For CYF Leaders
Webinar: Addiction & Youth – Trends & Challenges
OnlineAddiction & Youth – Trends & Challenges Free Webinar featuring Michael Durchslag, Director of P.E.A.S.E. Academy, Board Chair of the Association of Recovery Schools (ARS) Wednesday, September 24, 2025 12:00-1 p.m. CT (1:00 p.m. ET 11 a.m. MT, 10 a.m. PT) Register > Nine out of ten adults who have a diagnosed substance use disorder [...]
Screenagers Viewing with Dinner & Discussion
Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Twin Cities, Minneapolis Campus Minneapolis Campus, 4100 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesScreenagers is a powerful film resource for helping kids build mindful habits around technology use and to support their well-being in today’s digital world. More information >
Welcome (Back) Event
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe Twin Cities CYF ELCA Team invites all people who serve in CYF ministries to the annual Welcome (Back) Event. Leaders will gather together to celebrate the coming year and share ideas, resources, and excitement! Register >
Monthly Youth Ministry Gathering – October
October Youth Ministry Gathering Summer Plans: Trips and VBS Location TBD
Gathering Expedition Retreats
Lutherdale N7891 US-12, Elkhorn, WI, United StatesThis fall, the ELCA Youth Gathering is hitting the road with Gathering Expedition, a regional retreat experience for 8th - 12th grade youth and the adults who lead them. It’s designed to be simple, meaningful, and full of movement — because ministry doesn’t just happen every three years. It happens in the in-between too. Over [...]
Faith After High School
Calvary Lutheran Church, Minneapolis 3901 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesJoin Calvary Lutheran Church Sunday, November 2, at noon for pizza and salad, followed by a panel with faith leaders from U of M Lutheran Campus Ministries, and Augsburg Lutheran Campus Ministries. They will share about their faith after high school. This is a great event for students thinking about attending these colleges or wondering [...]
Children and Youth Monthly Ministry Gathering – November
Urban Growler 2325 Endicott St, St. Paul, MN, United StatesNovember Youth Ministry Gathering Topic: Neurodivergence and Support Needs
November Western Suburbs CYF Ministry Network Gathering
St. Stephen Lutheran, Bloomington 8400 France Ave S, Bloomington, MN, United StatesThe Western Suburbs CYF Ministry Network meets the second Thursday of each month to Renew, Educate, and Connect. Everyone is welcome! We will be having an Advent Devotional time and taking about how you care for yourself when you seem to never have the time and are always in charge of upcoming events.
Power and Boundaries Workshop for Ministry Leaders – Option 1
Minnesota Church Center 122 W Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesRostered leaders in the Minneapolis Area Synod are required to attend a Power and Boundaries Workshop every three to five years. Church staff and volunteers are also encouraged to attend. This year's workshops will be led by Rev. Emily Carson, Assistant to the Bishop, Director for Evangelical Mission & Financial Administrator at the Southeastern Minnesota [...]
Power and Boundaries Workshop for Ministry Leaders – Option 2
Nativity Lutheran 3312 Silver Lake Road, Saint Anthony Village, MN, United StatesRostered leaders in the Minneapolis Area Synod are required to attend a Power and Boundaries Workshop every three to five years. Church staff and volunteers are also encouraged to attend. This year's workshops will be led by Rev. Emily Carson, Assistant to the Bishop, Director for Evangelical Mission & Financial Administrator at the Southeastern Minnesota [...]