Youth Ministries
Mission: Discovering the Greatness of God's People
Join me in welcoming guest blogger the Reverend Abigail W. Moon, Associate Rector at St John’s Episcopal Church, Tallahassee. Abi is familiar to many from several years in youth ministry in various dioceses of Province IV and her work with the Episcopal Youth Event in 2011. It is always an honor to share Abi’s wisdom and reflections with my […]
UNESCO launches a call for projects driven by young people
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched a call for projects in order to identify and support 15 action projects (3 by region) which will be “certified” with the label “8th UNESCO Youth Forum” and implemented by, with and for young women and men between the 8th and the 9th UNESCO […]
Everyone Leading in Ministry Wants to Know What Success Looks Like
While I’m on vacation I have arranged for a series of guest bloggers and re-posts from blogs that I have really enjoyed. Today I am pleased to share this blog post by Scott Pontier, Lead Consultant with Ministry Architects. It originally appeared in the Ministry Architects blog on Friday, August 2. ———————————— The Best Gift in […]
Living Out the Sacraments in the Middle of an Ohio Cornfield
Summer camp is a consistent story shared by many adult Christians, as is Confirmation Class amongst those of us who celebrate sacraments. I have been blessed and transformed as an adult participating in “confirmation camps” and am grateful for the story shared by our guest blogger today, Maggie Foster. Maggie is the Assistant Director of Youth […]
Volunteer with the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Efforts
Below you will find an excerpts from an interview with Elizabeth Heenan, Volunteer Coordinator for Hurricane Sandy Response, which was recently published by Episcopal Relief & Development in their Lamplight newsletter. As part of the rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Sandy, Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting a coordinated volunteer response among three Episcopal dioceses: New York, New Jersey and Easton. Any […]
It's That Time of Year Again! Already
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him and without him not one thing came into being. John 1:1-3a Yes, it’s that time of year again. In some parts of the country […]
Thinking Intergenerationally: Transitioning into the rhythm of the school year
Much as I am an advocate for and practitioner of Youth Ministry, I have always been of the school of holistic and lifelong approaches to Christian Formation. Youth Ministry should not function in a vacuum or a silo apart from the body of the congregation, but from within the center of the community. Many of […]
The Power of the Postage Stamp
This summer while I have been home for an uncharacteristically long stretch of time, I have been the delighted recipient of postcards from several of my goddaughters, nieces and nephew. All of these youngsters have received postcards from me as I travel about the continent and the world. It is how I embrace my ministry […]
Episcopal Relief & Development: Seeking and Serving Christ in All Persons
Episcopal Relief & Development yesterday published their 2012 Annual Summary. When you have a free moment, click the picture at right to take a look at it. The Annual Summary is not only beautiful but is an important reminder of the critical nature of Episcopal Relief & Development’s work. Touching the lives of 3 million people across […]
Introducing Wendy!
It’s no secret that we have a wonderful and capable social media director keeping the blogs rolling and the Twitter feed tweeting and the Facebook sites posting for all offices of the Formation and Vocation Ministries Team. Wendy Johnson has been on contract part-time with us for the past six months helping to develop our […]
