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ETCH conference impassions leaders to reach kids and students

October 15, 2020

  By Aaron Wilson NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Churches who once felt sidelined by COVID-19 have adapted to change and are now ready to reach young people like never before. “Reach” was the theme of this year’s ETCH Conference, held October 13-14, which brought together online more than 900 ministry leaders of kids and students for training and virtual fellowship. ETCH—hosted by … [Read more...]

ETCH Family Ministry Conference to be held online this fall

August 12, 2020

By Aaron Wilson NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lifeway’s annual ETCH Family Ministry Conference is moving online this fall in an effort to reach more student and kids ministry leaders than ever before. ETCH (Equipping the Church and Home) is traditionally held in Nashville, but because of the coronavirus, will transition to a purely online format for 2020. Last year, ETCH was sold … [Read more...]

ETCH conference: Together, we can do so much more

October 22, 2018

By Aaron Wilson NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- When attendees arrived at the 2018 ETCH family ministry conference, each discovered a small, monochromatic card on their seat. Over the course of the conference, church leaders assembled these seemingly insignificant cards into a giant collage that revealed a Helen Keller quote: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so … [Read more...]

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