The National Peer Ministry Training CenterFocus on Youth Ministry:
Peer Ministry Training

Nov. 5-6, 2010
Trinity Lutheran College, Everett, WA

Featured speaker Lyle Griner, national director of Peer Ministry Leadership.Trinity Lutheran College will host a two-day Peer Ministry training conference for youth and family ministry staff and volunteers. Our featured presented is Lyle Griner, national director of Peer Ministry Leadership.

What is Peer Ministry?

Peer Ministry is a program for training youth in local congregations to become actively involved in ministry leadership and to provide a welcoming and caring environment for others.  Young people trained in Peer Ministry are seen as both leaders and listeners among their peers are can become an essentially component of your church’s youth ministry. 

The two principles of Peer Ministry are:

  1. Welcoming:  developing a sensitivity to others who are not adapting or fitting in, making every effort to welcome and include others in all situations promoting diversity and acceptance.
  2. Caring:  becoming aware of the hurts and needs of those around them, living out the Good Samaritan story.  They are available as caring listeners, guiding healthy and purposeful decisions, assisting others to learn the social skills, and referring to appropriate resources when needed.

To learn more about Peer Ministry, visit www.peerministry.org.

Training Topics

This event will equip adults to facilitate training in practical ministry skills within churches, camps, college ministries, and other groups.

Participants in will be ready to:

  • Facilitate peer ministry training sessions
  • Lead small group discussions
  • Creatively tell biblical stories
  • Identify ways youth can be involved in ministry leadership
  • Use various methods of prayer
  • Know and use referral options
  • Understand the 40 Developmental Assets
  • And much more!

Registration Information

The Children, Youth & Family Center at Trinity Lutheran College is providing this training at a significantly reduced cost in order to make it affordable for congregations and organizations in the Pacific Northwest.

More details about the event, including costs and registration information, will be posted on this website in late spring 2010.

For more information, contact David Ellingson at 425.249.4722 or david.ellingson@tlc.edu.