The Princeton Theological Seminary Institute for Youth Ministry is an international center dedicated to strengthening the theological task of ministry with young people. Established in 1995, the Institute collaborates with seminaries, church leaders, congregations, communities, and adolescents to promote the strategic importance and practice of youth ministry. Degree Programs Princeton Theological Seminary currently offers two master's level degree programs to students wishing to focus part or all of their academic studies on youth ministry. In addition a doctor of philosophy program in practical theology is available with an emphasis in youth ministry.
Students fulfill all requirements for both degrees over a four-year period.
Financial aid and housing are available all four years. The Princeton Lectures on Youth, Church and Culture Published annually, the Princeton Lectures on Youth, Church, and Culture are designed to foster original scholarship pertaining to youth and the contemporary church. Copies of the lectures are distributed to all ATS libraries and to forum participants. A three-year research project, launched in 1998, The Princeton Project on Youth, Globalization and the Church is designed to assess the impact of globalization on young people, and to ascertain responses available to the 21st century church. To date, the project has involved scholars from Germany, England, Switzerland, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, India, Japan, Latin American, and the United States.