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SYI Helped Form My Identity

April 30, 2015 Leave a Comment

By Joy Pedrow, alumna of Miller Summer Youth Initiative (SYI) at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, October 31, 2014 “I don’t ever want to leave. There is so much love here, so much joy. These two weeks helped me decide who Joy Pedrow is.” I wrote this in my journal during the last week of SYI. At […]

Filed Under: Youth Voices Tagged With: Joy Pedrow, Miller Summer Youth Institute, SYI

Authentic Teenage Christian

April 15, 2015 Leave a Comment

By Joy Pedrow, alumna of Miller Summer Youth Initiative (SYI) at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, April 15, 2015 In high school, I called myself a Christian, but this just meant I went to church every Sunday. I believed in God and I knew Jesus died for me, but I did not know what that meant. I […]

Filed Under: Youth Voices Tagged With: Discipleship, Joy Pedrow, Miller Summer Youth Institute, SYI

SYI Impacts Transition to College

October 31, 2014 Leave a Comment

By Joy Pedrow, alumna of Miller Summer Youth Initiative (SYI) at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, October 31, 2014 When I went to SYI, I had just graduated from Gateway High School in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. I had college on the mind. I feared college. I worried about making friends, my roommate, and the professors. These worries were […]

Filed Under: Personal Experience, Youth Voices Tagged With: Joy Pedrow, SYI

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Lilly Youth Theology Network is a collaborative effort of Lilly Endowment initiated and inspired Theology Programs for High School Youth located at seminaries, schools of theology, universities, and other church serving organizations across North America. Its mission is to advance the engagement of high school youth and their adult leaders in theological thinking about contemporary issues and vocational discernment. This network seeks to support youth theology programs in recruiting a cadre of theologically minded youth and adults to become committed Christian leaders in church and society.

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