We exist to encourage, equip and empower global youth ministers.
- About the Institute for Youth Studies
The Purpose Behind Our Passion
There are over 2 billion youth who do not know Jesus, and there aren’t enough trained, resourced and supported youth ministers to reach them. IYS helps youth ministry leaders collaborate and develop these necessary resources.
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- This Year's Annual Theme
Fix Your Eyes on Jesus, and Run
Life is like a marathon – filled with highs and lows. This couldn’t be truer of youth ministers. Whether training or ministering, the leaders we work with get tired and often feel like quitting. Thus, our annual theme is Fix Your Eyes on Jesus, and Run, based on Hebrews 12:1-3. Sensing that many ministry leaders are weary and finding the race of faith difficult to traverse, the Holy Spirit has impressed upon us this rally cry.
This year we aim to encourage, equip, and empower youth ministry influencers (the highest-level youth leaders) to fix their eyes on Jesus, and run the race He has placed before them. We’ll do this by caring for, collaborating with, and creating customized solutions to help them start, strengthen, scale and sustain projects and programs for more youth to know Christ and to make Him known. Like an athletic coach, we’ll help them set realistic goals and paces. We’ll also cheer them on and celebrate what God does through them.
Let’s fix our eyes on Jesus, and run!
What We Do
We Help Start
Build the foundation of your ministry with executive coaching and custom, contextualized resources.
We Strengthen
Executive coaching, team collaboration and the development of new programming or resources.
We Help Scale
Bring your vision to life with strategic planning, leadership coaching and customized training solutions.
We Help Sustain
Financially and strategically support ideas and projects that help your ministry sustain itself.
A Bold Vision & Unique Approach
We do this through six core focuses:
- Advocating
- Consulting
- Collaborating
- Researching
- Developing
- Training
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Ways You Can Help
Pray for Change
Pray for Change
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A Word From Our Partners
Support Our Mission
You can support the IYS mission of encouraging, equipping and empowering global youth ministers by giving your time and talents, your prayers or a monetary gift.