NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
A Christmas Greeting from PYWA
Merry Christmas from the PYWA Board!
2023 Youth Leader Summit at Mo-Ranch
Are you a youth director, youth parent, pastor, educator, or advisor? Then the Youth Leader Summit at Mo-Ranch is for YOU! Post pandemic life has many of us scratching our heads about how to best serve our youth. Come connect with colleagues while we dig into some of...
Bright Lights Shining
Thanks to everyone who contributed to our scholarship efforts on Giving Tuesday. We have been able to increase the scholarship fund and in so doing, offer an additional scholarship to a new or studying youth worker for the PYWA Pre-Event and APCE conference. There is...
We Can Light Up the Church!
Tomorrow, we need your help to raise $2000 to increase the Gina Yeager Buckley Scholarship Fund for new and studying youth workers. Be part of this fun and servant-focused giving campaign. We know how hard it can be to serve the church while nurturing your skills and...
Hooray for PYWA- Giving Tuesday!
It is almost time to participate in the largest giving day of the year – Giving Tuesday! In the midst of all the hype about buying, what a wonderful opportunity to focus on GIVING. This year PYWA will focus its Giving Tuesday efforts on increasing the Gina Yeager...
Apply for the Gina Yeager Buckley Scholarship
Are you a youth worker in your first 5 years of serving a church? Or Are you in seminary wondering about focusing on youth ministry? Then please consider applying for the PYWA scholarship honoring Gina Yeager Buckley as Educator of the Year, 2022. The...
APCE Pre-Event Hosted by PYWA
The Enneagram for You and Youth MinistryMonday, January 23, 1:00pm – Wednesday, January 25, noonFee: $75 PYWA and APCE members; $120 non-membersFacilitator: Beth Mueller The Enneagram has gotten a lot of popular attention in recent years, but Facebook quizzes and...
The PYWA Board of Directors Announce the Hiring of Dr. Christy Williams
The PYWA Board of Directors is thrilled to announce the hiring of Dr. Christy Williams as our Interim Organizational Administrator. The Organizational Administrator position is a new model of leadership for PYWA and reflects a shift away from a traditional Executive...
Fall 2022 Cohort Registration
Register now for a Fall 2022 PYWA Cohort! The deadline to register is September 30th. For more information and to register today, visit https://forms.gle/pgExHULhNvDhCtvj8. These online cohorts are free, led by a trained coach, open to all, and meet for 90 minutes...
PYWA Leadership Transition
Change is inevitable in any organization. When the time for change comes, it can be both sad and exciting. Sad, that something that we can come to know and appreciate is coming to an end. Exciting because it means that something new is being born and the next phase of...