If you are taking youth to the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering this summer, you should already know about the Getting Ready Bible Studies. What you may not be aware of […]
Youth & Family
Middle School Lock-in Uses Social Media to share Biblical Message of God’s Love
Last week 300 middle schoolers and 79 chaperones and volunteers from around the synod gathered at the UNI Wellness Center in Cedar Falls for the Northeastern Iowa Synod Annual Middle […]
Lutheran Youth Organization Network
The Lutheran Youth Organization is getting a makeover! We want to empower and equip youth of the Northeastern Iowa Synod to be leaders in their congregations so congregations […]
Why You Should Support WYLDE – Guest blog by Scott Van Daalen
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I often find myself pondering what the Church will look like in 20, 30, or even 50 years from now. What traditions or customs that […]
The Art of Raising Children with an Attitude of Gratitude
Kapp,Diana. “The Art of Raising Children with an Attitude of Gratitude,”Wall Street Journal [New York] 24 Dec. 2013: D1-D3. . In this Christmas Eve article Ms. Kapp addresses how people […]
The Changing Face of Christian Education
People these days live busy lives and families are pulled in several directions between work, school, sports, volunteer and other activities.Many congregations are seeing the effect of this pull and […]