Creation Justice and

Young Adult Ministries

Join us for the Café on September 20th

Young people are a very visible part of the movement for climate justice around the world. What role are they playing in the United Methodist Church and how can the church come alongside and support the actions of our youth?

In the September 20 Movement Café, we talk with Chris Wilterdink, director of Young People’s Ministries for Discipleship Ministries of the United Methodist Church. We’ll revisit the origins of the UMC as essentially a campus ministry movement of young adults, how that movement for change has gotten stuck, and explore examples of how some are breaking through with young people to make change

through the church and beyond.

Introducing This Month’s Speaker

Chris Wilterdink is the Executive Director of Congregational Vitality and Intentional Discipleship and the Director of Young People’s Ministries. Chris’s roles in ministry were based at the local church for more than twelve years, where his bachelor’s degree in English education and master’s degree in non- profit management shaped his approach to ministry. Father of two awesome kids, husband to an amazing wife, and an outdoor enthusiast, he was written several books, including Building Spiritual Muscle, Everyday Discipleship: Covenant Discipleship with Youth, and most recently the eBook series, “Crash Courses in Youth Ministry.”

Last Month’s Café

August 2023 Movement Café Season of Creation Worship Resources

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