In reply to Walther Rohlfing.

Walther, I agree. We lose members sometimes because they know the importance of a youth group and we often have two few children to even form a youth group. Perhaps the answer is to ask churches in close proximity to one another to band together to put a youth program together. I would happily act as driver for our few youth to take them where they could connect with other LCMS youth but we need the Synod to get the ball rolling!!! My children are in their upper 20's and their closest friends are still those they met in youth group at our little Houston church.