Young Adult Ecumenical Forum on Globalization
UN Representative Larry Bropleh speaking at YAEF 2005
More than 50 young adults from across the country have been mobilized through the Young Adult Ecumenical Forum (YAEF) on Globalization, held at Eden Seminary in St. Louis, August 11-14. Participants critically examined issues connected to globalization, including the environment, poverty, agriculture, consumerism and water. Speakers, including Rev. Dr. Larry Bropleh, World Council of Churches Representative to the United Nations, and Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon, world-renowned ecumenist and Professor of Mission and Peace at Eden Theological Seminary, addressed the group and facilitated conversation on the ways in which young adults can engage with these issues. Then the young adults developed local projects in which to apply their learnings.
The Young Adult Ecumenical Forum program is a collaborative response by young ecumenists to the lack of programming for and involvement by young adults in issues of globalization and other contemporary phenomenon. Young adults who participated in the 2003 World Council of Churches Stewards Program developed YAEF in 2004, and participants in the 2004 event planned and led the 2005 gathering. For more information, email yaef05@yahoo.com.
