New National Youth Event from Youth Encounter

Youth Encounter, a Christian non-profit youth ministry organization, announces their four day national youth event called Impact July 7-10, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.

Impact’s emphasis will be on equipping young people to live out their faith in Jesus Christ. The national youth event is for high school students that have completed grades 8-12 in the United States and Canada.

The program will include several messages from Christian speakers, music from nationally renowned Christian bands, small group workshops, and a service project with Feed My Starving Children. Captive Free, a Youth Encounter music ministry team, will also be performing and relating with the youth throughout the four day event.

“Youth Encounter events have always been focused on encouraging youth and adult leaders to go deeper in their faith in Jesus Christ,” said Lisa Rykken Kastler, Program Executive of Youth Encounter. “Youth and leaders will have a chance to gather with other church groups as they worship, fellowship and serve as a larger community of Christ. Getting away from every day life and journeying in Jesus' name to a new place, is a shared experience that God uses to draw people together as He draws them deeper in their faith."

Impact will be held at the Holiday Inn Select in Naperville, IL. The event runs Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon. Program fees start at $189 per person and hotel rooms are $85 per room per night. For more information on Impact go to www.youthencounter.org/impact.

About Youth Encounter

Youth Encounter’s mission is to partner with Christian communities to strengthen their youth ministry. Youth Encounter confesses the Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit revealed through Jesus Christ, according to the Christian scriptures; submits to the Christian Scriptures as the inspired Word of God and the source and final norm of its proclamation, doctrine, faith, and life; subscribes to the Lutheran confessions; and upholds the historical Biblical moral positions of the Christian tradition.

Youth Encounter works with congregations so that young people may be established in Christian faith, empowered for Christian living, engaged in Christian ministry, and equipped for Christian leadership.

June "CORE Connection" newsletter

CORE Connection - News from Lutheran CORE - June 2010 is now online.

Here is what you can read in this month’s newsletter:

+ Registration opens for historic Convocation.
Convocation marks a new beginning for Lutherans in North America.

+ Five bold steps for mission and benevolence.

+ Amendments are proposed for Lutheran CORE constitution.

+ ELCA demands money from former congregations.
ELCA officials refuse to acknowledge previous payments from congregations.

+ ELCA approves eight more practicing LGBT pastors.

+ ELCA fires campus pastor for working with those who oppose changes in ELCA teaching and policy.

WordAlone Ministries offers resources for those considering leaving the ELCA

Check out the new web series on the WordAlone Ministries website, entitled: "Leaving the ELCA."

WordAlone Ministries Vice President Tom Walker has assembled several fine and detailed pages of guidance and advice for those in many different local situations. The lead page can be found here.

This online article series is the largest and most complete listing of information currently available for individuals and congregations in transition. The links below will give you an idea of the various parts in the series:

* Leaving ELCA
* FAQ
* Taking Action
* Careful Process
* Resources
* Case Studies

WordAlone also offers a helpful resource called "Why We Are Leaving the ELCA."