Michelle contributes in the following Venn contexts:
Michelle Young spent her childhood years in Paeroa and Whangarei, before heading to Auckland to embark on a degree in Geography. The formation of societies, patterns of life, and the shaping of culture all interested her and saw her fitting in papers on Psychology, Theology, and Te Reo Māori alongside her major.
After graduating, Michelle travelled overseas and joined those working in the church in developing countries. When she returned she worked in her local church for five years, and completed a graduate diploma in Theology. She then managed a non-profit trust in South Auckland working with those on the margins of society.
Michelle joined Venn at its establishment in 2013 and currently serves as a Teaching Fellow and the Director of Summer Conference and Public Events. She is continuing her Theological studies through Regent College, Vancouver.
Advent—the threshold of the Christian Year—invites us to remember what it means to wait. Among those who recognised and welcomed God in Jesus were two who waited, Simeon and Anna.
A few years ago while I was on holiday, a friend put before me an article and encouraged me to read it. It was a single page at the very back of a magazine, an unpromising placement; but it would find a permanent home in my mind and my imagination.
Each June I revisit the image of the Church gathered around Christ in Revelation 1-3. I do this as I prepare to teach our Residential Fellows; I also do it because it is good for me.
Today I sat in the garden at Cape Horn thumbing the pages of my Bible, my mind preoccupied by this strange time that we find ourselves in.