Tag: elca youth gathering
Giving Thanks for the Life of Heidi Hagstrom
Dear friends, It is with deep sadness that I write to share the news of the death of Rev. Heidi Hagstrom. Heidi died last night around midnight, in the presence of her family members. Heidi had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer last year. Heidi served most recently as the pastor of Fields ...
The Holy Spirit is Apparently “Boundless”
Sometimes you just can’t make this stuff up. When “coincidences” like this happen, my eyes widen a bit, and then I catch my breath and realize that the Holy Spirit is at work. Let me start at the beginning: So 3 years ago, the Extravaganza team leaders were together for their regular March meeting to ...
Kelly Sherman-Conroy joins the Network Board
Kelly Sherman-Conroy is the newest member of the ELCA Youth Ministry Network’s Board of Directors. There were two positions open for renewal in terms that will begin at the conclusion of the Extravaganza, January 25-28, 2019. Kelly Sherman-Conroy will be filling the position currently held by Dr. Jeremy Myers. Jeremy will have completed two full terms serving ...
With Deep Sorrow…
Dear friends, It is with deep sorrow that I write to let you know about the death of one of our network members, and a friend and colleague to many. Rachel Coen-Tuff died on Saturday while with her family at their cabin. The family has communicated that it was the result of a pulmonary embolism. ...
3 Words on the Youth Gathering
Wow. Just wow. There are only 3 thoughts I can share right now. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you: Gifted, talented and beloved. For your time and energy, we are grateful. On behalf of all of us, thank you. Thanks be to God. Jesus changes everything. Peace, Todd
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 ...
Why the ELCA Youth Gathering is Worth the Cost
Ok, I’m just going to put it out there and say it: I think every ELCA congregation should participate in the ELCA Youth Gathering. Every three years, the conversation kicks back up: “How can we justify spending (pick a number here…$1000…$1300…even $1600) to send kids to stay in a hotel for a week? What if ...
Network is a Verb 