Tag: social media
Introducing: The Network App!
We’re really excited about this! Today, the Network introduces our new mobile app! For both the Android and Apple (iOS) platforms, this app is awesome! Features include! A “live” events calendar Direct feed of the Network blog A directory of Network leadership A media library Network News A “prayer wall.” Post prayer requests, and respond! ...
The 800 Pound Gorilla
I was talking with a friend who serves in a different congregation in a different state earlier in the week. He said that he was looking forward to the next couple of weeks with a sense of dread. “Why is that?” I asked. “Because it’s all going to be about the ELCA Youth Gathering. The ...
What’s Up With the Web Site?
You might notice some transitions in the Network’s web site in the next couple of weeks. I just wanted to give you a quick update on what’s happening. We are switching to a new membership management software piece that I think is going to improve your online experience. In the past couple of years, we’ve started ...
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 ...
Handoff
Mackenzie Grondahl is completing her work as the editor of the Network’s bi-weekly e-mail newsletter, effective after the next issue. We are very, very grateful to her for all the time and energy that she has given to children, youth and family ministers through the Network. Her important role will be picked up by Andy ...
10 Tips for New Youth Ministers
I don’t pretend to have all of the answers. To be honest, I’m not even sure what all of the questions are. And the longer I’ve been doing this, the less sure I am of what is ‘working,’ or even what the definition of ‘working’ is. However, I have been doing this work for 24 ...
Network is a Verb 