Ministries
As many of you know, the Education and Vocation Committee at Redeemer has been working on developing a framework for our education goals as a congregation. The framework aims to lay out what opportunities and expectations we as a community have for our Christian education from birth through the rest of our lives. Too often, we think of Christian Education as being limited to Sunday School or Confirmation Classes, but it is really a continuous process that never ends. We expect this framework to always be evolving and changing, but hopefully it will provide us with guidance as we move forward.
"Too many times we hear negative stories related to our youth, but these kids showed all of America that they have a very strong sense of community service and mission. As one of the chaperones lucky enough to be able to join this trip, my heart was filled with joy as I witnessed these young people work in 90-plus degree heat and 80 percent humidity without a single word of complaint."
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The end of July brought the biggest convention to town since Hurricane Katrina, but it wasn't doctors, lawyers or other professionals. In fact, it wasn't even adults. It was 37,000 teenagers and their chaperones from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), who filled hotels all over town for the 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering, which they called "Jesus, Justice and Jazz."
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ELCA youth entered into God’s presence in New Orleans to receive the witness of others and practice their faith through worship, prayer, play, service and learning.
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