Tag: Connect Journal
Connect Journal Seeking Writer on Mental Health
The Editorial Team for the Connect Journal is looking for your assistance. The Winter 2017 issue will focus on mental health issues in children, youth, families, and those in the church who serve them. We know that many of you have experience working with young people and families who face mental health issues.Some of you, ...
The Value of the Network (in a crisis)
Guest Blog: Rev. Paul Amlin, who serves as the Program Director for Youth Ministries in the churchwide offices of the ELCA, wanted to share this story of service and gratitude with the Network. I had a recent experience that demonstrated the value of the Network, and I feel the need to share it in a ...
Why Join?
Amanda Schanze asks a great question on the Network Facebook page. She asks: Ok, people. I have enjoyed the information shared on this group, and the few things I have seen from the website. What is the advantage of actually joining “The Network.” What other benefits do I get with a membership that I don’t ...
Want to Be A Writer?
The Connect Journal is the publication of the ELCA Youth Ministry Network. Published 3 (or sometimes 4 if the budget is in an especially good mood) times a year, the journal attempts to put fresh thinking about children, youth and family ministry into people’s hands. ely While there folks who we ask to write articles ...
Who We Are
In the last couple of weeks of November, we did a demographic survey of our Network members. We e-mailed our members, inviting them to take the online survey sometime over a period of two weeks. We had a good response to the invitation. Our response rate was 52%. There are two reasons we did the ...
Lookin’ for a Little Help
The Network is looking for someone who is willing to take on the role as a liaison to advertisers for the Connect Journal. This volunteer role is very important. Our approach to how we handle “business” mirrors our philosophy on ministry: We are relational. We believe in developing relationships with our friends have have resources ...
Thinking about Connect
The Connect Journal is put out by the Network puts out 3-4 times per year (depending on where we’re at budget-wise.) in late spring and early summer we did a survey of our Network membership about how they use the Connect Journal. We’ve been processing this data, and it’s been really kind of fun. When ...
Network is a Verb 