International Pilgrimages with Youth is a partnership for training adults to lead youth trips to destinations outside the United

Pilgrimages

Information on International Pilgrimages with Youth

International Pilgrimages with Youth is a partnership for training adults to lead youth trips to destinations outside the United States. Partners in International Pilgrimages with Youth area:

	The Association of United Church Educators
	The Association of Christian Church Educators
	Common Global Ministries of the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
	Local Church Ministries of the United Church of Christ
	Defiance College
	Eden Theological Seminary

International Pilgrimages with Youth trains adults to lead small group tours of youth, aged 15 - 24. Leaders form their own traveling teams in consultation with local congregations, Associations and Conferences. Traveling teams consist of 12 persons: 3 adults and 9 youth. Adult leaders are given training and support to conduct pilgrimages in accord with safe youth procedures.

International Pilgrimages with Youth all follow specific spiritual disciplines, including:

	Lectio Divina
	Awareness Examine
	Liturgy of Discernment
	Sensory Prayer
	Labyrinth
	Group Camera

All International Pilgrimages with Youth leaders are trained. In each traveling team, one leader must have participated in an IPY adult leader training pilgrimage. That leader recruits and trains additional leaders. Leaders have distinct roles:

	Travel coordinator
	Spiritual guide
	Nurse/steward of health and wholeness

IPY destinations are developed in partnership with Common Global Ministries

All International Pilgrimages with Youth include:

	Pre-trip retreat
	Liturgical event with local church
	Pilgrimage
	Liturgical event with local church
	Post-trip retreat

The initial training pilgrimage for adults trained eight adults to lead pilgrimages. The training pilgrimage went to China during Lent, 2003.

Daily journals from the training pilgrimage are available. Click on any day to read the journal.

	Pilgrimage to China
	Friday - Sunday, February 28 - March 2
	Monday, March 3
	Tuesday, March 4
	Wednesday, March 5
	Thursday, March 6
	Friday, March 7
	Saturday, March 8
	Monday, March 10
	Tuesday, March 11
	Wednesday, March 12
	Thursday, March 13
	Friday, March 14
	Sunday, March 16
	Monday, March 17

Click here to view a photo album from the pilgrimage.

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