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Upcoming deadlines and events to watch for:
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ELCA
Outdoor Ministries
in and around
NE MN Synod
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Encourage your young people and families to go to camp next summer!
Camp Amnicon
Camp Onomia
Luther Crest Bible Camp
Luther Park Bible Camp
Voyaguers Lutheran Ministries
Wilderness Canoe Base
Journeys(Listing and links for all ELCA Outdoor Ministries) |
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ELCA Youth Gathering Links
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Get Networked!
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Youth ministry is hard work. We are strengthed personally and professionally when we get together regularly to share our stories, swap ideas, learn from each other and lean on each other. Make time this month to join in on one of these network opportunities, or have coffee with a youth worker near you!
Duluth Area Network Meetings:
Second Thursday of Every Month, 10:00am
Beaner's in West Duluth
Contact Deb Westerberg for more info.
Brainerd Area Network Meetings:
Second Thursday of Every Month, 10:00am
Caribou Coffee on Hwy 371
Contact Stacy Johnson for more info.
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Cert Schools
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Sponsored by Trinity Lutheran College Certificate in Children, Youth & Family Ministry The 3-week program is open to staff, pastors, and volunteers looking for in-depth training in congregational ministry leadership. Find details at www.tlc.edu/cyfcenter.
Sponsored by
Vibrant Faith Ministries and Wartburg Seminary
This week-long training experience is supplemented by five weeks of online training. For dates and more information please contact Jim LaDoux at 877-239-2492 or click here. Sponsored by
Youth Leadership
This two year program covers the key areas of youth ministry leadership with a personal component that will help you grow as a leader in your particular context.
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"Be strong and courageous;
do not be frightened or dismayed,
for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
- Joshua 1:9
It was a new day for God's people as the book of Joshua opens. Their trusted leader was gone. They were heading to a new place. No wonder God said to Joshua three times, "Be strong and courageous."
I like to imagine this scene with God taking Joshua's face in His hands, looking Joshua in the eye and saying, "YOU CAN DO THIS! Stick to the plan...remember the Story of my love for this people...teach that Story. I've got your back!"
I think a new school and program year brings out a little bit of Joshua in all of us. So as this new year gets going, feel God's hands on your face and God looking you in the eye saying, "YOU CAN DO THIS! Yes this world is changing...but now more than ever my people need to know the Story of my love for them. Teach that Story! YOU CAN DO THIS...because I'm with you every step of the way!"
Together in Christ,
Catherine Anderson
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The Synod Journey to the
2015 ELCA Youth Gathering
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Synod Journey Registration opens September 19! 
There are 3 steps to register for the Synod Journey:
Step One: ONLINE FORMS
Now - September 19
From now until registration opens, enter the online information needed for your registration. These online forms must be completed BEFORE you send in your Mailed Registration. These are NE MN SYNOD online forms, not the Gathering online registration! Remember: If you are registering for The Synod Journey, do NOT register online through the ELCA Youth Gathering!!
Step Two: MAILED REGISTRATION
September 19 - 26, 2014
This event has had a history of filling on the first day, so we encourage congregations to have all materials ready to be postmarked on September 19!
Step Three: BACKGROUND CHECKS
October 1-15, 2014
Once registered, all adult leaders will receive a link to submit information and consent for a background check. Your group will not be considered fully registered until all adult leaders have entered this information!
For all information on the Synod Journey, visit
www.nemnsynod.org/SynodJourney. Click on "Registration Forms" to access the online links and paper forms needed!
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Not Going on the Synod Journey?
A "soft opening" where you can begin to enter your registration information opens September 15. Visit www.elca.org/YouthGathering for more information.
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2014 Practice Discipleship Training Events
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The 2014 theme for Practice Discipleship is " Frame." Training events will explore biblical, theological and practical frames that can give intentionality to how we prioritize our ministries and respond to the gospel in our daily lives.
Sept. 16: Our Savior's Lutheran, Cloquet
Deadline to register is September 10!
Cost: $50 per congregation (unlimited number of participants)
Bring a team of 2 or more to be equipped to lead the Practice Discipleship trainings in your congregation.
Local Day Events
Oct. 23: Camp Onomia
Nov. 4: First Lutheran, Duluth
Cost: $10 per person or $25 per congregation (unlimited participants from one congregation)
These are open enrollment workshops for individuals or groups to attend.
Full and partial scholarships are available for all events! Email Catherine Anderson to request a scholarship.
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Practice Discipleship Webinar:
Framing Christian Community
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September 11, 2014 
9:00am - FREE and ONLINE!
Josh Graber, ALT Year Director
This lesson will present a way of walking alongside individual young people, communities and families as we help them frame their lives by learning through relationships with surrounding community, learning from an intentional community and learning about yourself through community. We will explore practices of faith that help us frame our lives in solitude and in community.
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NE MN Synod Discipleship Challenge!
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 All of us are living a story. Together we are living in the middle of God's story - for us, and for our neighbor. Faith practices help us on our faith journey to KNOW God's Story for our lives and the world...to BE God's story of love and reconciliation in the world...and to TELL God's Story so the world can know they are part of God's Story too! Dig Deep Together on a Faith Journey to...
KNOW the Story
BE the Story
TELL the Story
...of Christ's Love in the World!September Resources:Introductory Teaser VideoIntroductory Discussion Guide
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Lutheran Campus Ministry
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There is a new resource to easily make referrals for students heading to public colleges and universities: http://elcacampusministry.org/. For students attending our ELCA colleges, you can locate contact info for college pastors on the school websites. Be sure to give your students the contact info for campus ministry at their school as well. It takes time, but is well worth the investment!
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Hunger Training Event
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9am - 3pm
Salem Lutheran Church, Deerwood
Learn how to address hunger issues in your community and how to get more involved! Two adults and two youth from every synod congregation is invited and encouraged to attend! Sponsored by the NE MN Synod Hunger, Justice and Rural Life Concerns Committee.
For more information and to register for this FREE event, click here.
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EXTRAVAGANZA!
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January 30 - February 2, 2015 
Detroit, MI
The Extravaganza is an annual 4-day conference that draws together anywhere from 500-750 adults who work with youth in congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for the premier renewal, education and networking event of our church. It is for the professional and the volunteer. It is for the old and the young. It is for the urban, the suburban and the rural. It is for pastors, it is for laypeople. It is for all who share in the adventure we call youth and family ministry.
Registration now open! For more info, visit www.elcaymnet.org/E2015.
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Children, Youth and Family Ministry Certificate Program
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January 5-23, 2015
Trinity Lutheran College in Everett, WA
 This training is designed to equip church staff, volunteers, and pastors for effective leadership in congregational children, youth, and family ministry. Students learn in an interactive seminar format, including discussions, presentations, videos, role plays, and more. Topics include biblical and theological foundations, Bible study methods, human lifespan development, creative programming, counseling and relational skills, and program administration. Housing is available. For more information, visit www.tlc.edu/cyfcenter or contact Rev. David Ellingson at 425.249.4722 or david.ellingson@tlc.edu.
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Middle School Gathering
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November 21-22, 2014 OR 
November 22-23, 2014
Grades 6-9, Cragun's Resort
"FOREVER"Speaker: Dave Scherer (Agape)
Join nearly 1000 middle school youth and adults for the for a weekend of fun, friends, learning, laughing, play, worship and so much more! The theme for 2014 is "Forever" - in the Sacraments we are FOREVER given our identity as child of God, and we are strengthened in that relationship FOREVER!
For more information and to download registration forms, visit www.nemnsynod.org/MSG WANTED - ASSORTED CROSSES!Each year for the Middle School Gathering, we ask congregations to invest in the faith life of our youth by creating a symbol the youth can take home to remember that they are loved by God, and that we take our baptismal promises seriously! This year we are looking for assorted crosses from key chain size to no bigger than a square foot. Be creative They might be key chains, magnets, necklaces...made out of wood, crocheted, saudered nails...your imagination is the limit! More information can be found at www.nemnsynod.org/MSG.
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Peer Ministry Leadership Training
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Sept. 19-20, 2014
Augustana Lutheran Church, W. St. Paul
Peer Ministry Leadership is students equipped with SKILLS to build caring, welcoming and affirming relationships that are LIVED every day, everywhere and in every relationship...LOVING others because Christ first loved us. Calvary Lutheran Church in Mora is exploring holding a Peer Ministry Leadership Training this fall. Dates are still being considered, but would be sometime the end of September - beginning of November. If you are interested in participating, contact Susan Williams at 320-679-1706.
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Continuing Education Events Beyond Our Synod
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Our synod is located just hours away from some of the top youth ministry training in the nation! Click on the organizations below for a complete listing of training opportunities!
Youth Leadership
Offers 3 hour, one day, intensive and certificate programs.
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EveryDay / Peer Ministry / Marilyn Sharpe Ministries
Living Room Summit, Peer Ministry Leadership Camps and trainings, Coaching.
Peer Ministry Leadership Training
September 19-20: Augustana Lutheran, W. St. Paul
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Vibrant Faith Ministries
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Youth Ministry Position
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Youth Director
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Duluth
Experience working with youth & adults & involvement in life of a congregation. Planning, programming, supervising. 20 hrs/wk. Mail cover letter & resume to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Attn: Exec. Director, 410 N. Arlington Ave., Duluth, MN 55811; or dekma50@gmail.com
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