USA. A few years ago, there was an experiment undertaken inside San Francisco Theological Seminary. Mark Yaconelli, a pioneer in youth ministries, was introducing young people to something that he believed they were missing in their homes and churches: Spirituality. What young people long for is not to be preached about God, Yaconelli felt, not to be preached about the spiritual life, but to get a chance to taste it for themselves. So with a $600,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment, Yaconelli brought teams of high school students to the Seminary to introduce them to the ways that first century Christians connected with God. The students took spiritual pilgrimages just like the early Christians did. They learned to pray and meditate. The students also participated in ancient rituals like foot washing, which the Bible says that Jesus Christ did for His disciples to illustrate humility and service.