Tag: Board
New Network Strategic Plan
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 ...
First Visions
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 ...
Network Board Gathers Today
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 ...
New Network Partner
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 ...
Network Board Nominations Being Taken!
Dear Network Members, The ELCA Youth Ministry Network is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on its Board of Directors. The Network board is tasked with providing vision, direction and policies for the ELCA Youth Ministry Network. It’s role is to be thinking ahead; to be wondering about the state and the future of faith ...
Leadership Week
Network Leadership week is next week. Every spring, we link two of of our primary leadership teams together for back-to-back meetings. Beginning Sunday night, our Network Board will begin meeting in Chicago. They will finish up on Tuesday at noon. On Tuesday, our Regional Facilitators will begin meeting and will finish up on Thursday at ...
New Board Members (and 1 Returning)
The ELCA Youth Ministry Network’s Board of Directors met last weekend in the Minneapolis area. It was a good meeting, and in the near future you’ll be hearing more about the conversations and dreams that came out of the conversation there. One of the tasks the board takes on in its annual fall meeting is the ...
Board in the Air
Even as I type this, members of the ELCA Youth Ministry Network’s Board of Directors are in the air or are traveling by car to for its annual fall meeting. We normally rotate sites for the fall meeting, and this year we’ll be meeting at the ELCA Youth Ministry Network World Headquarters (my basement) and ...
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