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Youth & Family Ministry E-bulletin February 1, 2012
4 New Items:
1. Building Faith Skills - a Workshop for Youth Leaders
Tuesday, March 20th from 10:00am-4:00pm at Lutheran Memorial Camp
What faith skills do our young people need to acquire for a life of service and devotion to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ? This workshop focuses on necessary faith skills and techniques to help your youth develop them. Gary Pecuch, Director of Youth and Family Ministry for the Southern Ohio Synod, will show how he helps students develop and implement “I believe” statements, personal standards, personal mission statements and personal ministry plans. We’ll learn about these and other faith assets that we want to build into our youth by the time they graduate high school.
Who: Youth Directors & others who care about nurturing faith in Young People
What: A Building Faith Skills Workshop
When: Tuesday, March 20th from 10am to 4pm
Where: Lutheran Memorial Camp
Cost: TBD—It will be minimal!
Sign-up by filling out the Online Registration Form or by contacting Erin Taylor (youth@firstlutheranspringfield.org).
2. Children's, Youth, Family Ministry Cluster Lunch
Thursday March 8 at 12:30pm at W.G. Grinders at 2376 Main Street in Bexley. Let Jenny Franz know if you are coming
jfrantz@christbexley.org
3. Resource: Clearplay (clearplay.com)
Q. What is ClearPlay?
A. ClearPlay is a DVD player that enables you to enjoy all of the great Hollywood movies you’ve always wanted to watch—without all of the junk you don’t want.
Q. How does it work?
A.The ClearPlay DVD player seamlessly skips and mutes content based on 12 categories that you can set. ClearPlay Filters are hand-crafted by a team of Filter Developers who watch the movie and masterfully select where the player will remove content.
ClearPlay works with thousands of movies. New Filters are generally made available the same day as new releases.
Filters are then made available to members via a very easy-to-use download process. You can then copy the entire Filter library to your FilterStik™. Once inserted into your ClearPlay player any movie will automatically be filtered.
Q. What is required to use ClearPlay?
A.If you would like to watch your movies with ClearPlay, you need the following:
- ClearPlay DVD Player
- ClearPlay Membership - New ClearPlay Filters™ every week!
- DVD movie
- Television
Visit clearplay.com for details. You can also purchase a clearplay DVD at locations like Walmart and Amazon.
4. Considering hiring a staff person for children's, youth, and/or family ministry?
Consider contacting Gary in the Synod Office. In the past he worked for an orgainization that helped to prepare congregations for the coming of a new staff person. Gary can walk you through any part of the process including...
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Developing a vision for the position
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Bringing the congregation on board with the idea
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Determining a ministry philosophy
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Developing the necessary support teams
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Creating a position description
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Job Posting
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The Interviewing Process including how to structure the interview, training interviewers, and providing a list of questions to ask
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Plugging into the Synod Support System (lay staff ministry clusters, facebook groups, e-bulletins, specific retreats and events for congregational children's, youth and family staff members, updates on ELCA national events)
There is no direct charge for the above services. These services are provided through your congregational mission support giving to the Synod.
Not so old items to Consider & Calendar Updates
ELCA Youth Ministry Training Event
Session III
The last of the three sessions will be offered at four locations this coming spring. The agenda at all four locations will be identical. The second half of the session will deal specifically with the National Youth Gathering. RSVP attendance to Jen Jarman (jjarman@goodshepherd.com)
Monday Evening March 5: 6 to 9pm at St. John's, Zanesville
Tuesday Evening March 6: 6 to 9pm at Good Shepherd, Cincinnati
Sunday Afternoon March 11: 2 to 5pm at All Saints, Worthington
Monday Evening March 12: 6 to 9pm at St. John's, Vandalia
Service opportunity: Joplin, Missouri
Lutheran Disaster Response is in the process of arranging to sponsor a special work service opportunity in Joplin, Mo., in the days immediately before and the days immediately following the 2012 ELCA Youth Gathering. Groups may have the opportunity to work on building projects underway in Joplin and stay in a dormitory at Joplin’s Missouri Southern State University.
This opportunity will be for a limited number of groups, and participation will be by selection through a process that will be advertised in February's gNews. Strong preference in the selection will be for groups that can demonstrate advanced building skills amongst the youth and/or adult counselors. Think now about whether your group may be right for this job and look next month for information about how to apply.
Contact Gary for help with obtaining more information
National Youth Gathering Opportunity: Are you ready to sing your faith out-loud?
Imagine singing to 36,000 high school students, just like yourself, in the Mercedes Benz Superdome at the ELCA Youth Gathering. This year’s Gathering theme is “citizens with the saints” and it will take place from July 18-22 in a city that has seen the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and experienced the outpouring of God’s love through moments such as the last gathering of ELCA youth in 2009. The Dome Creative Team is searching for creative and talented Lutheran high school and college students to be vocalists in the Dome House Band.
The 411
If you will be between the ages of 15 and 21 in July 2012 and are available July 14-23 without interruption you may apply. This includes rehearsal days prior to the Gathering, nightly performances Wed-Sat in the Superdome and the Sunday Gathering worship. You will also be expected to learn the songs in the months leading up to the Gathering.
As members of the House Band, your airfare and lodging will be provided for you along with meals. Important! You’ll be working, lodging and performing in a tightly knit band of musicians and singers that have many songs to learn and performances to give, so your commitment to the House Band doesn’t allow for outside activities with your own youth group.
Contact Gary for help with obtaining more information
Next Adult Training Webinars
Topic: "Lutheran Theology: How Lutherans Read the Bible"
Leader: Dr. Jeremy Myers
Date: Sunday, February 5, 2012
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Central time)
Description: No, this is not an oxymoron. Lutherans actually do read the Bible and they often read it in a particular way. This workshop will introduce you to the various ways the Bible is often interpreted and will lay out the tools or concepts Lutherans have used for many years while interpreting Scripture.
This webinar will be facilitated by Dawn Trautman.
Space is limited to 500 participants. Please register early!
- Cost: Free!
- To Register: http://www.elcaymnet.org/Webinar2
- Library of past webinars: http://www.elcaymnet.org/elcatraining
Mark Your Calendars
SynodFest 2012 June 6 to 10, 2012
Rostered Leaders Conference, Synod Assembly, Service Project Opportunities, King's Island, Worship, Dinner, and a Concert with more being planned.
Click here for the latest details: SynodFest 2012
Mark Your Calendars
Worthington Shack City for Habitat for Humanity
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Location: Worthington Village Green
8:00 pm Saturday - 8:00 am Sunday morning
Contact: Mark and Cindy Keller, Shack City Coordinators 614-841-0865
mhkeller11@columbus.rr.com ckeller22@columbus.rr.com
Mark Your Calendars
Middle School Faith Advance Retreat at Lutheran Memorial Camp September 7-9, 2012.
LOMO Summer Schedules are set
Start connecting with each other concerning Summer Confirmation Camp. Contact Gary if you need help networking
National Youth Gathering Repeat Items
National Youth Gathering Travel
There are several busses heading to the Gathering from the Southern Ohio Synod. Some busses are not yet full. Contact Jen Jarman (Gathering Coordinator) to get connected with bus spots jjarman@goodshepherd.com or call her at Good Shepherd, Cincinnati (513-891-1700).
ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza
Are you an adult heading to New Orleans in July? If so, consider going to the ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza in February 2012. The Extravaganza will be held in New Orleans this year. It will be a great opportunity to find your way around town before our Big Blitz in July.
The Extravaganza is a four day event designed for adults that work with youth. Click here for details. http://www.elcaymnet.org/Extravaganza
2012 National Youth Gathering Connections
Our Southern Ohio Synod National Youth Gathering Coordinator is Jen Jarman (Good Shepherd, Cincinnati) Contact information: 513-891-1700 or (jjarman@goodshepherd.com).
Our Southern Ohio Synod National Youth Gathering Coach is Pastor Michael (Mick) Althauser (St. Jacob, Anna) Contact information: 937-394-4421 or (malthauser@woh.rr.com).
Gathering Facebook: Click Here Gathering Facebook page,
Gathering Website: Click Here Gathering web site
Gathering E-mail: Click on Gathering web site then click on "Subscribe to Gathering E-News" (on right side of web page)
Send an email to Jen Jarman if you wish to be placed on the Southern Ohio Synod 2012 National Youth Gathering Email Distribution Update List. Emails will be sent to the distribution list with update information pertaining specifically to the Southern Ohio Synod (Pre-Gatherings, Transportation Coordination, etc...). Click on the "Contact Gary" link above on left.
Synod Youth & Family Connections
A. Consider Joining the Synod Youth & Family Ministry Facebook Page
Just for you...a youth and family ministry facebook group page has been created focusing on our favorite topic. Here's a chance to ask questions, have discussions, and share what you are doing in youth and family ministry to an entire network.
To join, send a request to Gary Pecuch or Susan Barton Nonno through Facebook or send an email request and Gary will send you an invitation.
B. Youth & Family E-bulletins are sent out the 1st and 15th of each month
C. A Hard Copy Mailing of Youth & Family Ministry happenings is sent out monthly to congregations
Look for the fluorescent Green Flier
D. Visit the Synod Website:
www.southernohiosynod.org Click on the youth and family ministry tab
E. Connect with Gary directly
gpecuch@southernohiosynod.org or 614-464-3532 extension 110
