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Walking Together - Sharing Christ.
Tammy
Jones West
366
Chesterfield Dr.
Taylorsville
NC 28681
Meet your NC Synod Youth & Family Ministry Coordinator
In August of 2009, I began my 16th year on the synod staff and my first ever sabbatical. This was an entirely new experience and one that I am thankful for but I'm glad to be back.
My commitment to passing on faith includes helping congregations equip families to be places where faith is talked about, shared and deepened. I have the priviledge of spending time with some amazing young people. Our synodical youth events span the ages from 3-12th grade while also including young adults - YARPs (Young Adult Resource Persons) where my goal is to train them to serve our congregations. They are a wonderful reminder that their leadership is a gift today and will be tomorrow too.
The LYO Board (Lutheran Youth Organization) consists of 14 high school youth who love to serve, laugh, and pray together. My responsibility with that group is to sit back and watch them struggle with what texts works best. They're amazing. My goal, along with everyone else, is to be a part of raising faithful adults and planting that small seed about their future in ministry.
I grew up at Ascension Lutheran, Shelby and graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne College in 1991. I married Eric 17 years ago and we have one son, Robert 13 yrs, a 200 pound English Mastiff named Simba, a 110 pound English Mastiff named Nala and a 5 pound cat named Pounce. We also have two LR students living in our basement this year. In my leisure time I enjoy cooking (these guys can EAT!) and scrapbooking, anything but cleaning. I am a member at Mt. Olive, Hickory where Eric and I share the college-age Sunday School class. This fall I began year two as adjunct faculty at Lenoir^Rhyne, teaching a class in family ministry. I really enjoy the experience and I am blessed to spend time with amazing young adults for three hours each week.
I was commissioned as an Associate in Ministry in June of 2008 and graduated from Luther Seminary in May 2009 with a Masters of Arts in Religion - Children, Youth and Family.
Current favorite
scripture passage: Colossians 3:17
Phone: 828-308-1362
Email: Tammy@lutheranyouth.org