Youth and Christian Discipleship

My new column in the United Methodist Reporter takes a look at the Duke Youth Academy for Christian Formation, a summer program on the campus of Duke University for rising juniors and seniors in high school.

DYA has been a subject of my blogging before. To see previous posts check out this link.

I think one of the things that Christians struggle with in our day is how to go about living our whole lives in the light of our faith. Things are so fast-paced and our communities are so fragmented that it seems as if discipleship is something we have to squeeze in to personal calendars that are already very full.

This is a problem. A huge one, in fact. And one of the things that I think DYA does extremely well is to offer high school youth (as well as the adult staff) a vision of how Christian discipleship can and should serve as the pattern for all of life.

Check out the column, and if you have the chance stop by the DYA page on Duke Divinity School's website. If you know youth who will be a rising juniors and seniors next summer, encourage them to apply when the applications go live in a few months!