Youth Ministries
Has the church really 'lost' the millennials?
There is so much good and challenging information in the blogosphere. I am grateful when I have time to read through blog posts from friends and colleagues around the church. Of late, the “loss” of the millennials in church has been a particularly popular blogging topic. Recently, I was checking-in on Matt Marino’s blog, The Gospel Side, […]
Invocation and Dance
In last week’s post recognizing and reflecting on the 15th anniversary of the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, I promised to create a page of resources devoted to ministry with LGBTQ youth. You will notice that page in the navigation at the top of this blog site. The direct link is HERE. The usefulness of […]
Calling All Musicians for the EYE Music Team!
This is the final week for the virtual audition process for our Episcopal Youth Event 2014 house band and other musicians and vocalists. Do you or someone you know have a talent and passion for leading music with young people? Then now is the time to apply! The deadline is Monday, October 9! The Liturgy […]
Mission is About Building Relationships
Today, I welcome guest blogger Beth Crow. Beth is the Youth Missioner for the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. I’ve known Beth for many years through church-wide, provincial and diocesan ministry gatherings. I highly respect her ministry and her insights and I couldn’t be more pleased to share this post with you. Mission is About Relationships […]
EYE'14: Meet the Mission Planning Team
During the October EYE’14 Mission Planning Team meeting, we took time out to make these fun videos introducing Team participants. Enjoy! Durante la reunión de octubre del Equipo de Planificación de Misión (EYE’14), nos tomamos el tiempo para hacer estos videos divertidos y presentar a los participantes del equipo. ¡Disfrute!
EYE'14: Hospitality and Logistics Team Report
Today we are fortunate to feature two reports from last week’s Hospitality and Logistics Committee of the Episcopal Youth Event Mission Planning Team. Rosanna Vizcaino (Diocese of the Dominican Republic, Province 9) presented the following youtube videos in both English and Spanish and Kayden Nasworthy (Diocese of Massachusetts, Province 1) submitted the written report. Hey everybody! My […]
Hope, Joy, Healing, Love…PRAYER!
Today I am pleased to welcome Cookie Cantwell as our guest blogger for Mission Monday. Cookie is the Director of Youth Ministries at St. James Episcopal Church in Wilmington, NC and serves as the Province IV Youth Ministries Coordinator. Cookie has been extremely active in wider church youth activities, including the General Convention Official Youth Presence and […]
EYE'14 "A and Hangout" with Province 7
A couple of days ago I had the privilege of “Hanging Out” with Province 7. The quotes are included because it was literally a Google Hangout facilitated by Randall Curtis, a member of the EYE’14 Mission Planning Team focused on communications. I encourage you to watch this video for more information about the upcoming Episcopal […]
A Time and a Place for Everything
Today we welcome Thomas Alexander as our guest blogger. Thomas is a member of the EYE’14 Mission Planning Team and blogs at The Current Church. I highly recommend you take a few minutes to visit his blog and read some of his reflections on life as a young person in the Church. Thomas’ wisdom and reflectiveness are […]
Welcome to Mission Mondays
We’re kicking off a new series at EpiscoYouth this week called Mission Mondays. Across the Youth Ministry Network of the Episcopal Church, there is a great diversity of activities in the name of “mission.” Commonly, youth groups, dioceses, and even provincial groups plan and execute Summer Mission Trips. Some groups are experienced in connecting with […]
