Young Adults

Wondering what's next? Trying to figure out where you fit?

Well, that makes you pretty normal. But know this: God has gifted you for a purpose!

Check out the latest list of resources and activities for young adults in the ELCA

Check out the ELCA Young Adult Facebook page, Instagram, or YouTube for more young adult highlights.

This is your "VOCATION." You purpose for being...and we can connect you in various ways.

We have ELCA Colleges and Universities. We have online small groups for those recently graduating high school (PASSAGE) and for young adults in general (ABIDE). We also have campus ministries around the synod and the entire ELCA - stand-along ministries and those connected to congregations.

Interested in learn more about how to figure out your true calling? Then think about joining up with Young Adults in Global Mission or the Lutheran Volunteer Corps.

Wanna take a step closer to serving God by serving the Church - to become a pastor or a deacon? Then check out ELCASeminaries.org, where you can learn about getting a master's degree related to work in the Church; also, be sure to visit our synod's website regarding Candidacy to become a pastor or deacon.

Wanna get involved in the decision-making process in your synod and in the ELCA? Then make sure you put your name in to become a Voting Member at our annual Synod Assembly or for the triennial ELCA Churchwide Gathering.

Finally, be sure to checkout ELCA Young Adults website or on most social media platforms @elcayoungadults...

ELCA Young Adult ONLINE Small Groups - ABIDE

We are so excited that Abide continues to grow and change! Beginning October 2022, we will offer three small groups each month.We recommend you join one small group each month but know that you aren't required to join a group each month. On the 15th of each month, a new set of groups will begin. CLICK HERE to enroll in the current small groups, or CLICK HERE to apply to lead a small group!

Check out the ELCA Young Adult Facebook page, Instagram, or YouTube for more young adult highlights.

ELCA Young Adult in Global Mission

The ELCA YAGM site is here: https://www.elca.org/our-work/global-mission/young-adults-in-global-mission

The ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission program invites ELCA young adults ages 21-29 into a transformative, year-long journey in international service. As they offer themselves in service, ELCA young adults are shaped by the witness of our global neighbors. They share in the journeys of companion churches and organizations in one of nine countries around the world.

A year of service through the Young Adults in Global Mission program invites young adults to become the hands and feet of Jesus in the world, providing critical support to ministries and projects in communities of need. It also invites volunteers into a journey of self-reflection, providing space to consider their sense of identity, God’s work in the world, and their place within it all.

Young adults serve in the spirit of accompaniment, walking alongside global companions in a manner that practices mutuality, interdependence and solidarity. Areas of service include, but are not limited to, health and development, congregational ministry, human rights, education, homelessness, addiction recovery, women’s issues and children and youth. All site placements provide opportunities for young adults to confront issues of wealth and poverty, racial privilege, economic disparity and globalization, all through the lens of faith.

Candidates for Young Adults in Global Mission apply to the program at-large rather than to a specific country. Applicant preferences are taken into account but the final decision about where volunteers serve is made by Global Mission staff and YAGM country coordinators in mid-April. Current YAGM country programs include: Argentina/Uruguay, Australia, Cambodia, Central Europe, Jerusalem/West Bank, Madagascar, Mexico, Rwanda, Senegal, Southern Africa and United Kingdom

We are a church that believes God is calling us into the world – together. Come, imagine yourself in the world!

To learn how you can support Young Adults in Global Mission, visit their sponsorship page here.

For further information contact YAGM at 1-800-638-3522, ext. 2446 or by email.

Link to ELCA YAGM