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Over the last few years, one of the conversations that has come up again and again in youth ministry circles is about how we approach mission and service. Many of us grew up with a model that was driven by ...
Last week, I had the chance to spend a day with our friends in Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Network at their annual conference, and it was exactly the kind of experience that fills your tank in ways you didn’t know you ...
Hello friends, In the past few weeks, news broke that Group Publishing has been acquired by David C. Cook Publishing. Once upon a time, Group was a powerhouse in the world of children, youth, and family ministry. They produced books and ...
As ministry continues to evolve, the ELCA Youth Ministry Network is walking forward with intention. In response to feedback from our community and in the spirit of deep listening, we’ve launched a comprehensive strategic planning process to guide our future. ...
The second phase of the Practice Discipleship Initiative will launch in January of 2013. This project is the result of a dynamic partnership between the ELCA Youth Ministry Network, the ELCA and its Youth Gathering, ELCA Lutheran seminaries and colleges and their faculty who teach children, youth and family ministry, and resource providers of the ...
I’m excited to announce the appointment of a new member of the Network’s Board of Directors and a reappointment of a member. Dr. Jeremy Myers, who teaches in the youth and family ministry program at Augsburg College in Minneapolis has been appointed to a 3-year term to the board. Jeremy is married to Tracie, and ...
Jason Reed is the synod staff person for youth ministry in the New Jersey Synod of the ELCA. He lives in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Jason is a member of the ELCAYMNet and the SYMBOL (Synod Youth Ministry Band of Leaders) Network, and a strong advocate for young people within the congregations of his synod. ...
Dear friends, The Network’s new 3-year strategic plan is going to strengthen our organization, deepen our ministry and broaden our reach. The Network Board of Directors recently concluded our annual fall meeting, and one of our tasks (among many) was to complete the draft of the plan. Our task between now and the Extravaganza is ...
The 2013 Extravaganza will host a special screening of the documentary film “INOCENTE” on Sunday, January 27 in the Grand Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency – Orange County. The documentary focuses on the life of a 15 year old girl who grew up homeless in San Diego, and how expression through art, created a way ...
As I have mentioned, the Network is working on a new strategic planning process. I hope to be able to write about some of that later next week. I’m really excited about the stuff that the Board is working on! In the process of this, Larry Wagner, our board chairperson and I were talking about ...
Today, members of the Network’s Board of Directors are traveling to Denver, Colorado for their annual fall meeting. The vision, direction and policies of the Network are overseen by this Board. Seven individuals are called to serve in this role, and meet for prayer, discernment, visioning and policy setting three times a year. The Network ...
We are excited to welcome and introduce a new Network partner organization! MikeWardStewardship.com provides stewardship assistance to congregations and institutions through capital Campaigns, annual stewardship appeals, and strategic ministry visioning. Equipping leaders to tell stories of how God is making a difference through the ministry to inspire people to grow in giving and be more involved. Mike Ward ...
Hmmm…we’ll have to think about the possibilities here! Our congratulations to Julie Hagen and Taylor Wilson! The two of them were engaged to be married (to each other) yesterday! As if that’s not fun enough, guess where they met? Go on…guess. No, not there. Nope. Not there either. Yes! That’s it! They met at the ...
Hey there! So we learned something new this week! The word “Archive” doesn’t always mean “archive.” We’ve built up a pretty cool history of 3rdTuesday Conversations in the last 2.5 years. There are great resources waiting for folks to to tap into. Our list of 3TC guests includes: Shawn Small on storytelling Janelle Miller, Tom ...
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