Caring and committed adult leaders seek out and build relationships with adolescents on their turf. We purposely reach out to kids who are disinterested in church and God. By spending time with teenagers, we earn the right to be heard and to tell them about Jesus Christ.
Club
We hold weekly meetings called Young Life Clubs where kids sing, play games, laugh at silly skits and hear about Christ in terms they can understand. The Clubs can happen anywhere—a kid's home, a gym, an office building, a rec center or even a retail space. Young people come because they’ve been invited by a new friend—an adult Young Life leader. They come because they want to come.
Young Life camps offer kids an unforgettable experience. A philosophy of “Excellence in Camping”—together with a high-energy program, a sense of adventure and a clear presentation of the gospel—make camp a life changing experience. Weekend and week-long summer camps at one of our fifteen national properties in Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, or Virginia give us intense, personal interaction with hundreds of kids each year. And Young Life’s Trail West camp in Colorado provides family-based camping, with an opportunity for adults to see what goes on at a typical Young Life property.
Kids who want to grow in their faith are nurtured in discipleship groups called Campaigners. We pray, study the Bible, share needs and learn how to live out biblical principles in a weekly, small group setting.
Young Life cooperates, rather than competes, with local churches. We work with and through local congregations to see that every kid gets the opportunity to grow in their faith within a church family. For those kids who don’t have a church home, we help them find one.