Extravaganza 2025 Workshops

people in conversation with each other6 Workshop Sessions & 2 Early Bird Workshop times in which to score some great ideas to take back home with you.

Our Learning Team works diligently planning and preparing a great slate of workshops. This year, there are six 75-minute workshop sessions offered during the main event presented from experts on their selected topic. Many of the workshop leaders have been specially chosen because of their experience and leadership in the field of congregational ministry. 

We can't get all of the great workshops into only six sessions, so if you are planning to arrive in Louisville a little early, check out the Early Bird workshop sessions on Thursday afternoon to provide extra opportunities for learning. 

Looking for a more in-depth learning on a subject? Check out the Intensive Care Course (ICC) add-on. There are three pre-event learning opportunities to choose from for an additional fee.

How are workshops selected?

New in 2025, leaders have been scouted and selected based on the current needs of The Network and their knowledge and experience in faith formation and walking alongside young people and their families through the first third of life. The Extravaganza Workshops happen because of the great leaders like you serving and leading in your contexts who are willing to teach others.

Workshop Topics & Presenters 

The online version of the workshops will be available to current ELCA Youth Ministry Network Plus members two-three weeks after the Extravaganza event.

Workshop Title Presenter
Administration as Ministry Danielle Dadashi
Teaching from a Place of Assumption vs Permission aka Building a Ministry Unique to your Community Danielle Dadashi
"Yes, And..." - Working a Children's Sermon with what you got! Rev. John Stevens
Reading the Bible Cross-Eyed - a Lutheran approach to Bible Study and Youth Ministry Rev. John Stevens
Collaborating Together Dn. Dustin Hamren
Level Up Your Game: Using Games to Build Relationships with Youth and the Community Dn. Dustin Hamren
How Do Beach Balls Fly? Rev. Heather Roth Johnson
Partnering with Parents Rev. Heather Roth Johnson
Providing Refuge During Seismic Transitions Rev. Elizabeth Friedman
Here We Are Now; Entertain Us (Or, Actually, Don’t) Rev. Elizabeth Friedman
Take A Generational Tour Dr. Dawn Rundman
Recharge and Revitalize: The Epic Adventure of Mindfulness and Stress Relief Joy Hensel, MA, LADC, ADC-MN
Youth Are Either Leading or Leaving Lyle Griner
Finding Your People Kendyll Mathiason
AI & Social Media in your Ministry Rev. Michael Jannett
Reconnecting the Disconnected Rev. Michael Jannett
What do parents of little children want? Rev. Janelle Rozek Hooper
D.A.R.E to Play (Disability Access Resource Experience) ELCA Disability Ministries team
Catechism D.A.R.E. (Disability Access Resource Experience or Exploration) ELCA Disability Ministries team
Reconnecting with the Disconnected Tiger McLuen
Faith Listens: New Approaches to Ministry Catherine Anderson
Dare to Explore Collaborative Ministry SYMBOL Steering Committee
Teaching Leadership Skills to Youth and Young Adults in a Faith Based Setting Marissa Metevelis
What do parents of little children want? Rev. Janelle Hooper
Design Your Life: Creating a Path of Purpose and Passion  Kris Bjorke
Mental Health and the Church Jim Lewis
Trauma Informed Youth Ministry Jim Lewis
Can We Imagine a Thriving Future? Riverside Innovation Hub
Faith Listens: New Approaches to Ministry Faith Formation Co-Op
Actually Fun | Next-Level Youth Ministry Zach Hartman
Using Hands, Forming Hearts:Experiential Prayer in Children, Youth and Family Ministry Victoria Hoopes
Intergenerational Worship with Godly Play Joy Studer
No More Silence: The MMIR Crisis and our Shared Responsibility Prairie Rose Seminole
Early Bird: Mental Health Jim Lewis
Early Bird: Partnering with Parents: Practical Ideas for Coming Together Rebecca Jacobson
Early Bird: Getting Started in Youth Ministry Tiger McLuen
Early Bird: Dare to Ask Questions Parents Ask Rev. Janelle Hooper & Cory Newman
Early Bird: Understanding Children's Spirituality & How to Nurture It Joy Studer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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