* NEW - Looking for ideas to celebrate your volunteers? Check out the NC Synod Y&F Ministry Pinterest board dedicated to just that. Watch for more boards in the coming weeks. Enjoy.
* NEW - Becoming a better blogger - I'm trying... Check out my new way of highlighting resources AND sharing great ideas. John Roberto calls it curating. I'm calling it a new way of doing ministry.
* 2013 NC Synod Assembly happens May 31-June 1st at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Let's lower the average age of this event!!! Bring your youth or young adults. You can have an additional voting member if they are a youth or young adult. PLUS, it's much more fun when they are present and having a voice in all that we do. Early registration ends April 23rd so don't miss the discount. We have two young adults serving as our chaplains - Daniel Locke and Sarah Embry. Join us!
* NEW - Forward Together - Synod Serve Week! Mark your calendars and get out and serve. The church has left the building... We are inviting all church staffs, youth groups, church councils, just think everyone to pick a day during the week of July 7-14th and get out and serve. Join us. Your synod staff w ill be serving in the Salisbury area and the synod mission trip participants will be serving in Pittsburgh. Where will you be serving?
* NEW - August 25th at 4:30pm. Rachel Kurtz will be performing at St. John's, Salisbury with a little help from her new friends from that congregation. Mark your calendars now.
* On our website we have the opportunity to include pictures (slides really that change) on the homepage. I'd love to have pictures of your trips, events, etc. Email me with a 1-2 paragraph description and see your group on the www.lutheranyouth.org homepage.
