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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As pointed out upthread, a bunch of previous posters are using the term "evangelical" wrong.  To quote the Atlantic article someone posted earlier,

"The term evangelical derives from the Greek word euangelion meaning “gospel” or “good news.” Technically speaking, evangelical refers to a person, church, or organization that is committed to the Christian gospel message that Jesus Christ is the savior of humanity."

So, the YL Presbyterian leader is evangelical - and so are the Catholics that have been chiming in, unless you all have stopped believing Jesus is the Savior.

Yes, we've begun using Evangelical to mean something else - people that heavily recruit others to their church, perhaps - but that's not the actual meaning.

-- Poster who grew up in the Midwest at a high school where Young Life was active - and those who were active in Young Life were the popular, heavy drinking crowd that had a lot of sex.  It was VERY cliquish and only certain kids were invited to participate.

BUT I recognize that every Young Life group is different.

I'm not saying you shouldn't send your kid to Young Life.  I'm saying don't crowdsource this to an anonymous forum, find out what YOUR school's Young Life group is like.  Because (1) many posters' experiences are at least 10-15 years old and often in another part of the country and (2) no Young Life leader is going to admit that "their kids" drink and do drugs.  Ask the other parents or RECENT graduates of your school what that particular group is like.[/quote]

I agree somewhat w/ a couple points of differentiation. The definition of evangelical is correct, but the Good News does place an emphasis on the centrality of Jesus and telling people about him/salvation. This is not necessarily prevalent in Catholic or other Protestant denominations, though it may be. Our local Catholic church had an evangelical group. I eventually became Presbyterian, and I found some fellow church goers who were fairly evangelical there and some not-so much (more into traditions).

I totally agree that evangelical does not mean recruiting to a specific church or cultish or necessarily conservative (though many are). I used to teach at a Christian college, & I and many former students would probably be classified as evangelical Left![/quote]

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