Nicole Kiefer will be a sophomore this fall at Luther College. She is a Northeastern Iowa Synod WIYLDE Alumna and Synod Lutheran Youth Network leader. In this guest post she […]
Youth & Family
Northeastern Iowa Synod to Host International Students from Companion Synods
Three international students, two from Namibia and one from Hungary, have been invited to travel with Northeastern Iowa Synod youth to the ELCA Youth Gathering in Houston, Texas this summer. […]
ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza Offers Something for Everyone
Whether you are a Youth and Family Minister, lay church volunteer, solo pastor or even a senior pastor who rarely works with youth, the ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza has […]
Synod Assembly Transformative Event for Youth Voting Members
Among the 315 voting members at the 2017 Synod Assembly, 17 were youth voting members. This was the first Synod Assembly for Matthias Letsche, member of Redeemer Lutheran in Waverly. […]
Training youth to be Digital Missioners
When it comes to social media, I begin with three assumptions: 1) Social Media is a good thing. Whether or not this is true is moot. Social media is a […]
Why You Should Join the ELCA Youth Ministry Network
Some of the most exciting and innovative work in the church is happening among the youth and family ministers in the ELCA. This is what I came away with at […]
