoral Development Ministry Team of the CPC to develop a way to help young people discern God’s call on their life. When I […]