Tapestry

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The Youth and Family Tapestry of Leadership

As an Institute we are proud and honored to have become one of the major weavers in the fabric of leadership training for the Youth and Family movement. Direct leadership opportunities on all levels and stages are part of this of influence that includes youth, family members, congregational leaders, professional staff and clergy, undergraduate degrees and advanced degrees.

Examples include these vital threads.

…Youth learning about Peer Ministry, the core training for frontline caring ministry.

… Large numbers of congregational members learn in quickly at Passing on the Faith Conferences a new paradigm for partnering homes and congregations.

…Staff and volunteers getting a huge jump start at the 3-week Certification School, which is a partnership with our Institute and The Center for Youth Ministry at Wartburg Theological Seminary, offers professionals, volunteers and clergy an emersion experience into the latest studies, skills and practices in Youth and Family ministry.

… Congregations and staff who we walk with over longer periods of time with our Signature Coaching.

… Staler undergrad programs at Augsburg College’s Youth and Family Ministry major, now 55 students strong, and Concordia St. Paul’s D.C.E. major, where our staff teaches.

…Graduate influence as we are invited in to teach at Wartburg Theological Seminary, and Luther Seminary.

Countless others invite us to participate and teach in the midst of places like the ELCA Youth Ministry Extravaganza, Princeton Forums on Youth Ministry and youth gatherings such as the National Episcopal Youth Event, The Disciple Projects in Texas and South Dakota.

These are just a few of the threads of an amazing tapestry created by leaders of all ages and influences. We at the The Youth & Family Institute want to say thank you to the thousands that we get to connect with through out a year. Lyle Griner, the Institute’s Peer Ministry Director, says, “We are about nothing less then changing the world, be it one person at a time.”

No matter who you are, or what level of ministry you serve at, we look hope you join in soon creating a relational web encircling the children of all ages in our hands.