Child Youth and Family Ministry


You can find many online helps for child, youth and family ministry.

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Here are some to get you started! 

ELCA Youth Ministry Network www.elcaymnet.org
To strengthen and empower adult youth ministry leaders in service to Christ as a part of God's mission
 

Exemplary Youth Ministry www.exemplarym.org 
To inform people about and connect congregations that are already using Exemplar Youth Ministry information to transform their congregations.  

Faith Inkubators www.Faithink.com
Creative resources (some free to
non-members as well as members)

Here We Stand Confirmation www.Herewestandconfirmation.com 
Online resources, webinars and networking through Augsburg Fortress, the publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  And a “winking Luther” can give you a tour!

Institute for Youth Ministry www.ptsem.edu/iym 
Princeton Theological Seminary’s offerings, including forums, conferences and one-day training events.

Lutheran Student Movement www.lsm-usa.org 
A student-led, Christ-driven organization active at local, regional, and national levels, promoting student participation in the life and mission of the Lutheran Church on campuses, in communities, and as individuals.

Search Institute www.search-institute.org  
Tells of 40 developmental assets that youth leaders should know;  a two-year study in 17 countries of young people’s views on spiritual development; and more!

Taking Faith Home www.formingfaith.com  
To provide
ideas and resources for congregations and families as they strive to pass on faith in Christ from generation to generation.

Theological Education with Youth www.theologicaleducationwithyouth.com
TEY is a joint initiative of Philadelphia and Gettysburg Seminaries that creates spaces of theological exploration and discovery for high school age disciples.

Youth & Family Institute http://youthandfamilyinstitute.org 
To help strengthen congregations, families and individuals by equipping them to live a vibrant faith in Jesus Christ.

Youth Encounter
www.youthencounter.org  
Partnering with Christian communities to strengthen their youth ministry. Founded by Lutherans in Minnesota in 1965, YE serves churches of all denominations, nationally and internationally.

 

 
 
Metropolitan New York Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1620, New York, NY 10115
phone: 212.665.0732 | fax: 212.665.8640 | help@mnys.org