The “C” in the YMCA Today
Find out the refreshing, innovative, practical ways Christ is at work across the YMCA movement! It builds on our heritage since 1844 and prepares us for an exciting future of caring for all.
Is the “C” back in the YMCA?
Yes.
Was it ever gone?
No.
BUT…!
It has changed a lot since 1844, like all the different kinds of Christianitys have changed over the past twenty centuries.
That’s part of the problem of the “C” in the Y – Christianity is diverse in the world and the YMCA: depending on what kind of “C” you are looking for, you might not see the “C” that is flourishing there.
Like Christianity in the USA and the YMCA, faith is a dynamic, contested, adapting, vibrant, controversial, disruptive, divisive, uniting, healing reality.
Christianity, faith, spirituality is complicated and messy. And that’s ok.
This means there are also a variety of energies and visions for a stronger, healthier “C” in the YMCA.
So who is doing what in the YMCA in the USA to strengthen our mission, build a healthier “C” in the Y, and support the presence of Christ Jesus in every YMCA, for all?
THIS COMPILATION IS BASED ON WHAT I’M AWARE OF – LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE MORE TO ADD:
Christian CEOs / Directors / Leaders / Volunteers / Members
Christian symbols / art / Scriptures
Good Friday Breakfast
National Day of Prayer
Christian Leadership Conference (CLC)
Raggers / C in the YMCA book
Chapels
Bible Studies/Prayer Groups
Meetings: opening prayers & devotions
Christian Emphasis Committees
Volunteerism w Christian Non-Profits (I.e. Habitat, Rescue Mission, Church Food Banks, etc.)
Service Mission Trips (local/global)
Programs: i.e. Journey to Freedom, GriefShare, Finances God’s Way, FCA Coaching, etc.
Covenant Church Partnerships
Church-plants in YMCA gyms
CITY (Church In The Y) Movement
Clergy Volunteer Chaplains & Prayer Tables
Silver Bay Chaplains Retreat
Monday Prayer National Call
Certified Chaplains (clergy/members)
Health Coaches (holistic/Christian)
Harold C. Smith Symposium Papers
YMCA Staff Christian Emphasis Training & Discussion Guide
YMCA Strong Challenge
OnPrinciple
YMCA Christian Principles (YCP)
Being Christ’s Presence In The YMCA Interviews
Faith As A Dimension of Diversity Training
How To Save Souls in the Y Like George Williams Lecture
Chaplains For All
Silver Bay Institute
Salty & Spirited YMCA Substack
YouVersion YMCA Devotions
YouTube George Williams Story (3 part series)
ymca.spiritmindbody (Instagram)
Books: I.e. Oswald Chambers, David Newman, Tracy Howe, C. Hopkins, Clyde Binfield, Paul Limbert, John Mott, etc.
YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Christian Values Camp
YUSA GRACE
Links to Click:
YMCA CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES (YCP) – FOR EVENTS, TRAINING, ARTICLES, NETWORKING
BEING CHRIST’S PRESENCE IN THE YMCA(BCPY) – MONTHLY ZOOM CALL ON HOW CHRISTIAN LEADERS LIVE OUT THEIR FAITH THROUGH THEIR Y WORK
YOUTUBE GEORGE WILLIAMS STORY (3 PART SERIES) THE REASON WHY
ONPRINCIPLE – STRATEGIC EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN CHRISTIAN PRESENCE IN THE YMCA THROUGH ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING, IMMERSION IN HOLY LAND YMCA’S AND MENTORING
CHURCH IN THE Y (CITY) MOVEMENT
CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (CLC)
YMCA STRONG CHALLENGE
YOUVERSION YMCA DEVOTIONS
YMCA Books
STRENGTHENING THE ORGANIZATIONAL HEART BY TRACY HOWE
THE SHINING LIGHT BY DAVID NEWMAN
RELIVING A CENTURY BY PAUL LIMBERT
