NESY

NESynod Youth Leader Newsletter
June, 2013
Hammo for Families   
Hammonasset for Families
Sept. 7-9 
  • New for 2013!
  • Experience the annual NESynod Hammonasset event with your family!
  • Camping
  • For all families with children 6th grade and younger.  
  • Great Music and Worship. 
  • Fun activities for the kids provided by the staff from Camp Calumet. 
  • $30 per person. $90 max for a family of 4 or more.  
  
Hammonasset Logo
for youth grades 8th through 12th and their adult congregational leaders
 
Registration is now open!
 
webinar
On-Line Meeting takes off
In May, Six of us networked together via "GotoMeeting" We all agreed this is a great way to connect to share ideas and resources.  Look for future on-line meetings this fall.  
Relational Youth Ministry 
  
What if we began to re-imagine Youth Ministry in a new way? What if we began to move away from the old models of youth ministry where the ultimate goal is to get kids into our congregation.
  
Instead, what if we began to live and act where relationship is the "end game". The "it" of Ministry. The place where God promises to be present.
  
We began to have that conversation at the Relational Youth Ministry Workshop at the 2013 Assembly. You can watch the video presentation here:
  
NESynod Relational Youth Presentation
NESynod Relational Youth Presentation
Want to learn more? How about some summer reading:
Dr. Andrew Root's 
Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry and then this fall join us on-line as we re-imagine together the possibilities and new opportunities.
  
Feel free to email me questions troser@nesynod.org about Relational Youth Ministry. I look forward to talking with all of you beginning in September.  
 
Share your stories!
Tell us what your youth group is up to this summer and don't forget the pictures & Video!
  
Tell us all about it on the New England Synod Youth Leader Facebook Page! And don't forget to LIKE!