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The network of Young Adult Ministry Coordinators continues to develop its identity and structure. A second plenary meeting took place at the end of May. The main topic was the discussion of a proposal of guiding document on the General Objectives of the ‘YAM’ Network.

This text relates the foundations of the mission of the network to the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus and the recent emphasis on the promotion of Jesuit vocations. In this context, four purposes are indicated as structural for its working: to be a place of exchange and inspiration, spreading knowledge about is being done and making possible the sharing of practices and resources; to sustain and support Jesuits who often feel alone in this mission, developing a sense that each one is serving a common mission and it may be possible to try to organise together common initiatives at the European level; to look for the particular ingredients or traces that characterise Ignatian youth ministry which, once clearly affirmed anywhere, may allow young people, evermore universal in their outlook and moving around frequently, to identify everywhere the Ignatian pastoral offer to which they are familiar; finally, to promote evaluation and reflection and challenge the Society to be more responsive to the pastoral needs of youth.

As a concrete decision for a step forward, next year, in May, the Young Adult Ministry Coordinators will meet with the Vocation Promoters for four days to start a conversation about how the missions of these two groups relate to each other.

Picture: MAGIS 2016

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