Providing Christian resources from the YMCA past and present to nourish inclusive, equitable work in our diverse and global neighborhoods that build up healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
Happy 200th Birthday George Williams – founder of the YMCA
What can you do in this coming year in honor of George Williams legacy to lift up youth, to embody the grace of Christ, and enter into the challenges of our generation with courage and wisdom?
It’s a joy to remember the origins of the Y, why we got our start, who all helped make it possible, and for what ends.
When you become a member of the Y, you join a global movement created in 1844 to save young men in spirit, mind and body.
All these years later, the Christian heart of the Y has built up an organization focused on welcome and hospitality, empowerment and solidarity, justice and peace, faith and hope; but the greatest of these is love.
What can you do in this coming year in honor of George Williams legacy to lift up youth, to embody the grace of Christ, and enter into the challenges of our generation with courage and wisdom?
Serving the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne as their Director of Christian Emphasis since 2016 to inspire, empower, and mobilize members and staff to live out our mission of putting Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
Contact me for speaking engagements, consulting, resources, and collaboration regarding ways the Christian faith can be an inspiring and inclusive dimension of diversity in your YMCA.
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