▁become ▁an ▁ex - ch rist ian . ▁ ▁Youth ▁for ▁Christ ▁International ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Temple ton ▁and ▁Tor rey ▁Johnson ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁youth ▁leaders ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁Win ona ▁Lake , ▁Indiana . ▁Their ▁ag enda ▁was ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁working ▁group ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁an ▁organization ▁known ▁as ▁Youth ▁for ▁Christ ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Tor rey ▁Johnson ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁president ▁and ▁Billy ▁Graham ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁full - time ▁evangel ist . ▁Short ly ▁after ward , ▁Graham ▁and ▁Temple ton ▁made ▁an ▁evangel istic ▁tour ▁of ▁western ▁Europe , ▁frequently ▁room ing ▁together , ▁and ▁holding ▁cr us ades ▁in ▁England , ▁Scotland , ▁Ireland , ▁Sweden ▁and ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁Ag nost ic ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁the ▁United ▁Church ▁of ▁Canada ▁heart ily ▁end ors ed ▁Temple ton ' s ▁evangel ism , ▁but ▁came ▁to ▁feel ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁dis com fort ▁with ▁mass ▁evangel istic ▁cr us ades ▁as ▁its ▁own ▁evangel ical ▁Protest ant ism ▁began ▁to ▁sett le ▁into ▁a ▁the olog ically ▁and ▁soci ally ▁more ▁liberal ▁stream . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Temple ton ▁attended ▁Pr inc eton ▁The ological ▁Sem inary . ▁Temple ton ▁hosted ▁a ▁week ly ▁religious ▁television ▁show ▁on ▁CBS , ▁Look ▁Up ▁and ▁Live , ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s .