YAGM priority deadline is 1/15/2023
The priority deadline to apply for Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) is Jan. 15, 2023. The final application deadline is Feb. 1, 2023. This is your last chance to encourage young adults to apply!
Now even more communities are ready to welcome you. The YAGM team recently announced that the Mexico and Central Europe country programs will be reopening in 2023. Volunteers will have the opportunity to serve there and in the four other country programs that reopened in 2022. Learn more at ELCA.org/YAGM.
Do you know a young adult who is ready for a transformative journey of service and fellowship? Tell them about YAGM today!
The ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) program is ready for new volunteers! For the first time since early 2020, YAGM participants are walking alongside communities around the world. Now, it’s time for the YAGM team to find the next volunteers ready to step out into the future. Do you know one of them? Applications are now open, and you can invite young adults on this journey abroad for the 2023-2024 program year.
If you know young adults aged 21 to 29, this is the time to reach out. Encourage them to apply for YAGM by Feb. 1, 2023. (The priority deadline is Jan. 15, 2023.) Talk to them personally about what this opportunity will mean for their faith, identity, career and understanding of God’s work in the world. You can also watch and share this video message to learn how the YAGM team is updating recruitment practices and making the program more welcoming for everyone.
YAGM volunteers will begin their service in August 2023.
Through YAGM, young adults learn what it means to serve in a spirit of accompaniment as they walk alongside global church companions. They’ll become immersed in a new community and form deep relationships. And they’ll confront poverty, racial privilege, gender privilege, globalization and economic disparity, all through the lens of faith. Learn more at ELCA.org/YAGM.
Young adults will find relevant opportunities for professional experience, including:
Health and human rights: Health care, HIV and AIDS, homelessness, immigration and refugees.
Education: Fine arts, youth education, childhood education, working with people living with disabilities.
Environmental justice: Agriculture and farming, development, environment.
Professional support: Office work, communication, technology, finance.
Congregational ministry: Children’s ministry, Christian education, youth ministry, congregational ministry, camp ministry.
Around the world, host families, churches, workplaces and communities are ready to welcome YAGM volunteers.
Don’t wait — spread the word now! The deadline to apply is Feb. 1, 2023. Priority will be given to those who apply by Jan. 15, 2023.