Young Voices in Worship
Think about a time when you attended a worship service in a community that was new to you. What stood out as different? What is most important about worship for you? Now imagine you’re 13-29 years old. Would you answer differently?
Two Grebel alumni, Sarah Kathleen Johnson (BA 2007, MTS 2008) and Mykayla Turner (BSC 2020, MTS 2024), are asking these very questions through a collaboration on the Young People and Christian Worship study. This research project aims to shape better conversations about teenagers, emerging adults, and Christian worship by valuing their experiences as an important theological voice. “Young people can enrich the theology and practice of all worshipers,” explained Sarah, a principal investigator. Sarah and her co-principal investigators Nelson Cowan and Emily Snider Andrews plan to publish a book to share their research with scholars, pastors, and worship leaders.
