Department
Discipleship & Lifespan Education
Abstract
Youth ministry has taken several “turns” in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, culminating in the current existential turn. This latest shift acknowledges a more diverse youth demographic (Gen Z) concerned with identity, significance, purpose, belonging, and survival. Numerous existential threats have contributed to this generation’s unprecedented mental health crisis. Nevertheless, members of Gen Z are determined to meet these threats and create the conditions for all to flourish. This paper seeks to articulate a supportive and uniquely Adventist response to the existential turn in the form of Sabbath rest.
Recommended Citation
Yeagley, Stephen
(2024)
"The Existential Turn: An Adventist Response,"
Journal of Adventist Youth and Young Adult Ministries:
Vol. 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32597/2993-9682.1018
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/jayyam/vol2/iss1/4
