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Resources and Links

Camp WapoEvents

Check the calendar page for upcoming events related to Children, Youth, and Family Ministry. Do you have an event you would like to share on a synod-wide level? Contact Christine Fifield with details about the event.

Get ideas, connect, and share

ELCA Youth Ministry Network. Connect with other youth workers in the ELCA. Job listings, salary survey information, chat rooms, and discussions. Connect with ELCA Youth Minisry Network by joining their facebook group.
ELCA Camping Ministry Network. The official website for Lutheran Outdoor Ministry.
ELCA Region 3 Camping Network. Regional outdoor ministry network.
ELCA Colleges and Universities. The ELCA is in partnership with its 27 colleges and universities in settings where matters of learning and faith are engaged.
Faith Inkubators. New cutting-edge resources on family ministry, confirmation, and Total Family Sunday school.
Lutheran Youth Encounter. Information on Youth Encounter's resources.
Churchnoise.com. Local and regional Christian bands, schedules, and connections.
Adults Saving Kids. An organization whose mission is to prevent commercial sexual exploitation and bringing honor and accountability to all relationships.

Resources and Training

Lutheran Association of Christian Educators (LACE). A network of volunteers, professionals, and clergy. Find resources and support to enrich your ministry.
Luther Seminary’s Children, Youth, and Family Ministry Concentration. Integrates theology, theory, and practical leadership.
Vibrant Faith Ministries. Excellent new and practical resources on youth and family ministry, including Peer Ministry.
Youth Leadership. Youth ministry classes, emerging leader’s certification program, church consulting, seminars, and speaking.
The Center for Youth Ministries. Cutting edge training opportunities and certification schools from Wartburg Seminary in Iowa.
Lutheran Bible Institute. Undergraduate training in many forms of ministry; includes listings of churches seeking youth ministers.
The Young Lutheran. A section in The Lutheran magazine.
Youth Pastor.com. Resources for youth ministry professionals.
Youth Specialties Publishing. Some of the best youth ministry resources available. Check out the National Youthworker's Convention.

Faith building mission work for youth

YouthWorks! www.youthworks.com
Teen Serve, www.teenserve.org
Youth with a Mission, www.ywam-ma.org
ELCA Journeys for Youth, www.elca.org/dcm/camps
Habitat for Humanity, www.habitat.org
Group Workcamps,  www.groupworkcamps.com

About Us

What is a synod?

Offering

Within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), a synod is an administrative and missional geographic region, overseen by a bishop who provides direction to staff, a synod council, and volunteers from its congregations for vision, support, and resources to carry out mission and ministry. The Saint Paul Area Synod is one of 65 synods in the ELCA and the second largest in the number of baptized members.

Curious about our mission, vision, core values, and main things? Learn about us

 

News and Calendar

Stay connected

Pastor Siong at assembly

Find stories of ministry in and around the Saint Paul Area Synod about congregations, ministry partners, and the ELCA churchwide organization of growth, partnership, and how our church is living into "God's Work. Our Hands." Read FaithLink, a bimonthly publication produced in a .PDF format, or our weekly electronic newsletter, News and Events, containing announcements, events, and short ministry stories. See the newsletter page to stay connected.

Mission

Claimed, gathered, and sent

Tanzania

We believe that we have been claimed, gathered, and sent for the sake of the world.

Our synod is involved in local and global mission. Collaborative mission tables, mission renewal opportunities for congregations seeking to revitalize their ministry, companion synod endeavors, and supervision and mentoring for mission developers have sought to broaden partnerships among local congregations and the synod and spark and multiply mission opportunities.

For Congregations

Support for congregations

Christ Lutheran on Capitol Hill

Our staff is committed to supporting congregations in much the same way they support rostered leaders. In such roles, staff adopts a posture of collegiality and partnership, available to walk with congregations in ways that empower the whole work we do as the body of Christ.

For Leaders

Walking with leaders

Leaders at assembly

Our staff is committed to supporting rostered leaders as they seek to carry out their calling in congregations or places of specialized ministry. Learn more about how we make connections and offer support.

Resources

We are here to help

Assembly registration

As synod staff, we focus on doing those things you—congregations and leaders—need us to do in order to maximize the church’s vitality in every community. We are here to help and to connect you with resources to enhance ministry in your setting.

Events

Seeking to equip and support

Synod Assembly

We seek to equip, resource, and support leaders and congregations by coordinating training sessions, workshops, gatherings, and seminars. This section highlights a few of the larger synod-sponsored events and provides resources, detailed schedules, information on speakers, and more.

Looking for something else? A full listing of events can be found on the calendar page.