About You

It's about you

Of course, YES! is not about us … it's about you. And no matter what your age, you fit into this YES! Young Enough to Serve picture.

Every generation celebrates the potential of youth. How great when every-generation enthusiasm also extends to adults in life’s second half!

Where do you fit?

I'm under fifty-fiveSome of our best leaders, volunteers, and supporters are well under fifty-five, and we need your help building a two-way bridge.Read more →I'm over fifty-fiveYour potential is on a growth curve, including your capacity to serve. It's not all downhill from here!Read more →

Are you a ministry leader?

A word for you, whichever seat you’re in.

Children's ministryKids aren't the future Church — they're the present Church. Help them value every generation.Read more →Youth ministrySticky faith needs older, mature Christians in your students' lives. Let's tear down the generational walls together.Read more →Second-half ministryBeyond fun, food, and fellowship: nudge your 55+ adults toward meaningful serving within their capacity.Read more →Lead pastorYour second-half adults hold profound potential for spiritual impact. There are better options than fun, food, and fellowship.Read more →

Are YOU young enough to serve?

YES! Young Enough to Serve celebrates the possibility of later-life transformation and the joy of extended fruitfulness. YES! helps churches and ministries harness gifts — longevity, health, wisdom, maturity, relationships, resources, and life experience — of adults in life’s later seasons.

“Where am I, and how did I get here?” you may ask as you reluctantly join the fraternity of those over fifty, while quietly shredding your AARP invitation. You’re not necessarily in denial about getting older; you just aren’t ready for the bus ride to Branson.

While some churches are doing amazing things with their adults in life’s second half, we’ve identified three primary challenges. We too often settle for becoming too retired, too segregated, and too non-viral.

YES! constantly looks for new and better ways to challenge churches in America toward ministry that reflects God’s calling and design for the later years of life:

Renewing PURPOSE

Deepening the serving identity of Christians at midlife and beyond, using our freedom to serve others in greater ways.

Energizing HEARTS

Strengthening collaboration with younger generations — acknowledging we need their help to shift away from closed-circle, self-sufficient paradigms of 55+ ministry.

Redeeming LIVES

Returning with fresh vision to our call as Christians to go and make disciples.

“Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives.”
— Titus 3:14 (NIV)

Ready to find your place?

Send us a note. We’d love to help you take the next step.

Or: Invite YES! to your church