Forming Young Theologians for a Braver Future
Forming Young Theologians for a Braver Future
About YTI
For 30 years, the Youth Theological Initiative (YTI) at Emory University has been forming young people who are curious, courageous, and grounded in theological imagination. Through the YTI Summer Academy, high school students explore big questions about faith, justice, vocation, and community. Your support ensures that young people from every background can grow into thoughtful leaders the world needs now more than ever.
Who This Will Help
Each year, YTI welcomes students from across the country into a learning community unlike anything they have experienced before. They wrestle with ideas, practice civil dialogue, develop vocational clarity, and discover what it means to belong in a diverse theological space.
Your support directly funds scholarships, curriculum development, and program staffing — making it possible for students with financial need to participate. When you give to YTI, you’re not just supporting a program; you’re investing in the next generation of ministers, educators, activists, and community-builders.
The Impact of Your Gift
Your gift — of any amount — can open the doors of YTI to students who long for a space where their questions matter and their voices are taken seriously. It can expand access for young people whose leadership will shape faith communities, civic life, and social change for decades to come.
Thank you for investing in the formation of young theologians and in the hopeful, thoughtful future they will create.
$15
$15
Buy a Coffee: $15 can fund a warm experience that sustains a meaningful tradition between a mentor and youth scholar.
$25
$25
Provide a Bible for a YTI Scholar: $25 can place Scripture into the hands of a youth scholar for study, reflection, and formation.
$75
$75
Equip a Young Theologian: $75 can fund the essential books, readings, and materials that deepen a young scholar's ability to wrestle with faith, justice, and vocation.
$150
$150
Support a Day of Learning: A gift of this amount can underwrite a full day of instruction, dialogue, and reflection to fuel the discoveries that define the YTI experience.
$300
$300
Build the Community: $300 can help provide shared meals, cohort gatherings, and formative group activities that help youth scholars feel at home at YTI.
$1,000
$1,000
Unlock Access: $1,000 can help remove a major financial barrier for our most underserved youth scholars.
$2,425
$2,425
Bridge a Scholar: With this amount, you can help cover half the true cost of the Summer Academy for one youth scholar. This level of giving represents making a significant impact without carrying the full load.
$4,850
$4,850
Sponsor a Scholar: This amount can fund the entire cost of the Summer Academy for one youth scholar. This level sustains YTI’s mission by covering housing, meals, faculty instruction, materials, and the full immersive experience.
