The vision of Southwest Conference Youth Ministries is that "every ELCA congregation in the Southwest Conference will collaborate together to benefit our youth, sharing knowledge and resources, using best practices."
Get involved: The Southwest Conference Youth Ministries Planning Team is forming. It is for young people in grades 9 – 12 and caring adults, too. We're getting together at First Lutheran in Jamestown on Saturday, November 19 at 9am to get acquainted and get input into what kind of events we'll put on over the next few months. Come check it out and decide if you want to share your gifts as part of the team!
Get resources: Have you heard about the Practice Discipleship project? It's an online series of trainings being put on by the ELCA Youth Ministry Network and the ELCA Youth Gathering. The webinars are intended to "equip adults to do excellent ministry with young people." Authentically Lutheran and eminently practical, these twice-monthly trainings are of interest to youth workers, Sunday School teachers, and chaperones to next summer's Youth Gathering. And did we mention they're FREE? Sign up at: http://www.elcaymnet.org/ELCATrainingOverview
Get inspired: Our new conference youth website is live! Always know about the many exciting events happening around the conference, like the upcoming Captive Free concert at Bethel (Jamestown), lock-in at St. Timothy's, and the new Advent Retreat at LCLC. Browse a large selection of theologically sound and research based topics, too. Check it out at: http://younglutherans.blogspot.com/
Contact: Ian Eastman, Southwest Conference Youth Ministries Coordinator
Phone: 720-8584, Email: ifeastman@yahoo.com
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