Connect with Northwest Conference folks at Midwinter 2015     

Please join us for the Northwest Conference Connections Reception on Monday evening following the opening dinner and worship. The location of the reception will be announced at Midwinter-check your program guide and look for signs at the hotel.

NWC Lunch at Youth Worker Connection

For those youth pastors attending the Youth Worker Connection in Denver this weekend, join the rest of the Northwest Conference youth workers for lunch on Sunday (it's buy-your-own). We're heading to the Cheesecake Factory at 1201 16th St Denver, CO, just a short tram ride from the hotel. Or text Ginny at 773.294.3820 for more info. 

Recharge recap   

Once again, ministry teams from NWC churches (see above photo) drove from far and wide to attend Recharge, Twin Cities. Covenanters gathered for lunch, where we took over the room with laughter and storytelling.

Missed out? There's still room for you to attend Recharge in Fargo, ND (Jan. 24) or Cedar Falls, IA (Feb. 7). ministryrecharge.org 

Covenant Pines Ministries Executive Director search update 

The Covenant Pines search team has been meeting for a number of weeks preparing for the search process for the next Executive Director. As we are able, we want to provide our constituents with periodic updates on our progress.

The Search Team Members are: Bill Cranford (First Covenant, St. Paul), Chair; Annie Waterman (Plymouth Covenant), Secretary; Michelle Beilby (Salem Covenant); Mary Kate Fretheim (Edina Covenant & Covenant Pines Executive Board); Jon Kramka (Northwest Conference); Ben Pease (Salem Covenant); Val Pederson (Buffalo Covenant); Herman Saul (Crosstown Covenant); and LaToya Taris (Community Covenant, Minneapolis). We are also utilizing the services of Rick Heltne and LeaderFinders, a search firm, to assist us with our charge.

To date you should know that we have drafted an Opportunity Profile, which presents an overview of the ministry and the Executive Director role in a narrative format as an introduction to potential candidates. The Opportunity Profile is now being posted on the Adventurous Christians, Covenant Pines Bible Camp and NWC websites, and being distributed to interested parties. If you know of interested candidates please direct them to the Profile as well.

The MA seniors who came up with the idea: Britta Schurle, Payton Kinkead, Nicole Rodger anad Jorie Schwab.

Minnehaha Academy students, faculty, running 100 miles in 100 days to combat human trafficking 

Students, faculty and staff members from Minnehaha Academy will be running 100 miles in 100 days to raise money to combat human trafficking.

The initiative, called Hardcore 100, kicked off Monday, Jan. 12, and is sponsored by Venture Expeditions, a group that uses cycling, hiking and running tours to raise money for those in need. 

Read the full story on kstp.com 

Youth Ministry 

Did you go to CHIC? 

As a CHIC alumni, you know how God works in high school students' lives at this triennial Covenant event. Would you help a teenager get to CHIC? It's expensive. $649 for registration + $205 for transportation makes it a challenge for a number of our kids. 

We want to raise enough money to fund 100 $100 scholarships to invest in students who desperately want to go but can't quite afford it. This CHIC, we're planning on over 1,500 people from the Northwest Conference alone. Please partner with us to get each kid who wants to go to CHIC to CHIC. Every dollar helps us reach our goal.  

http://www.youcaring.com/other/get-northwest-conference-kids-to-chic/265502