A certificate study program for youth ministry volunteers and professionals
Do you have a talented leader with a heart for youth ministry? Does your part time youth worker want to take your youth ministry to the next level? Are you a rostered leader looking to minister more effectively with youth and their families?
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What you get is adventure in the outdoor ministry setting, and skills in education, small groups, and community development. Classroom content provides Biblical and theological training, cultural analysis, long range planning, family ministry and other Christian education insights.
Youth Ministry Certification School
What you experience
The course is designed to help equip the applicant with a heart and desire to serve our Lord and the youth of the church with the tools and resources to build an integrated youth and family ministry in the congregational setting. Using accepted theoretical and practical youth ministry research and techniques, combined with a strong theological base, the candidate will learn from seminary professors and staff, as well as youth ministry practitioners who have been serving in a variety of ministry settings. Each candidate will create, in cooperation with the YMCS Director and coaches, a short-range plan for integrating youth and family ministry, that they can take back and apply to their own ministry setting.
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Schedule for 2010-2011:
First week at Camp Nawakwa, Arendtsville, PA near Gettysburg, August 18-22, 2010
Following weekends at Gettysburg Seminary
October 14-16, 2010, at Gettysburg Seminary (LTSG)
November 11-13, 2010
February 10-12, 2011
March 24-26, 2011
April 28-30, 2011
Getting Started, What you need, What it costs, etc.
- Students are expected to participate in all 14 days of the course to receive their certification
- Students are welcome to arrive the night before the scheduled course dates to stay on the camp or seminary campus
- A Service of Word & Sacrament with presentation of certificates is scheduled for the final weekend of the course for families, youth and congregational members of candidates
- Candidates must submit a YMCS Application, a written faith statement, a written vision for congregational youth ministry, three letters of reference, and submit to a child abuse background check, to gain entry into the course
- Students enrolled at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg may take the course as an independent study for academic credit
- Scholarships are available upon request
Tuition and fees
Tuition for the course of study is $2250 and includes all meals and lodging expenses. Scholarships are often available. We also encourage congregations to offer assistance to support applicants and will work with you to find other funding.
Application
Application may be downloaded in
pdf or MS
word formats
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Charlie Roberts, Director of the Youth Ministry Certification School
Email: croberts@lss-elca.org or tel. 717-579-0349 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 717-579-0349 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
The Rev. Kathleen Reed
Lifelong Learning Programs
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
Tel. 1-800MLUTHER ext 3016
Email: kreed@Ltsg.edu