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January 2021: "Holding Loosely"

This I Know

January 2021: "Holding Loosely"

Planting and Watering

January 2021: "Holding Loosely"

Navigating Through Change

January 2021: "Holding Loosely"

Keys to the Church

January 2021: "Holding Loosely"

Holding Loosely

December 2020: "The Theology of Technology"

Technology and the Power to Reshape

December 2020: "The Theology of Technology"

Apps You Can’t Live Without

Sept 2020: "Ministry During Pandemic"

Litany for Grief and Loss for Children, Youth and Families

Sept 2020: "Ministry During Pandemic"

Ministry in the Time of a Pandemic

Summer 2020: "Childhood and Youth Trauma"

Mental Health Support for Youth

Summer 2020: "Childhood and Youth Trauma"

Trauma 101

Summer 2020: "Childhood and Youth Trauma"

Trauma-Informed Youth Ministry

By tbuegler on February 9, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

This I Know

by Rev. Angela T. Khabeb St. Francis of Assisi encourages Jesus followers to “wear this world like a loose garment.” These are wise words to live by, especially given the […]

By tbuegler on February 9, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Planting and Watering

by Dr. Scott Cormode Someday this pandemic will cease. Someday we will emerge from our sheltering in place. Someday our youth groups will meet again. What then? What do we […]

By tbuegler on February 9, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Navigating Through Change

by Kelly Sherman-Conroy “The only thing that is constant is change.” This is a quote from a Greek philosopher. I don’t think I need to quote a Greek philosopher for […]

By tbuegler on February 9, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Keys to the Church

by Rev. Kelly Chatman I was 5 years old when my parents moved our family from the segregated South to the industrial North. We were a part of what is […]

By tbuegler on February 9, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Holding Loosely

by Todd Buegler “Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him.” – Genesis 6:22 It wasn’t in Noah’s plans.  The scriptures tell us that Noah was 600 years old […]

By tbuegler on December 1, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The Technological Revolution of Right Now

by Leigh Finke We are, at this very moment in time, living in the midst of a technological revolution. The third great revolution of the human species, after the agricultural […]

By tbuegler on December 1, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Technology and the Power to Reshape

by Rev. Angela Denker I’ve always been a big fan of integrating technology into my ministry. During my pastoral internship in Las Vegas, our church livestreamed all five worship services, […]

By tbuegler on December 1, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Ministry in a Digital World

by Leigh Finke Digital ministry has been a challenge churches have faced for two decades. And it’s been a challenge that, if we are honest, many of us have struggled […]

By tbuegler on December 1, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Apps You Can’t Live Without

We asked everyone on the ELCA Youth Ministry Network Facebook Group: What apps (mobile or desktop) do you consider essential for your ministry? What could you not get along without? […]

By tbuegler on October 5, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Litany for Grief and Loss for Children, Youth and Families

by Meta Herrick Carlson and Liv Enstad. Creating the Space In Person: The invitation should include clear expectations about physical distance, masks, and COVID-19 safety. Offer students a candle or […]

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  • December 2020: "The Theology of Technology"
  • Fall 2019: "Failing Forward"
  • January 2021: "Holding Loosely"
  • Sept 2020: "Ministry During Pandemic"
  • Summer 2020: "Childhood and Youth Trauma"
  • Winter 2019: "Why Nobody Wants to do Bible Study Anymore"
  • Winter 2020: "Practice Not Perfect"

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