Together Archive

Items about Youth Discipleship

  • Director needed for Youth, Adult Discipleship

    Rev. Dave Kehl, administrator of WELS Commission on Adult Discipleship, has accepted a call to serve as the executive director of ministry advancement for Atonement, Milwaukee, Wis. As of Jan. 1, 2010, Kehl will lead the design, development, and implementation of Atonement's overall gospel ministry so that Atonement can seize its opportunities as a multicultural congregation in an urban setting... read more

    Published on: November 2, 2009

  • New Congregation and Ministry Support Group

    From the office of President Mark Schroeder... read more

    Published on: October 19, 2009

  • Rally teens make a difference

    The 2009 WELS International Youth Rally brought together more than 1,000 WELS teens from across the United States and seven foreign countries. The rally, which was held July 8-11 at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, included time for worship, education, fellowship, recreation, and service projects... read more

    Published on: July 20, 2009

  • Youth rally begins July 8

    This week more than 1,000 WELS teens are gathering at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, to attend the 2009 WELS International Youth Rally. The rally kicks off Wed., July 8, with an opening worship service that focuses on the rally theme, "Follow the Path, lead the way!"... read more

    Published on: July 6, 2009

  • New tools for confirmation ministry

    The Confirmation Ministry Task Force, working with the Commission on Youth Discipleship, recently released Confirmation Ministry Self-Study: A Process to Help Congregations Reflect, Evaluate, and Improve. This congregational tool has two components: a DVD encouraging evaluation of confirmation practices and showcasing new approaches to confirmation used around WELS, and a CD containing the directions... read more

    Published on: April 6, 2009

  • Registration extended for 2009 youth rally

    Online registration for congregations intending to send groups to WELS' 2009 International Youth Rally has been extended through April 17 at 4 p.m., CDT. Teens and other youth leaders must follow up with individual registrations once their group has signed up. They have until May 1 at 4 p.m., CDT, to do so... read more

    Published on: April 6, 2009

  • Registration begins for 2009 youth rally

    Online registration opened today at 9 a.m., CST, for WELS' 2009 International Youth Rally, one of the synod's largest gathering of WELS members. Dr. Joel Nelson, administrator of WELS Youth Discipleship, says there is room for 2,600 participants at this year's rally, which will be held July 8-11 at Iowa State University in Ames... read more

    Published on: March 2, 2009

  • 2009 WELS youth rally

    Online registration is approaching for the 2009 WELS International Youth Rally, to be held July 8-11 at Iowa State University in Ames. Approximately 2,600 spots will be available on a first-come, first-served basis when registration opens Mar. 2. Dr. Joel Nelson, administrator of Youth Discipleship, is encouraging groups to plan ahead and register early. "Historically the rally has filled up,... read more

    Published on: January 19, 2009

  • Spotlight on Streams: Everyday videos

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    Published on: October 6, 2008

  • Site, theme, and date set for 2009 youth rally

    The planning committee for the 2009 WELS International Youth Rally has selected Iowa State University in Ames as the site for the event, to be held July 8-11. The theme for the rally, "Follow the Path, Lead the Way," is based on 1 Timothy 4:12... read more

    Published on: January 7, 2008

  • New effort to hold on to WELS youth

    In its ongoing efforts to address why young people leave WELS congregations, the Commission on Youth Discipleship (CYD) last week released a new 5-part Bible study called “Creating Youth-full Churches.”... read more

    Published on: November 19, 2007

  • Teen members of youth rally planning committee selected

    Members of the planning committee for the 2009 WELS International Youth Rally have been selected: Nicole Livigne, 16, is a member at Shepherd of the Palms, Jupiter, Fla.; Carlton “CJ” Fischer, 15, is a member at Petra, Sauk Rapids, Minn.; and Tatum Gormley-Nettles, 16, is a member at Green Valley, Henderson, Nev... read more

    Published on: November 5, 2007

  • New Web site is more interactive, helps teens connect

    WELS Youth Discipleship unveiled its newly redesigned LivingBold Web site on Mon., Sept. 24. “This retooling of LivingBold represents a real effort to incorporate what WELS teens told us in surveys, focus groups, and larger discussions,” says Dr. Joel Nelson, administrator for WELS Youth Discipleship. “The new LivingBold should be more appealing in several ways: more visual, more... read more

    Published on: October 1, 2007