8. Story of Service in Scripture
• Get in groups of 3-4, Read the passage
• What story (or stories) do you see present in this
passage? Who’s telling the story? Who’s listening?
What message is being conveyed?
• How does this passage deepen your understanding
of service and mission?
• In light of this passage, how can we listen to,
embrace, and celebrate the stories of others we
encounter on the Synod Journey?
9. Video: Service Learning Process
• Mark Jackson,
• Practice Discipleship 2015: “Story of Service”
• www.practicediscipleship.org
10. Planning Guide Handout
How can we
LISTEN
EMBRACE
CELEBRATE
The stories of others on the Synod Journey…
…and throughout our lives?
How do we share the Story of Jesus when we
listen to, embrace, and celebrate the stories
of others?
13. Remember What We Are After
• Leadership Development
• Faith Formation
How might this faith Journey transform the lives
of our youth – and us! – to follow and serve
Christ in our daily lives?
14. THEMES
• DIG DEEP TOGETHER
• KNOW the Story
• BE the Story
• TELL the Story
• RISE UP TOGETHER
• Proclaim Story
• Proclaim Justice
• Proclaim
Community
15. Adult Leader Role
• Be a leader first
• Positive attitude
• Listen
• Fully participate –
but don’t dominate!
• Relationships
• Servants
• Team Player
• Everything is an
opportunity
Its not about you. It’s all about you.
You make a difference!
What difference will you make?
16. Remember to Pray
• Pray for your
group of
students
• Pray for the
other adult
leaders
• Pray about your
fears and
concerns
18. Saturday July 11
• Buses depart between 10pm –
midnight, Friday July 10
• Breakfast and lunch stops:
• Need to have meal $
• A Note on Buses:
19. A Note on Buses
• Respect Bus Captains as point person
• Sign and Support Bus Covenant
• BE ON TIME!!!!
• Luggage: Once luggage is loaded underneath
the bus it may not be retrieved until reaching
Lansing.
20. Packing
Each participant may bring:
• 1 regular size suitcase (not accessible during travel)
• Backpack and Pillow
Primary Leaders may also bring:
• Extra box or suitcase with supplies
• Required sleeping bag, pillow, Air mattress
• Cooler or dorm refrigerator
Each Bus Captain will bring:
• Cooler
• Games and bus supplies
21. Saturday July 11
• Arrive Michigan State University
• Akers Hall
• Mid-late afternoon
• Check in to rooms
• Orientation meetings
• Down/free time
• IM East Athletic Center
• Swimming Pool
• Wander Campus (with adult leader)
• Quad Area Games
23. Housing Notes: MSU
• Adults cannot be in rooms with youth
• Must stay in assigned rooms
• Opposite genders may not be in same room
unless adult present
• Respect MSU Hall Staff
24. Saturday July 11
• Supper in Akers Dining Hall
• Bus Captain meeting with Catherine
• Adult Leader Meeting
• Supervised activities for youth
• Will receive Synod Journey T-Shirt
• Worship
• Family Time
• Lights Out
25. Worship Notes
• Meet on campus in auditorium
• Synod Band, led by Michael Carmack
• Speakers: Kai Nilsen and Anders Nilsen
• Know, Be, Tell the Story
• Offering toward servant event organizations
taken at Tuesday Synod Journey worship
26. Sunday July 12
We are still waiting for confirmation on these plans, so hold these details loosely!
Wear your Synod Journey T-shirt -
We’re going to Detroit!
Breakfast at MSU
Depart for Detroit
Lunch – Boxed lunches from MSU
Charles Wright African American Museum
BRRICK (Building Racial Reconciliation in Christ’s Kingdom)
Afternoon Return to Lansing
27. Sunday July 12
MSU – free time
Supper at MSU
Adult Leader meeting
• Supervised Activities for Youth
Servant Event Orientation
Worship
Family Time
Lights out
28. Monday July 13
Breakfast at MSU
Work sites (8:45-ish – 3:30-ish)
• Boxed lunches from MSU on site
Return to MSU: Clean up and Free Time
Supper at MSU
Bus Captain Meeting
Adult Leader Meeting
• Supervised Youth Activities
Worship
Family Time
Lights Out
29. Tuesday July 14 – service day
Breakfast at MSU
Work sites (8:45-ish – 3:30-ish)
• Boxed lunches from MSU on site
Return to MSU: Clean up and Free Time
Adult Leader Meeting: Gathering Details
• Youth cleaning rooms and packing
Supper
Riverboat!
Worship
Family Time
Lights Out
30. Wednesday July 15 – to Detroit
Busses Depart for Detroit
Time TBD by bus groups/captains
This is your chance to explore Detroit!
• Henry Ford Museum
• Detroit Historical Museum
• Motown
• Detroit Institute of Arts
• Belle Isle
• Underground RR Tour
• Community Life at COBO
• Sleep in at MSU, depart later
31. Wednesday July 15 – to Detroit
FOOD/MILK/JUICE STOP PRIOR TO DETROIT!
Note:
• Our hotel does not have room refrigerators.
• You will need to keep purchased items cool
until you get to the hotel.
Each congregation may EITHER
1. Bring a full-sized cooler along
OR
2. Bring a small (square) dorm style refrigerator
32. Wednesday July 15 – to Detroit
More on food –
Each morning primary leaders may text a
milk/juice request to Paula.
After Ford Field events Thurs/Fri/Sat adult
leaders can get milk/juice from Paula’s
room
Hotel Food Options:
www.motorcitycasino.com – “Dining”
33. Wednesday July 15 – to Detroit
Milk and juice option is available so that
you and your group can eat a simple
breakfast together each morning.
Everyone could bring a box of their
favorite cereal or breakfast bars or …
It’s a convenient – and often cheaper –
way to get breakfast.
34. Wednesday July 15 – to Detroit
2:00 – 3:00 arrive at Motor City Casino Hotel
Check in to hotel
Register for Gathering at Hotel
•Paula and Laurie will have keys and wristbands for you
Gathering Orientation for Adult leaders
•Series of videos to watch before arrival
•Final video will be shown Tuesday night at adult leader
meeting.
NOTE: No Gathering backpacks. Yes for Bible.
BE PATIENT, KIND, LOVING, UNDERSTANDING –
ALWAYS AND EVERYWHERE
35. Notes on Hotel: Detroit
• Adults cannot share bed space with youth, unless it
is your child
• Opposite genders may not be in same room unless
adult present
• Adults must stay in assigned rooms. If you move
youth, please contact Paula.
• Respect the staff, space, and other guests
• Robes: $100 if you take!
• Refrigerators: $20 per night, contact Catherine
• Movies turned off, mini-bar locked, snacks
removed
• Remember and teach youth to tip!
• Tip suggestion: $3 per day per room, leave on pillow
39. Wednesday July 15 – to Detroit
Another choice!.........
1. Busses will depart at 5:00 to Ford
Field concessions available OR
2. Bus groups/captains will choose to
leave earlier to be dropped at a
restaurant. And then will walk from
restaurant to Ford Field.
42. “Dome”
• Rachel Kurtz
• AGAPE
• Bobby Siegrried
• Lost and Found
• Christopher Clay
• Royal Tailor
• TED Talk Formats
43. “Dome” Themes
• Wednesday= Rise up –Resurrection
• Thursday =Bear Burdens -Man on the mat
• Friday =Build Bridges – Walking on water
• Saturday =break chains – Crucifixion
• Sunday =Bring Hope – Feeding 5,000
44. Wed, Thurs. Fri, Sat PM
5:30 Ford Field Doors Open
5:30 – 7:30 DJ and “Dance move of the day”
7:00 – 7:30 Satellite Stages
7:30 – 8:00 House Band
8:00 MAIN EVENT “Rise Up Together”
45. Wed, Thurs. Fri, Sat PM
After main event, we will take Gatheirng
provided busses back to our hotel.
We walk about 20-30 minutes to bus staging
area near the GM Rennaisance building. Do
not dawdle. Stay with group.
Brush Street will be closed to vehicles.
We get on bus identified by #
46. Thursday July 16
PROCLAIM COMMUNITY DAY -
Gathering busses take us from Hotel to
COBO in AM
This is our assigned day to spend
intentionally in the interactive center.
Maps and details should be posted soon.
48. Proclaim Community Day - Thurs
• Cobo Center
• 11 Football Fields
• Cross in the Center all paths lead to the cross
• Shoes, water bottle, Bible
• Zip line, bumper cars, creative expression,
build a house, food court, resting place, bands
• Donate Hair, blood, money
• Colleges, ministry organizations etc.
49. Proclaim Community Day - Thurs
• The Trick will be to prepare and Prioritize
• Food in and around Cobo
• Community Life – NEW – happens around COBO
and between COBO and Marriott Renaisance
• Bands, stages, dances, food, street festival style
• Not so much after Dome event in hotels
• Make way to Ford Field
• Walk back to bus to get to hotel
50. More on Community Life
• Begins as soon as groups arrive in the city each
morning
• “The Morning Show” with live music, interiews
• All day in and aournd COBO and Crown Plaza
• Most center around music, theater, art
• Lots of stages
• Eucharist 8:30 AM AND 9:30 AM
• Dances and traditional community life at the Marriott
in late afternoon
51. Friday, July 17
PROCLAIM JUSTICE DAY
• Take Gathering bus to COBO in AM
• Launch at 8:45am and 10:15am
• Begins with Orientation in Hart Plaza
• 10-25 minute bus ride to most work areas
• The majority of projects will be “boarding up
and cleaning up”.
• We will not know what we are going to be doing
or where until we are on the bus.
• Each site will have “story teller”
52. Proclaim Justice Day - Friday
• Each site will have site captain from one of
the 129 congregations of the SE MI Synod
• Bring: gloves, water bottle
• Wear Proclaim Justice day T-Shirt
• Wear Closed-toe shoes
53. Saturday, July 18
PROCLAIM STORY DAY -
• All of NE MN Synod will gather in assigned
ballroom or other space.
• Synod Leaders:
• Scott Jacob, Synod Day Director
• Susan Williams, Curriculum Team Leader
• Deb Westerberg, Worship Team Leader
54. Saturday, July 18
Proclaim Story Schedule
• Take Gathering buses to COBO in AM, Participate in
Community Life at COBO, then walk to Masonic Temple (25
minute walk)
• OR walk AS A GROUP to the Masonic Temple to arrive by
12:30pm (10 minute walk)
• Would need to eat lunch at Motor City Casino
• Doors open at 12:30
• 1:00 Kick off
• 4:00 end so we can go for food and migrate towards Ford
Field.
• May have synod bus option to return to Ford Field/nearby restaurants.
55. Sunday – last day
8:00 Journey Busses depart for Ford Field
9:30 Closing Worship
11:30 Synod Journey lunch at Ford Field
12:45 load busses at Ford Field
Supper on your own en route
Late night (11pm – 2:00 am) arrivals in MN
57. MAY 1ST !!!!!!!
Deadline for FINAL PAYMENT!!!!
Deadline for FORMS, FORMS, FORMS
• Synod Journey Health and Release forms
• Special Needs Survey
• ELCA Youth Gathering Adult Release of Liability
• ELCA Youth Gathering Youth release of Liability
• ELCA Medical Form.
• Make Copies of everything.
60. OFFERINGS
$$$$$$
• Service Projects:
• Beautify Detroit
• Urban Garden Supplies
• Scholastic Book Packets
• Art Supplies
• Sunday Morning Offering
• “Always Being Made New
Campaign”
• World Hunger, ELCA
Missionaries, Youth and
Young Adult Ministries, SE MI
Synod ministries
• ELCA World Hunger’s
Walk for Water
In-kind
• Diapers
• Buy in Detroit (helps their
economy)
• pre-order and mail to
address
• Non-Perishable Food
Items
61. MIF Account
What is your plan for carrying cash?
Your bank at the Gathering:
Mission Investment Fund
www.mif.elca.org/youthministry
62. Clothing To Bring
• Closed Toed Shoes
• Hat and Sunscreen
• Covenant Appropriate Clothing
• Work Gloves
• Consider long sleeve shirt and long pants
• No Flip-Flops!
Complete What to Bring List to be sent in June
63. T-shirts
• Journey T-Shirt
• Distributed in Lansing
• Wear Sunday July 12
• Wear Wednesday July 15
• Proclaim Justice Day
• Also coordinated/distributed on
Journey
64. Supplies to bring
Breakfasts, snacks
• instant oatmeal, crystal light packets, Cliff bars, etc
Water bottles
Backpacks
Food money (cash)
Exchange items
Duffle Bag for Bibles at check in
66. Safety
• Synod Crisis Management Plan
• Synod Notification Procedures
• Stay inside of walking zones
• (basically inside of People Mover tracks)
• Always groups of at least 3
• Know where your kids are
• Have meeting place/time
• Have all cell numbers
• Have charged phone
• “Follow Me” Identifiers
67. Safety
• Synod Journey Number on
wristband.
• ELCA hotline number on
wristbands.
• Do NOT walk to/from Hotel
68. FOOD
• Consider breakfast in room
• Consider one good meal a day
• Use online resources to research
restaurants and then make
reservations
• Concessions around COBO and
Ford Field.
• Don’t forget to tip servers!
69. City Curfews
• Just plan on walking with the
group from Ford Field to bus
pick up location, and you’ll not
even have to think about this.
70. June Mailing
• Final, Detailed Itinerary
• What to Bring List
• Emergency Contact Information
• Final Bus Pick Up Times and Locations
• MSU and Detroit Housing Assignments
• Final Updates
71. Final Group Meeting
• Review covenant
• Highlight: Dress Code, cell phone/device, on time,
lights out, public displays of affection, not in opposite
gender rooms, and all the rest!
• Contact #s
• Enter cell numbers in phones
• Packing Information
• Loading time and location
• Group Prayer!
Include parents!
72. I wonder what they’re
…learning
…doing
…experiencing?
What did I invest in?
Communicate on the Journey:
Parents and Congregation
• Details
• Stories
• Postcards
• Blog
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
(Make sure you have permission for pictures)
• Continues trust, excitement, partnership
73. To Do Before July 10
• Final payment, forms, copies
• June Mailing
• Bus Group Meetings
• Commissioning Service
• Communicate with Congregation
• Getting Ready Material Prep with Group
• Final Group Meeting
• Primary Leaders Download Gathering Info
74. Only when Catherine tells you!!
Primary Leaders Only!
Shortly before we leave, download your final
congregational information.
• Catherine will email you when to do this, and
the form you need to print
• DO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES!!!
• You will need your Congregational ID# and
Primary Leader Email address
76. Scroll to Bottom – “Print Forms”
(Might also be in “Congregational Details)
https://www.conferencebuilders.com/elca2015/start.asp
Or go to “Gathering Registration” at www.elca.org/gathering
77. More Information:
Synod Journey
• www.nemnsynod.org/SynodJourney
• Synod Journey Email Updates
• Facebook GROUP for adult leaders
• Facebook Page for general excitement
• Twitter
• Instagram
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