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Oct 24

Just do it, for God’s sake! Reflecting on the Christian mission of the YMCA

  • By abravefaith in Christianity, Spirituality, YMCA
  • 24th October 2018

LAST MONTH, I spent three days with colleagues from around a dozen other YMCAs at the UK Unify conference, a platform for YMCAs to share and reflect on the Christian mission of what is now the largest and oldest youth charity in the world. I was expecting the conference to be mostly chaplains and managers, …

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