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Dear Y.M.C.A. :: ideas on living up to our name – for all

Dear Y.M.C.A. ::
Can we shine a light on the ways Christians can intentionally and inclusively strengthen the presence of Christ in the Y?

What if we gauged how well we are doing by listening to those who see the world differently than us?

Does it matter that we might see the world through different cultural lens and experience reality through different dimensions of diversity?

Can we still celebrate the complexity?

Can we and keep enduring together in a creative and sacrificial way?

Can we keep striving together towards flourishing for all?

The Christian Purpose of the YMCA: Constitution & Goals

Do you know what is the purpose of the YMCA?
“The Young Men’s Christian Association we regard as being in its essential genius a worldwide fellowship united by a common loyalty to Jesus Christ for the purpose of developing Christian personality and building a Christian society.”
Learn more about the origins of this statement in the Y Constitution, and its stated goals!

How the “C” Embraced “For All” via Religion and Continents: the YMCA & the World 1855-1955

While the original “C” was thin – 1840’s British Protestant Evangelical White Young Male – these followers of Jesus took to heart his prayer in John 17:21 and embodied it throughout the world; their willingness to expand the depth, diversity and richness of the “C” thickened it, giving it more weight, more room for unity, and more dimensions of reality.

What can this mean for how you embody the “C” in the YMCA?