1. What’s this?
A new
Christian
organization?
For some time now many churches
have struggled (in different ways) to
provide all that young adults need to
grow to maturity in Christ.
The figures speak for themselves:
 Up to 80% of all Christians be-
come Christians before age 18 *
 Then up to 80% of all Christians
leave church by age 28 **
What are we proposing?
To provide extra time and resources
for young adults to be trained in the
gospel, to:
 ‘own’ their faith with confidence,
 take their place in our churches,
using their gifts with commit-
ment
 become a ‘hub’ that encourages
unity of action among the
churches, with practical models
for evangelism
Why?
Young Adult Headquarters
Maturity in Christ
Directors:
Ben Allen (secretary)
Terrence Morse (Treasurer)
Paul Harper (Chairperson, Public Officer)
Liam Howlett
Harley Hunneybell
“To you has been
given the keys to
the kingdom of
God”
Our Values:
God’s word
to be read, taught and inwardly
digested to nourish and build
God’s people
God’s gospel
The power of God for salvation, en-
trusted to the church
God’s character
Revealed and imparted to God’s
people through his word and Spirit,
for leadership and ministry to
equip all the saints
God’s gifts
Distributed according to God’s
choice for God’s purposes
* “When Americans Become Christian” (Nazarene Church Growth Research); NCLS Australia 2001, 2011; ** Lifeway Research USA 2014; Southern Baptist Convention 2002; The Barna Group and USA Today 2014

2. Our Vision
This new ministry has developed from a perceived
need among young adults who are hungry for
more of God’s word, wanting to make better sense
of the world they live in and their place within it.
The team at YAHQ are responding in obedience to
the Lord, out of love for young adults and their
particular needs.
Our vision is to see God’s church reinvigorated,
across denominations. We see Unity of purpose
as the key to revival. Building upon the one gospel
we share, while focussing strategically on the one
demographic positioned to have greatest effect,
makes good sense. This is the vision God has laid
on our hearts and minds, to:
 See large numbers of young adults brought to
maturity in Christ, with real opportunities to
question and explore all the difficult issues
they face. But then to take their place more
fully within their churches, to be confident
drivers of outreach to our needy world.
 Serve with the broad spectrum of gifts that
God has given, developing those gifts, provid-
ing a ‘testing ground’ for young adults to grow
in the use of them.
 Identify leaders of the future, affirmed by a
large body of their peers.
 Have young adults themselves completely run-
ning this company within 3 years, with the assis-
tance of older mentors and pastors.
 Run this company with a valid model of Christian
leadership which by necessity is different, and
requires the utmost accountability and integrity.
 Genuinely seek and obtain every possible part-
nership with churches and Christian organizations
in the Ballarat region, for their benefit and the
benefit of our community.
 Become a focus of unity and energy for running
and resourcing large young adult events like
camps and conventions.
 Become a launching pad for supporting creative
youth outreach initiatives.
Our Methods
We hope to achieve our objectives mainly by running a
midweek meeting from an independent site in central
Ballarat. There we hope to alternate each week with:
 Preaching a sermon, followed by Q&A session, and
tips for budding preachers by critiquing the sermon
 Leading a Bible study, followed by small group as-
sessment of the study, and tips for budding small
group leaders
 Hearing a testimony, followed by a panel interview,
to tease out the predominant themes and aspects
of the testimony we can all learn from
While also encouraging:
 Expression and discernment of spiritual gifts
 Times of shared and open prayer
 Challenging but sensitive questions of any sort
 Continued attendance at churches
a new church
a gospel partnership
(Philippians 1:5)
Young Adults – from all churches,
for all churches,
as one,
into the world for Christ