The Network is intentionally growing as a community committed to diversity. When you attend the Extravaganzaor engage in one of the ministries offered by our Network, we hope you will experience a broad spectrum of leaders from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Our Multicultural Initiative has helped us grow our Network and has blessed us with extraordinary leaders who have gone on to speak and share music during our annual "Extravaganza" General Sessions, and to offer workshops to peers, provide content for our Network publications and podcasts, and offer their leadership in planning and implementing our events.
Multicultural Initiative at the Extravaganza
Thursday, January 21; evening welcome event Friday, January 22; 9am-4pm
Multicultural Initiative - MCI - is a pre-conference leadership gathering for leaders of color leading children, youth and family ministry in congregations. New in 2027, this intentional gathering will work with the Ethnic Ministry Directors from the ELCA to support leaders in this important work of the church. The Multicultural Initiative is an effort to strengthen our grassroots network by increasing our diversity.
This pre-Extravaganza add-on is $200/person and includes breakfast and lunch on Friday.
While all leaders of color are invited to register and participate in this pre-conference event, the Network is committed to strengthening and increasing its diversity through the Multicultural Initiative and offers scholarships to participate in both the MCI pre-conference and Extravaganza. We ask interested scholarship participants to go through an application process.
Applications are open through the summer and into the fall. Consider applying today.
