Tag: membership
Charting a New Path: Strategic Planning Updates from the Network
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 Network’s board of directors has identified four focus areas for our plan: Membership the ...
Charting Our Course: Introducing the Network’s Strategic Planning Process
Dear friends in ministry, One of the great joys of serving in my role is the opportunity to witness the passion, creativity, and deep faithfulness that each of you brings to your work with young people across the church. Whether you serve in a congregation, a synod, a camp, a school, a resource provider or ...
Discovering Your Gifts
A Network like ours is only as strong as our membership. And the Network depends on its members to make it “go.” We have a ton of volunteers working on everything from events to podcasts to journals and on and on and on….. And a very important part of what we do as a Network ...
Network Membership Pricing Changes
Hello friends! I hope your summer is off to a great start and that mixed in with VBS, mission trips, camp, campfires, worship and “all the things,” you also get a chance for some rest and re-creation. The last two+ years have been…something…and taking an opportunity to breathe and rest is a critical part of ...
New Auto-Renewing Memberships Available
Well, finally! It’s been on our wish list for awhile now. We’ve always wanted to give people the option of having their Network memberships “auto-renew.” And now our software and our credit card system are on “speaking terms.” Remembering to renew your membership is just one of those hassles that we’d rather avoid. And when ...
Network Board Meeting Update Day 2
Your Network Board of Directors is hard at work today, meeting at the Lutheran Center in Chicago. We actually began meeting last night, just spending time together and doing “check-ins” on each others lives. Today we buckled down for some hard work. Highlights included: Opening devotions Approving minutes and other “housekeeping” items Rachel Alley, Program ...
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 ...
New Membership Options
The Network is excited to introduce two new membership level options! First, let’s be clear: we are a membership based organization. In other words, the bulk of the funds needed to do what we do come from the members. We do receive some funds from our specific Network partners, but they tend to be ...
Network is a Verb 