YLGen

YLGen is a 10-year commitment to strategically partner with younger leaders and to connect them more intentionally to Lausanne issue networks, regions, resources, and mentors, as well as to one another through peer groups.

Mission

At the heart of YLGen is the mission ‘to connect influencers and ideas across generations for global mission so that the world may know Christ!’ In pursuing this mission, YLGen hopes and prays for three outcomes. These are:

Character

Through connections with experienced, godly leaders, we hope younger leaders would grow to live and lead like Jesus, in humility, integrity, and simplicity. We want them to be Christ-like leaders.

Friendship

We help each younger leader grow connections within the Movement, marked with the spirit of Lausanne—in humility, friendship, study, prayer, partnership, and hope. Through intentional discipleship, we desire to help them be Christ-serving leaders.

Mission

We want each younger leader to flourish in their calling and to have a key role in advancing God’s global mission, that the world might know Christ! We want them to be Christ-following leaders.

Vision

Our vision for generations of Christ-like, Christ-following, and Christ-serving influencers connected across cultures in the global church shapes the heart of who we are, what we do in YLGen, and how we do it.

Investing in Younger Leaders

We are committed to investing in younger leaders through mentoring, building missional community, creating opportunities for further equipping, and integrating younger leaders into existing leadership teams.

YLGen Commitment Areas and Special Projects

Scriptures and Prayer

Younger leaders are encouraged to develop a vital and life-transforming relationship with God through regular engagement in Scripture and prayer. YLGen provides Scripture reflection resources for use in personal life, mentoring relationships, and ministry teams. YLGen also facilitates regular global prayer meetings to pray together for global mission and issues facing ‘YLGeners’.

John 3:17 Scripture Resources

Missional Resources

We want to connect younger leaders with influencers and ideas so that the world might know Christ. We hope to connect younger leaders with resources that will enable and empower them to contribute to the fulfillment of the fourfold vision of Lausanne for global mission, and to see a new generation of reflective practitioners raised up to help fulfill the Great Commission. YLGen provides missional resources through regular webinars (YLGen Equip), higher education opportunities (YLGen Educate) and Writing of articalc (YLGen Empower).

YLGen Equip

A platform for high-level teachers to engage with groups of YLGeners in a way that informs them on topics and opens doors for ongoing conversation, mentoring, and fellowship.

YLGen Educate

This initiative offers full-tuition scholarships, connects emerging leaders with robust education programs for a global context.

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USD 1,003,642 total value of scholarships to date

10 PhD students and 9 Master’s students.

20 Graduates (Programme Completions)

12 Emerging Theologians (LETI)

43 Total programme beneficiaries (including LETI)

27 Countries

Empower

The Empower team opens doors for younger leaders to contribute to global church issues through writing. The team has so far made four contributions to the global church through writing.

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Mentoring Team

With the goal of multiplication of Christ-like, Christ-following, and Christ-serving YLs, we want to partner with the global church to mobilize for whole-life mentoring to strengthen multigenerational disciple-making. The mentoring team also empowers mentoring relationships through quarterly mentoring calls and a podcast production series—A Conversation with a Mentor.

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‘My mentor is one of the greatest blessings I received from God. I feel encouraged, I learned many things from her experiences. I felt I was heard, I can freely share my feelings. We pray together. My mentor encourages me and sometimes challenges me. I received continuous advice and wisdom. She is providing guidance in both my spiritual life and career development.’

‘My mentor has been available every time I needed him. As a marketplace leader, I had the tendency to not see or effectively notice spiritual things in my leadership and growth. He helped me to keep my faith central and to always see God at work even in my business and corporate growth.’

‘Sharing with confidentiality and trustworthiness has been most helpful for me during mentoring, whereas I have been continuously [receiving] constructive feedback, support, and encouragement from my mentor.’

Lausanne Emerging Theologians Initiatives (LETI)

LETI, an initiative of Lausanne in partnership with Union School of Theology and SaRang Church, seeks to equip emerging theologians to multiply training for pastors, scholars, and leaders worldwide. Inspired by John Stott’s legacy, LETI upholds values of delight in God, growth in Christ, service to the church, and blessing the world.

Launched in March 2024, LETI cohort represents participants from 12 Countries and 8 regions.

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YLGen Online Community

YLGen hosts online community calls for missional engagement, fellowship and friendship for global missions.

YLGen Country Gatherings

Following Jakarta 16, Younger Leaders hosts in-Country and regional connects for missional engagement, fellowship and friendship for global missions.

Country Events

Younger Leaders Gathering (YLG) in Europe, November 2023; In attendance 50 younger leaders, mentors, and speakers from 14 countries.

The next YLGen Europe gathering is scheduled for November 2024 in Albania.

Younger Leaders in Japan: In Asia, from March 11 to 14 2024, Japan hosted a Younger Leaders gathering.

In Asia, from March 11 to 14 2024, Japan hosted a Younger Leaders gathering. The YLG2024 in Japan had the goal of initiating a transformation in the leadership ‘culture’, by connecting diverse younger leaders who are serving in Japan’s mission, mutually seeking humility in Christ, and building genuine friendships that will lay a foundation for mission collaboration. The event had a program for children, to make sure to support the younger leaders with children. The intergenerational leadership model explored with Japan YLG2024 is a strategic affirmation and application of LGC23 outcomes in a country’s context. The team aims to hold a new gathering in 2026.

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