Youth Gathering participants spend 33,000 hours volunteering and have an estimated economic impact of $29.4 million on the city of New Orleans.
Youth Ministry
2016 youth-ministry symposium explores confirmation
Presenters at the Jan. 14-16 event cover a range of aspects — including the involvement of parents and the Church in faith formation.
Commentary: What can we learn from 35 years of LYF youth polls?
Are young people’s attitudes and experiences any different in 2016 from what they were in 1980?
Kiessling takes helm of LCMS Youth Ministry
The Rev. Mark Kiessling begins serving as director of LCMS Youth Ministry, succeeding the Rev. Dr. Terry K. Dittmer.
Teen Leadership Training now open to congregational teams
The March 17-20 Lutheran Youth Fellowship training in St. Louis will focus on faith-sharing in the “digital age.”
Youth Ministry reaches funding goal to feed 500,000
The meals will be packaged by participants at the 2016 Youth Gathering in New Orleans.
KFUO Audio: Lutheran Young Adult Corps
The Rev. Mark Kiessling and Julianna Shults, LCMS Office of National Mission, discuss the development of the new Lutheran Young Adult Corps. The Corps provides 2-10 month opportunities to serve for adults ages 18-26.
Symposium to focus on 21st-century confirmation issues
Registration is open for Youth Ministry 2016 — sponsored by LCMS Youth Ministry and set for Jan. 14-16 in St. Charles, Mo.
Photo gallery: Y4Life servant event in Florida
Lutherans For Life hosted a YFLife servant event on Saturday, Sept. 12, in the Orlando, Fla., area.
Youth Gathering info on its way to congregations
A DVD mailed in mid-August will have information about registration and New Orleans — site of the July 16-20, 2016, event.
400-plus at NATIONAL15 focus on serving youth
LCMS Youth Ministry’s 2015 National Lutheran Youth Workers Conference — focused on the theme of “Standing” — meets July 12-15 in New Orleans.
KFUO Audio: His Time – Two Upcoming LCMS Youth Ministry Events
Rev. Mark Kiessling, interim director, LCMS Youth Ministry, talks about the 2015 National Lutheran Youth Workers Conference (July 12-15, 2015) and the 2016 National Youth Gathering (July 16-20, 2016).
KFUO Audio: Faith’n’Family – LCMS Servant Events
Jim Lohman, DCE; Rev. Craig Bertram and Shelly Carlson, Lord of the Lakes Lutheran Church, Forest Lake, Minn.; and Sue Hart, DCE, Bethesda Lutheran Communities discuss their involvement in planning, leading and serving with LCMS Servant Events.
Registration open, speakers set for ‘National15’
The 2015 National Lutheran Youth Workers Conference, sponsored by LCMS Youth Ministry, is set for July 12-15 in New Orleans.
LCMS Youth Ministry announces staff changes
The Rev. Mark Kiessling is now interim director of LCMS Youth Ministry and the Rev. Dr. Terry Dittmer is Youth Ministry’s senior director — youth ministry specialist.