Diocese of Western Michigan

Ministries with Young People

Adult Mentor Opportunities

Topics:

Links from The Episcopal Church website

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/48931_48954_ENG_HTM.htm?menupage=48953

Opportunities inside the Diocese

• Safeguarding God's Children

  http://www.edwm.org/myp/SafeguardingGodsChildren.htm

• Counselors for the Episcopal Youth Camp

  http://www.edwm.org/myp/camp/

Local Opportunities

• Be Still – A Province V Sabbath Retreat for Youth Ministers

  December 11-13, 2008

  The Hermitage – Three Rivers, MI

  Download the flyer (with more information) & registration form

  • Click here to download the .doc
  • Click here to dowload the .pdf

   

• Western Theological Seminary (in Holland, MI)

http://www.vts.edu/icfl/center/

Trainings

• Godly Play Training Opportunities

  http://www.godlyplay.org/view.php/page/calendar

  http://www.godlyplay.com/conferences.asp

• Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Training Opportunities

  http://www.cgsusa.org/courses.php

• Worship Center Training Opportunities

  http://www.childrenandworship.org/training.php

• Opportunities from the ELCA (Lutheran) website

  http://www.elca.org/youth/training.html

• Peer Ministry Training

  http://peerministry.org/

• Kanuga – Various Conferences and Training

  http://www.kanuga.org/

• The Core – Training Days by Youth Specialties

  http://core.go.youthspecialties.com/index.php

• Youth and Family Institute (ELCA) conferences

  http://www.youthandfamilyinstitute.org/conferences.html

Networking

• Diocesan Convention - April 25-26, 2009 (Kalamazoo, MI)

Continuing Education

• Princeton Forums on Youth Ministry

  http://www.ptsem.edu/iym/

• Virginia Theological Seminary - Center for Ministry Teaching

http://www.vts.edu/icfl/center/

• Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

  http://www.etss.edu/youthdre.shtml