Looking for Change in all the Right Places
By Dr. Nancy Going, Director of the CYF Distributed Learning Program at Luther Seminary And that would be in people. Not in things running more smoo... Read more.
Adaptive Change in Confirmation
See this video of Pastor Nancy Lee Gauche and Coach Tom Langemo take us through the game plan process at Monkey Business: A First Third Dialogue on the Confirma... Read more.
The Messy Reality of Young People and Faith
By Dr. Nancy Going, Director of the CYF Distributed Learning Program at Luther Seminary We at the Center for FirstThird Ministry at Luther Seminary are c... Read more.
Back to Confirmation
Bet you’ve got your head down now! We know you are working hard on getting all kinds of things ready for “Back to School.” Includi... Read more.
Learning from Children
By Ashlea Denton, MA CYF graduate from Luther Seminary When asked to come up with an example of learning from children, nearly every adult can quickly give a re... Read more.
Resources for Sowing Seeds of Hope through Environmentally Focused Ministry
The Story of Stuff From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of thi... Read more.
The Spirit Creator: Sowing Seeds of Hope through Environmentally Focused Children, Youth and Family Ministry
By Keith Long, MDIV CYF graduate of Luther Seminary Something is amiss in how we engage and educate young people in their lives of faith. It is disheartening to... Read more.
Practicing discipleship with youth
Terri Elton offers a compelling argument for how to practice discipleship with youth in a missional context.... Read more.
Learning the Language of Gamers
By Rachel Schwenke, Children, Youth and Family Program Assistant How can the language of faith be communicated in a relevant way for gamers? Can the truth of th... Read more.
God and … Gaming?!? The World of Today
By Nora Romness, MA CYF graduate of Luther Seminary If I said something was “uber l33t,” would you know what I meant? What if I said I partied... Read more.
Resource for uncovering your vocation as Parent-Leader
For more ways to expand your thinking about pushing forward Karen Gieseke’s ideas about the vocation of parents as leaders in the faith of their children,... Read more.
Interview with CYF Prize Winner on “A Future I Trust In”
Interview of Karen Gieseke, CYF MA graduate and CYF Prize Winner 2012 Read Karen’s full paper: A Future I Trust In: Identity and Vocation as the Parent-Le... Read more.
Resource for your Community of Creativity
Photos by Sandy Troyan, MA CYF graduate from Luther Seminary As you reflect on Andrew Kellner’s idea of Communities of Creativity, here is a resource for ... Read more.
Interview with CYF Prize Winner on “Communities of Creativity”
Interview of Andrew Kellner, CYF MA graduate and CYF Prize Winner 2012 Read Andrew’s full paper: Communities of Creativity: The Role of Symbols in Youth F... Read more.
Releasing people for ministry
What does it mean to “release” people for ministry? What if we didn’t pay people to do ministry because everyone in a community is doing minis... Read more.
Review of Monkey Business: A First Third Dialogue on Confirmation posts
Monkey Business: A First Third Dialogue on the Confirmation Process The dialogue was held Feb. 27-29, 2012 Pre-Dialogue Resources Preview Video: Dr. Nancy Going... Read more.
Essay and study guide on The Hunger Games
See this resource from the Immerse Journal, which includes a user’s guide for Prim in Dystopia. Written by Clint Schnekloth Related Link: See an overview ... Read more.
Running into a Winnable Game
By Pastor Nancy Lee Gauche, Children, Youth and Family Ministry Program Associate at Luther Seminary There is a remarkable story about a person named Anne Mahlu... Read more.
How to create adaptive change in your congregation
See this video of Pastor Nancy Lee Gauche and Coach Tom Langemo take us through the game plan process at Monkey Business: A First Third Dialogue on the Confirma... Read more.
God called you to play a big game: Name it. Design it. Do it!
By Tom Langemo, Coach and HR professional, who coaches leaders and individuals to discover and act on their calling What is a “winnable game”? Winna... Read more.
Steve Jobs Confirmation Update!
By Hans Wiersma, professor of Religion at Augsburg College, where he also helps oversee the Youth and Family Ministry Program. Those of you who were part o... Read more.