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Spirituality and Integrity in Youth Leadership

Introduction of SACYN

South Asia Christian Youth Network is a Network of young leaders from South Asia with a mission to build connections. It is all about inspiring, preparing and strengthening young Christian adults to cross bridges to encounter and share their faith and lives with those who are different circumstances, languages, cultures, ethnicity, nationality, lifestyles, faiths, backgrounds etc.

Background of SACYN

SACYN has had trainings and meetings in various countries in South Asia and that has helped to build bridges, nurture strong personal relations between the future leadership of the Church in south Asia and has been a useful vessel in training and equipping Asian young people on issues and challenges which are relevant to the Church and the Christianity in Asia today. SACYN has over the past 13 years provided a forum for young leaders of South Asia to meet together annually in smaller numbers of 40-50 and every few years in large numbers at a main conference (Colombo in 2002, Bangalore in 2005 and Pokhara in 2010) in different countries. Those were occasions not only of meaningful fellowship; but also of serious theological and biblical reflections. The issues discussed in the previous sessions include globalization, indigenization, peace, conflict resolution, youth culture, being a Christian in a pluralistic society and other such pertinent themes.

To seek to strengthen and renew regional churches in their faith and their commitment to make Christ known, in their engagement in practical mission for the Kingdom of God.

  • To facilitate young people in our churches to be personally challenged in their commitment to follow Jesus Christ and for each to find his or her role in being a part of God’s mission purposes.
  • To challenge disunity and promote peace and unity between and within churches.
  • To be expression of inter-denominational and ecumenical co-working bearing witness to our oneness in Christ.
  • To enable critical reflection upon key issues in society and culture and address these by prayer and practical action.
  • To identify and work with key Christian youth leaders from major regional churches who can impart vision and motivation, extend the network, provide leadership and be catalysts for change and mission in their own church and in their local and national context.
  • To help South Asian Christian Youth to be regionally and globally connected with other youth, mission, church, faith and advocacy networks and initiatives.
  • To seek to strengthen and renew regional churches in their faith, their commitment to make Christ known, in their engagement in practical mission for the Kingdom of God in unity with one another and as co-workers with Christ through the enabling of the Spirit of God.

To facilitate young people in our churches to be personally challenged in their commitment to follow Jesus Christ and for each to find his or her role in being a part of God’s mission

The Mission of SACYN is to encourage, motivate and enable South Asian Young People from the region’s churches to link up, overcome barriers and work together for His kingdom whilst being continually strengthened as a networked movement of young peoples in mission. SACYN is committed to help a generation to live the kingdom experience enabling them to transcend all possible boundaries that separate people from people.

To encourage, motivate and enable South Asian young people from the region’s churches to link up, overcome barriers and work together for the Gospel and Kingdom of God A Vision for a future South Asia that is different…

  • Where walls are broken down
  • Where borders can be crossed in freedom
  • Where difference is respected
  • Where every individual is valued
  • Where conflicts are resolved and justice prevails
  • Where hurts are forgiven and healed
  • Where lives and communities are transformed
  • Where creation is protected and nurtured
  • Where needs are met and all people can experience shalom or fullness of life
  • Where faith, hope and love abound
  • Where Christ is make known and His Kingdom comes and God is glorified
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