Category: The Network
Almost There!
This year, the Network set a $4000 goal in fundraising from our network members and friends. This does not include organizational or partnership gifts. We’re talking about $4000 in donations from individuals whose ministry has been touched by the Network and who want to support its work. With 28 days to go until the end ...
Wheat Ridge Seeking Nominations for Award
The Network received this information from our friends and partners at Wheat Ridge: Wheat Ridge Ministries Seeking Submissions for the Richard E. Herman Emerging Leader Award Do you know someone making a difference in lives and communities affected by poverty? Someone who, motivated by Christ, is responding to the needs of a community and confronting ...
Extravaganza Demographics
We’ve already written and shared thoughts about the evaluation data from Extravaganza 2016, and the E-Team is working on processing that information for future planning. We also ran some of the demographic data from registrations, some of which is pretty interesting. (I’m kind of a data nerd this way) So I thought I’d post it. ...
Thoughts on #Ext16 Evaluations
Dear friends, The E-Team leaders have spent the past week or two going over the details of the evaluations from Extravaganza 2016 in Anaheim. I wanted to follow up with what we learned from this year’s evals. First, thank you very much to those who took the time to fill out the evaluation forms. The ...
Youth Encounter Closes its Doors
From the Youth Encounter web site: Posted on February 29, 2016 by Meg Sawyer After 51 years of successful and fruitful ministry, Youth Encounter is shutting down operations and closing its doors at the end of April. Youth Encounter will finish its current event season on April 3, 2016 and then host two Feed the ...
Updated Network App Released!
A major update to the Network’s mobile app has been released for both the Apple iOS and for Android. The iPad version of the app will be released next week. Click here to download the app. In addition to making the app a little quicker and squashing some “bugs,” the new app adds several different ...
Heidi Hagstrom Receives Tom Hunstad Award
Heidi Hagstrom, the former director of the ELCA Youth Gathering received the “Tom Hunstad Award for Excellence in Children, Youth and Family Ministry” at the ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza. Heidi is currently serving as the vicar of Fields of Grace Lutheran Parish in southwest Minnesota. From 1997 to 2015, she served as the Director of the Youth Gathering, the ...
You’ll Want the App for #Ext16!
Have you downloaded the Network app? Prior to coming to California, you’ll want to download the Network app! On the app, you can check the up-to-date Extravaganza schedule in the “events” section. And if there are any schedule updates or changes, we’ll also be posting those in the “blog” section. At our worship, we’ll even ...
Catherine Anderson Leaves Role as Practice Discipleship Director
Dear friends, I hope you have had a wonderful summer! Catherine Anderson, who began and directed the “Practice Discipleship Initiative” has chosen to step down from her role leading that ministry. Catherine is choosing to focus her energies in a new direction. She told me “I’ve loved being a part of the creative process. After ...
10 Tips for a Great ELCA Youth Gathering
In just a few weeks, in journeys that make the Exodus out of Egypt pale in logistical comparison, 30,000 people are going to load buses, planes and vans and head to Detroit for the ELCA Youth Gathering. It’s going to be 5 days (plus travel, plus side trips) of amazing opportunities for all involved to ...
Network is a Verb 