Child Youth and Family Ministry
Articles & Reports Synod Assembly Report 2009 Synod Assembly Presentation 2009 Power of Cultural Norms - Generation Text Church Doesn't Take A Vacation. A college student who thought he'd "graduated from church" decided to work in youth ministry one summer. It changed his life! Read his story--and his wish for you--here. Reflections on Tanzania. Five young adults who went to Tanzania in the Synod-to-Synod Servant Event Exchange in 2007 share impressions and photos here. Strategy for Synodical Youth and Family Ministry. In October 2002, the ELCA Conference of Bishops unanimously adopted a strategy for developing youth and family ministries for the 21st century. To see the summary of needed transformations, presented by the Network of ELCA Synod Youth and Family Ministry Leaders, click here. What Teens Believe. Talk about a wake up call! Keynote speaker Kenda Creasy Dean at the Messiah College Youth Works Conference of March 2008 told of a national survey of teenage spiritual beliefs. Deacon Charlie Germain, chair of the synod's CYFM committee, reports on the results and offers recommendations for action. Click here. |
