Youth Ministry E-News September 09
Southeastern Youth Ministry E-News
September 2009
Tickets are $15 contact Kim Anthony at 404-447-6711
Hands on Atlanta Service Day
October 3, 2009
ALL-TENNESSEE YOUTH GATHERING
Save the dates Nov 13-15 or Nov 20-23
Information is Coming Soon from the Planning Team!
Please email Rachel at
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if you can serve on this team with Melody Simpkins, Julie Stickney, and Sarah Smith!
November 21, 2009
United Methodist Church, Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross, Georgia
For Ticket Information Call 770-448-4412
2010 SESLYO Assembly
The 2009-2010 SESLYO Board invites at least 2 youth voting delegates from each ELCA Southeastern Congregation to the 2010 SESLYO Assembly. Others can come as visitors.
(Southeastern Synod Lutheran Youth Organization)
I am Glorious! Fearfully and Wonderfully Made!
February 19-21, 2010
Cherokee Retreat Center, on Lake Allatoona, Cartersville, Georgia
Marvelous are Your works. And that my soul knows very well. Psalm 139: 14
February 7, 2010 Souper Bowl of Caring
ALL-GEORGIA YOUTH GATHERING
March 12-14, 2010 FFA-FCCLA Camp, Covington, Georgia
Mark Your Calendars for Affirm 2010
June 20-25, 2010
For 6th-12th graders
Walking Holy
A Region 9 Youth Holy Land Pilgrimage
to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Galilee, and the Dead Sea
This is an Educational Trip that will bring the Bible to Life!
Thus says the Lord: Stand at the crossRoAds, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way lies: and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. Jeremiah 6:16
December 20, 2010-January 2, 2011 Approximately $3500
Application IS posted to the synod SITE At
www.sesyouth.org and www.elca-ses.org
DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED to August 30, 2010 or until Trip is Full
ELCA YOUTH TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND
(different from the Region 9 Walking Holy Trip)
Youth (ages 15 through 22) are invited to join in a leadership and peace-building trip to the Holy Land July 8-22 of 2010. See www.elca.org/peacenotwalls
Young Adult Stuff
Follow ELCA Young Adults on Twitter! www.twitter.com/elcayoungadults
Check out the new ELCA Young Adult Web Presence at www.elca.org/imagineyourself
Are you a congregation interested in Young Adult Ministry?
Meet with Kristen Glass, ELCA Young Adult Specialist on October 9th for conversation about how to get started. This will be free day for you and your team to talk with Kristen about possibilities for your congregation. Please RSVP to Rachel at
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Looking Ahead
SESYALL Young Adult Retreat October 9-11th at Lutheranch
For Young Adults Ages 18-30 who live in the Southeastern Synod
Special Guest is Kristen Glass, ELCA Young Adult Specialist
Cost is $40 for the weekend which includes lodging, meals, and programming. Space is limited. Please email
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Adult Training Opportunities
Don’t forget the SES offers a $250 scholarship for youth ministry and multicultural training. Check out the www.elca-ses.org for more information on those scholarships.
Grow in Grace
Southeastern Synod Youth and Family Ministry Training Event
It is a two day retreat experience with an expert in Teaching the Bible to Youth and Children, Professor Shauna Hannon from LTSS as our keynote speaker. This event also includes a variety of workshops for all size congregations and Augsburg Fortress will offer workshops on their curriculums. The goal is to equip and empower those who work (paid and non-paid) in children’s and youth ministries. Come be fed so that you can help others to GROW IN GRACE!
Rock of Ages Lutheran Church October 23-24, 2009
Bring Your Team! All your Sunday School Teachers, Youth and Family Volunteers, and Parents! Cost is $25.00
2010 Extravaganza
February 4-8 Charlotte, NC
Westin Hotel - Intesive Care Courses Feb 4 -5; Main Event Feb 5 - 8
The Extravaganza is always about Renewal, Education, and Networking.
Renewal: The Extravaganza is church. It’s where the people gather to be fed by the Word and to receive the sacraments. Every day we will gather at the table and worship together. There is great music…powerful preaching… there is a prayer chapel… we experience the love and the grace of God. For many of us in ministry, who are tending the faith journeys of others, these experiences don’t come along often.
Education: We bring together the best of the best. Our learning is designed around two primary venues. The large group sessions bring forward a keynote speaker who challenges and enlightens. The large group sessions are less about the tactics of youth and family ministry, and are more about the heart of the person in ministry. The workshop session get down to the nuts and bolts. They are skill and tactic oriented and will include lots of “take-a-ways”, things you can make use of right away in your ministry. Connection: You are not alone. There is a dynamic, vibrant community of colleagues who share in the same struggles and joys that you do. Some of the most powerful moments at the Extravaganza happen not in the formal sessions, but in the lounge areas and restaurants of the hotel, as you sit across the from someone with the same job description and ask: “so what works for you?” “what brings you joy?”
The Network and the Extravaganza is stronger because you will be a part of it.
Youth Specialties Youth Workers Convention
Atlanta Nov 20-23, 2009
at the World Congress Center! http://www.nywc.com/attend/
Registration cost is $350 if you sign up by Aug 1(this does not include lodging, food, etc)
Cert School
Group Children’s Ministry Conferences
Fall 2009
Bring your entire Children’s Ministry Leadership Team! www.how2conference.com
$139 for the two day event
September 18 - 19, 2009 in Jacksonville, FL
Simply Youth Ministry Conference 2010
Feb. 26 - Mar. 1, 2010
http://conference.youthministry.com/
Gathering in the East
The Premier east coast Youthworkers event and convention dedicated to training, renewal and networking.
www.gatheringintheeast.org
April 16-18, 2010
Holiday Inn, Harrisburg, PA
Youth in Mission Conference
A conference for Youth Ministry Workers
Sacred Stories: Youth Faith Formation in an Interfaith World
April 12-14, 2010 - Event Info
Date: April 12-14, 2010
Location: The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
1100 E 55th St
Chicago, IL 60615
Topic: Youth Faith Formation in an Interfaith World
Keynote from the Interfaith Youth Core:
There are millions of young people with different religious and philosophical perspectives interacting with increasing frequency around the world. This interaction tends toward either conflict or cooperation. Come for amazing dialog on strengthening faith, creating partnerships that equip young people for action and nurturing leadership in a multifaith world.
“Through the Interfaith Youth Core I was able to learn about the many different belief systems that exist, ideologies and philosophies people have that are absolutely amazing.…It has changed me completely, it made me much more open-minded and accepting of others’ beliefs and traditions, teaching me to accept and embrace diversity in its fullest.” ~Silvia, age 17
More Information about the Conference and the Workshop leaders will be posted at a later date.
Registration Info:
• Early Registration: November 2 - January 15
• Late Registration: January 16 - March 12
Eager to connect with other colleagues for support and sharing ideas?
Ready to try something new with your youth?
Candler School of Theology’s Office of Life Long Learning is offering a short course in youth ministry during the fall of 2009. Designed for youth workers currently working, interning or volunteering in a church or non-profit setting, the class will explore models of youth ministry rooted in the lives and concerns of youth themselves—youth ministry that builds from the ground up! Applying current research regarding youth culture while drinking deeply from Christian texts and traditions, the class will develop practices of “discernment” with youth that are relevant, empowering, liberating, and faithful to our baptismal covenant of nurturing love of God and neighbor in young people.
When: 9am-1pm, Saturdays, 9/5, 9/19, 10/3 and 10/17/2009
Where: Candler School of Theology Building, Emory University
Who: Youth Ministry practitioners currently working in the field
Leadership: Dr. Elizabeth Corrie, Director, Youth Theological Initiativez
Assistant Professor in the Practice of Youth Education and Peacebuilding
Cost: $125 ($25 registration fee; $100 tuition)
Credit: 1 CEU Credit Register at: http://www.candler.emory.edu/CALENDAR/
Course Expectations: Active participation in class; short bi-weekly readings; weekly assignments with youth group applying concepts learned in class; optional final project related directly to work context.