Family Scholarships

Arranging Family Scholarship "How to's" and Approval Form

Individual Family Member Convention Registration Form

We encourage churches and districts to raise funds to send one or more young families from their congregation to this year’s convention in Lexington, Kentucky. 

What’s in it for the family?
“Like the National Youth Gathering, Int’l LLL conventions inspire people to ‘Live by the Spirit,’” says Martin Henrichs, Indiana District President. The convention provides a much-needed spiritual renewal for children and adults and also a much-needed vacation. There are activities for the kids and youth during the day and time for the families to spend together at night, including a special family night excursion to the famous Lexington Horse Park.

New this year, LHM's Reach track will interest younger adults at the LLL convention, featuring age-appropriate outreach workshops and events to help them reach their friends, family, and co-workers more effectively.

During the day parents attend convention events and learn about how they can help reach a dark and dying world through Lutheran Hour Ministries' many outreach programs. As Christians, we should be sharing our faith on a daily basis since so many people in this world do not know Christ as their Savior, and the international convention shows Christians how they can actively and intentionally spread the Good News of Jesus Christ with the lost in their own community and throughout the world.

What’s in it for the church?
The international convention offers opportunities for families to worship together and learn about congregational and personal outreach. Attendees learn how their church can use LHM's outreach resources to help share the love of Christ with more people in their community.

Click here to download a bulletin insert to promote the Family Scholarship in your church!

How much should the church raise?
$1,000 to $1,200 per family (includes lodging, registration fees, meals, and events)

Guidelines for arranging a family scholarship

• Assign a facilitator: May be Pastor, LLL Ambassador, LLL Zone President, or “go to” person.
• Be time sensitive: Organize the scholarship opportunity quickly. Vacation schedules and church budgets are in process.
• Two decisions must be made: how to pick a family and how to raise the funds.

How do we pick a family?

• Promote the family scholarship opportunity in your church, and sign up interested families.
• Decide how to select the family.
• Partner with other churches to share the costs or pick a family. (One might have generous members, the other young families.)
• Consider a scholarship for a seminary family. Students are available in the summer. Both seminaries are enthusiastic about cooperating on this project.

How do we raise the money? 
Do what works for your congregation--consider a combination of the ideas below.

• Pampered Chef Party (www.pamperedchef.com)  574-848-5358
• Pasta supper, pizza party, best chili contest, barbecued/roasted chicken sale
• Auction – congregation contributes nice items including food – silent?
• Walkathon, Super Bowl party, car wash, work day 
• Golf tournament (mini golf?)
• Yard/rummage sale – serve lunch and sell baked goods to add value
• Start up money from church budget. (Evidence of congregational support)
• Identify a benefactor who will match donations up to $500
• Door collection
• Always consider projects which will qualify for supplemental funds from Thrivent.

For more information about the family scholarship opportunity, contact the LHM Response Center at 1-800-876-9880 or lh_min@lhm.org.