The Big 4: A Roadmap to Revitalizing Ministry in the First third of Life

by Jacob Sorenson Sunday school. Summer camp. Campus ministry. The Gathering. These are the Big 4 Ministries, the ones that have proven most consistently impactful for developing young disciples and nurturing leaders in the ELCA. They are keystone ministries, around which other vital ministry programs flow and flourish.  And yet, all four are vulnerable and even under siege in our church. You have heard the … Continue reading The Big 4: A Roadmap to Revitalizing Ministry in the First third of Life

Grief Camp: Young Hearts Find Hope

“It smells like my Pappa,” says eight-year-old Charlotte as she lifts her newly stuffed memory bear to her nose. Three days earlier Charlote arrived with her little sister, both carrying sweatshirts worn by their grandpa who had died. By the end of our time together they had turned the sweatshirts into memory bears. Each child worked one-on-one with a sewer who guided them through the … Continue reading Grief Camp: Young Hearts Find Hope