ARTICLES | OYM

The End of Orthodoxy (Thank God!)

It is too easy for the timeless goodness of Orthodoxy to be frozen in the past, but it can be freed through a robust vision for ministry...

Starving to Death in the Cereal Aisle

The other day, I was searching for a very particular brand of cereal, and as I walked down the aisle, I couldn’t help but be struck by...

Beauty Will Save the World.

- Fyodor Dostoevsky Dear Friends of OYM, I don’t know about you, but my heart is reeling. Our world is a mess. Injustice. Mass violence....

People Before Programs. Always.

“She looks just like her mom!” Nothing has so ubiquitously been spoken of my youngest daughter. And it’s true. She does have a striking...

3 Simple Ways to Love Young People

“NO, AMELIA! DON’T DO THAT!” This again? I think to myself. If I had a dollar for every time I heard my daughter yell at her sister, I’d...

Stay in the Lake! (The 40 Martyrs of Sebaste)

About the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste The Forty Martyrs were Christians who suffered persecution under Emperor Licinius. In the year 320 AD,...

OYM Holds First 3ETreat!

Over the weekend of March 31, 2023, St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Houston, Texas hosted the first OYM 3ETreat. 3ETreats are a...

The Only Thing That Matters is Jesus

When I was a kid, there was one question that almost every adult wanted me to answer. It seemed to be a universal preoccupation for...

YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY AGENCY PUBLISHES ROSTER OF DIRECTORS

WASHINGTON, DC – At its inaugural meeting on December 3, the Board of Directors of the newly blessed Youth & Young Adult Ministry Agency...