Category: The Network
Leadership Competencies: A New Take
A few years ago, the Network introduced our first set of “Standards and Guidelines” for professionals who work in children, youth and family ministry. The idea was that there should be some kind of standards for how we grow and develop in our ministry, and for how we practice our ministry on a day-to-day ...
We Are the Lord’s
“We do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, so that he might be ...
In Memory of Debbie Zaic
If you’ve attended the Extravaganza in the last…probably ten years, there is a pretty good chance that you were welcomed and greeted at the registration table by Debbie Zaic. Debbie and I worked together at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Maple Grove. She was hired there in 2001, and provided administrative support and served ...
Prayer = Good…Over-Notifications? Maybe Not So Much
The Network is a community that prays for each other. And I suspect we can all agree that we’re in favor of prayer. And using the “Prayer Request” feature in the Network app is a great way for us to keep in touch and to pray for each other. After Extravaganza 2018 in Houston, there ...
Network Revises Standards and Guidelines
The ELCA Youth Ministry Network’s Board of Directors has completed a one-year process to revise and update its “Standards and Guidelines for Professionals” document. The original version of our Standards and Guidelines was created and released in 2011, It helped to give shape to the professional development of those who are called to serve with ...
New Network Board Members Selected
The ELCA Youth Ministry Network’s Board of Directors affirmed the slate of board candidates presented by the Nominating Committee at its fall meeting in Houston, September 28-30. The recommendation of the Nominating Committee was to renew the terms of two of its current board members, Becky Cole and Rev. Regina Goodrich. The NominatingCommittee also recommended ...
Because Everybody Needs a Plan
If you ask anyone who has been doing ministry with children, youth and families in ELCA congregations for awhile, they will be able to tell you that there has been a significant change in the culture of our community over the last 20 years. Children, youth and family ministers share resources, give mutual support and ...
Our Hearts Break for Houston
Every time an image of the flooding comes across my newsfeed, or my TV screen, my heart breaks a little bit. The images of the interstates completely submerged…of homes deep in water…and of people awaiting rescue takes my breath away. And like many of you, my mind turns immediately to friends who live and work ...
“Discipling Cohorts” Initiative Launches!
The ELCA Youth Ministry Network is excited to launch the Discipling Cohorts initiative, with the goal of training 500-600 children, youth, and family ministry leaders committed to growing and deepening in ministry leadership, personal faith, and vocational confidence. The initiative was created in response to the Network’s strategic goal for every member to create and ...
Seeking Network Board Members
Dear friends, The ELCA Youth Ministry Network is seeking nominations of people who are qualified and willing to serve on the Network’s Board of Directors. The Network’s Board is responsible for the setting the vision and goals for the Network, and works with the Executive Director to live in to that vision. The Board meets ...
Network is a Verb 