Just Roots?: Reflecting on Faith with the Millennial Generation
Over a year ago, the editorial staff of Unbound, Presbyterians Today, and Horizons got together to think about how we could work together to lift up the lives, work, and ministry of young adults. Thus was the Young Adult Editorial Team (YAET) – and the idea for this joint issue of three publications – born! The articles in this issue were (with just a few exceptions!) developed, written, edited, and published by young adults, those who make up the “millennial” generation – those born between roughly 1980 and 2000. Walk with us as we explore issues of faith and justice particularly relevant to young adults and ask questions about our roots as people of faith: Who are we, where have we come from, in what are we “rooted,” and what new “routes” will our lives, our church, and our world take as the years go by?
An Opening Editorial I’ve always struggled with the idea of roots. It’s not that I don’t appreciate where I’ve come from or
MoreGrowing up Asian-American and Adopted in a Southern White Church I was born halfway around the world from the place I now
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MoreThe older I get, the more aware I become of a natural order in life – the more I notice how our
MoreI continue to be impressed by how deeply the 2008 recession has impacted the faith of today’s 20-somethings, and I continue to
MoreDon’t miss the playlist and reading list to accompany this article! “God is in the in-between.” When I first heard this phrase,
MoreTo accompany Jocelyn Kirk’s article “In the In-Between”: Expanding Your Roots, the Young Adult Editorial Team for Unbound has compiled a suggested playlist and
MoreI dropped out of college after a one-semester attempt at art school. This was not just because my soul had something of
MoreBirth, Death, and Solidarity in the YAV Program Our Church’s approach to mission work has changed dramatically in recent decades – and
MoreDisplacement and Eviction in Colombia “Isn’t it dangerous?” That’s the question people in the U.S. usually ask when they learn I live
MoreI am a born-and-bred Midwestern boy. It is in my blood and is reflected in my decisions and actions. For better or
MoreFive years ago, I discovered the Young Adult Volunteer program and thought it would be a great way to transition from college
MoreThis is a joke that commonly gets tossed around by Young Adult Volunteer Alumni, but for me, it’s the truth. I had
MoreI have spent the majority of my life moving from place to place, settling in only to be uprooted soon thereafter. I
MoreMy primary placement by the end of my year as a Young Adult Volunteer in Northern Ireland was with PeacePlayers International (PPI).
MoreThe motto of the Young Adult Volunteer Program (YAV for short) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) reads, “A year of service for
MoreWhen I was in seminary, a guest speaker came to one of my classes to talk about vocation. He said, “In one
MoreCalled to Live in Intentional Communities? Samuel was sleeping in the shrine away from home, being taught by the old priest Eli,
MoreThe Kingdom of God and the Myth of the American Dream I am the son of first-generation, working-class Korean immigrants. My family
MoreA look at the cultural and religious experiences that have shaped young adults and their desires for the church Article shared from
MoreTwitter and Asian-American Feminism Some say that my teaching is nonsense. Others call it lofty but impractical. But to those who have
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