Ecumenical Young Adult Ministries Team A Young Adult Ministry Staff Team existed from the 1970s until 1992 and was responsible for a series of conferences, several with the name "Crossroads." Following the May 1992 Taize Gathering in Dayton, OH, a Young Adult Steering Committee was formed of young adults representing the communions which made up the Young Adult Ministry Staff Team. In November of 1992, the two groups met together and merged into the Ecumenical Young Adult Ministries Team, which includes both young adult constituents and denominational staff serving in young adult ministries. One staff person and one young adult are elected to co-moderate the team for a two-year term.
In 1993 the Team adopted the following mission statement: The Ecumenical Young Adult Ministries Team of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA is an ecumenical coalition of communities that connect, empower, and strengthen young adult ministries and denominational and young adult organizational representatives. We struggle for diverse and inclusive networks through local, regional, national and international partnerships. We seek to live out our faith and create a more just world by upholding the dignity and importance of all God’s creation.
Primary leadership comes from seven communions and associations. All thirty-five member communions are welcomed and encouraged to be part of the EYAMT table, and are held in the thought, communication and mission of the Team. |
