Conference Youth Ministries are here for you!

It has been an exciting time for the Conference Youth Ministries Team. Our planning team is growing--a few weeks ago we had the best representation of churches in years--and we held our first of three major youth events of 2012. Our vision is that "Every ELCA congregation in the Southwestern Conference will collaborate together to benefit our youth, sharing knowledge and resources, using best practices." So far, so good! The Conference Youth Ministries Team can assist your church and its ministry to youth in several different ways:

CONFERENCE YOUTH MINISTRIES TEAM MEETING
First Lutheran Church
Saturday, March 3  9 am - 11 am
Saturday, April 7  9 am - 11 am
Saturday, May 5  9 am - 11 am
The team is open to all youth in grades 9 - 12 and caring adults. At the team meetings, we plan events for youth that are fun, foster faith, and have a service/justice aspect--events that are easy for a church to "plug-in" at a reasonable cost to allow maximum youth participation. We discuss ministry and learn about best practices. Come share your gifts and have input into youth ministry throughout our conference!

WWW.YOUNGLUTHERANS.BLOGSPOT.COM
Want to know about upcoming events for youth in the Southwestern Conference? Need some inspiration? Want to get some expert advice and the latest research about young people and ministry? This website is the place! It is usually updated three times a week, so there is always something new to see. We receive approximately 300 page views monthly. (We take article submissions, too.)

FULL CIRCLE TRAINING
Full Circle can teach your church how to surround its youth with faithful adults who are available, authentic and affirming. The beauty of this training is that it is not another program. Rather, it empowers people with the skills and intention to help nurture the faith of a young person. It is offered as 4 sessions of 60 minutes each or as a one-day morning/afternoon training.

For more information about Conference Youth Ministries, please contact Ian Eastman at ifeastman@yahoo.com or 720-8584.