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Living Room Summit #4

I have intentional ways to do family ministry. I have structure and vocabulary.

These are practical, hooked to life ideas.  Not heady, ivory tower, theoretical which is were most conferences go.

My staff would not let me come back unless I came to this. Now I know why.

I am coming away with new ideas and enthusiasm. I feel I am able to bring God back to the home and the congregation.

I have am able to give names for some things we’re already doing right.

Thanks for the learning places - your homes and your congregations.

Head, Heart, Hand, and Holiness.  It changes the interactions.

Building Bridges will be a huge part of our congregation.

I have always wanted to do something with parents, Marilyn has provided a way.

I will be using the relational circles with kids to listen to their ideas.

I have personal ways to shape my family and talk to my daughter about God. I have ways to pray with my own family.

I feel this is another way of God pointing me in the right direction.

Our family ministry team has heard the research, now they will know what to do with it.

This was great parent education before I become a parent.

Another way of God pointing me in the right direction.

I will send my youth minister to the next one.

PML CAMP for early adolescents -

Kids are either leading or they are leaving.

Our early adolescent camp held at Luther Park in Danbury, WI. Invited congregations to bring a few of their best confirmation age youth, plus a few trusted, and experienced high school youth, along with a couple key adults to experience the newest early adolescent curriculum.

We experienced incredible campfires, sang, played, canoed, worked laughed, swam and all the wonderful things we do at camp. But the theme was Peer Ministry Leadership. Youth took this time very serious. They entered into some honest and insightful conversations. While they do not go nearly as deep as they would with the main 16 session curriculum they get enough to start to shape an attitude and foundation of understanding the need to care and welcome all people in all places.

Peer Ministry Leadership is less about a curriculum and is more about creating a culture of youth ministry. It is less about the group and more about the ministry. It is less about attendance and more about how faith is lived everyday.

Next year? Interested in bringing a group? AUG 5-9, 2012

NE AREA SYNOD PML CAMP!

Just back from a wonderful camp experience, mostly because of a wonderful group of High School youth from NE Minnesota. The group was eager and ready to learn. They seemed to greatly value everything that Peer Ministry Leadership could offer.

One of my favorite “Ah-Ha’s” was the experiences that led to understanding that, “Every person has a story.” I think this group left being people who wanting to respectful know and care for every person, understanding each as created and loved by God. And! They know how to do this. 

Living Room Summit #3

LISA - I feel hopeful that we can turn things around and have our ministry become what we want it to be for our kids.

ROCKY - We’ve heard and know this stuff.  You’ve given us a “how” to do it.  You’ve given us permission not just to do one model.  We can make it our own, to fit our congregation.

LINDA - Being able to have hope for our families that we can fill a need and make a difference.  Sometimes we forget that we are already doing many things right.

TERRI - I leave more equipped.  It affirms the things I believe.  Even though I am teaching pre-school today, it affirmed my gifts.

ARLAN - Showed me that God has already done the work through Jesus.  We just have to share the story and send kids and families out to share the story.

LORI - Home altars are the first thing I want to get going.  I didn’t realize it’s simple.  I loved the warm affirmations and good conversations.

HEIDI - I’ve been wandering around for the last couple of years, but I am coming away with direction.  I am leaving with joy - joy for ministry, permission to be who I am called to be.  I can do this!

PENNY: Thankful. All of us want to change things. I appreciate the leadership. I will decide what I want to eliminate.

EMBER: I feel affirmed in my goals, objectives and mission. I’m not just the Sunday school lady!

MELANIE: I need to just “be.” I’m taking home the “Be still and know that I am God prayer.”

BETH: Empowered. People want to pass on the faith. I want to help people celebrate their gifts.

MARIA: When I have attended other continuing education in the past, I have felt overwhelmed. It was great being able to experience Building Bridges and Parent Share. These are simple tools I can bring back to church to engage parents.

RICK: Creating sacred time and space for the congregation. I want to empower people in how they worship at home, during church council and at staff meetings.

KRISTA. I feel affirmed. Family ministry is messy and it’s OK. Family Ministry is holy chaos and roll with it. The holy chaos is sacred and holy time.

MARK  - Two things are most memorable:  Today is the most vibrant day in the life of the Church.  It’s not our job to teach parents, but to resource them.

from Taylor – at St. Jude of the Lake

I’m so excited about beginning to work with peer ministers at our parish. I know that working with our youth to become peer ministers will enliven in them (and in myself) a greater intentionality and awareness of their everyday call to ministry as disciples of Jesus. Participating in the training for adult facilitators took the manual off of the page, and allowed me to understand how to put the training in action. When scanning through the written manual I felt excited about what it could offer, but uncertain of how it would look for our youth. In attending the training, I gained a confident vision of the content as well as how to bring it to life for our high school peer ministers.

LIVING ROOM SUMMIT - FULL!

Family Ministry

Learn It Where People Live It

Join us in our Minneapolis area homes

APRIL 26 - 28, 2011 FULL

OCT 4-6, 2011 People now Registering!

Eat with us. Play with us. Pray with us. Learn with us.

                 We've learned the language

   read the research

       studied the theology

           heard inspiring speakers

    about youth and family ministry

Now is the time

to make family ministry a reality. 

Experience ministries that you can replicate and adapt 

for your homes and congregations. 

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