• To be encouraged and challenged.
• To set the course for the future of youth ministry education and its effectiveness.
• To promote a timeless vision for the Kingdom of God and His ministry with youth.
• To experience joy and fellowship with peers.

Membership in AYME is open to all who teach Christian youth ministry in an academic setting, either at the undergraduate or graduate level.  Membership is also to others who teach youth ministry in non-academic contexts.