Our next article, ‘Enhancing youth involvement in community development: A pragmatic strategy for local churches’ authored by Mawethu Msebi, Jacques W. Beukes, is set to launch 09 May 2024. Get ready to dive into a compelling exploration of ‘The anticipated outcomes of this research endeavour are poised to make a valuable contribution to the current corpus of knowledge in various academic domains, including Practical Theology, Youth Ministry, Theology and Development, Community Development, Congregational Studies, Missiology, Anthropology, and Sociology. This contribution suggests that adopting a pragmatic strategy is likely to yield positive outcomes for local churches, youth ministry, and community development as a whole’ that promises to inform and inspire.