Harrison to host tweet chat for college students
LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison wants to hear from the Synod’s youth, and Twitter is a good place to start. On Wednesday, Sept. 3, from 7 to 8 p.m. CST, Harrison will host a tweet chat for...
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2,000-plus gather for Higher Things conferences
By Ann Osburn Nearly 2,100 Lutheran youth, chaperones and church workers from all over the United States and Canada gathered at three college campuses this summer for the 2014 Higher Things Lutheran...
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Higher Things 2015 youth-conference registration opens
Registration is now open at tedeum2015.org for the three Higher Things 2015 summer youth conferences. “Te Deum” is the theme of those conferences. The 2015 conferences are scheduled for: July 14-17 at...
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Harrison, Day on Boy Scouts action: ‘It is a sad day’
By Paula Schlueter Ross (paula.ross@lcms.org) In response to a July 27 announcement from the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) that it is lifting its nationwide ban on openly gay adult Scout leaders, two...
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Higher Things conferences draw 2,400-plus
By Ann Osburn More than 2,400 youth, chaperones and church workers gathered at three college campuses in July for this summer’s Higher Things Lutheran youth conferences under the theme “Te Deum.” The...
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Photo gallery: Y4Life servant event in Florida
Laura Davis (third from right), development counselor and director of Y4Life at Lutherans For Life, leads a group of high and middle school student volunteers in prayer outside a Planned Parenthood on...
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Registration opens for Higher Things youth conferences
Registration is open for the three 2016 Higher Things youth conferences. Online registration for the conferences with “Bread of Life” as their common theme is at breadoflife2016.org. Also with similar...
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‘Participating’ in the LCMS Youth Gathering from afar
Tens of thousands of youth and adults from across the country and around the world are expected to descend on New Orleans for the 2016 LCMS Youth Gathering, July 16-20. This is the largest gathering...
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KFUO Audio: Christ Academy Confirmation Retreat at Concordia Theological...
The Rev. John Dreyer, Director of Admission at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., talks with KFUO Radio host Andy Bates about the Christ Academy Confirmation Retreat scheduled for Oct....
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Higher Things summer conferences draw 2,700 participants
Participants in this summer’s Higher Things conference at Colorado State University in Fort Collins gather July 29 for the closing Divine Service. (Higher Things/Ann Osburn) By Ann Osburn Over 2,700...
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Gathering 5K run/walk nets $30,000 for LIRS
Youth and adult participants run in downtown New Orleans during the 2016 LCMS Youth Gathering 5K on July 17. The “Run for Welcome” event was sponsored by Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, with...
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Higher Things 2017 conference registration opens
Participants in a summer 2016 Higher Things conference at Colorado State University in Fort Collins gather for worship. (Higher Things/Ann Osburn) Higher Things will join Lutherans around the world in...
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LYF Youth Poll results reflect headlines, scriptural stance
Young people take the Lutheran Youth Fellowship Youth Poll at the 2016 LCMS Youth Gathering, July 16-20 in New Orleans. (Nathan B. Harrmann) Judging by results of the Lutheran Youth Fellowship (LYF)...
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KFUO Audio: Poll results from 2016 National Youth Gathering
More than 22,000 youth and adults from 35 Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod districts and 14 countries attended the 2016 National Youth Gathering, which was held July 16-20 in New Orleans. (LCMS...
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March 10 webinar: spiritually preparing youth for college
“Preparing Youth to Survive the Academic Apocalypse” is the topic of a free webinar scheduled for 1-2 p.m. Central time on Friday, March 10. Zill Sponsored by LCMS Youth Ministry, the webinar is...
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Children and Youth Ministry Conference cancelled
June 2, 2017, Update: The LCMS Children and Youth Ministry Conference scheduled for July 9-12 in Milwaukee has been cancelled. Read a statement from LCMS School and Youth Ministry about the...
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2019 Youth Gathering Theme: ‘Real. Present. God.’
The 2019 Youth Gathering logo (above) by James Saleska, a graphic designer in Frankenmuth, Mich., “reflects the ideas of strength and fortitude to remind us that ‘God is our refuge and strength,’ ” he...
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June 21 youth webinar topic: dealing with lure of pornography
Presenter Director of Christian Education (DCE) Grant Carey, DCE program director at Concordia University Texas, Austin, says the June 21 webinar “will tackle tough questions around the topic of...
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Black Ministry convocation brings people together in worship, learning,...
During the five-day convocation, more than 540 attendees spent time together in worship, learning and fellowship under the theme “All for Jesus — Know Him. Confess Him. Serve Him.” (Meredith Jackson)...
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Four Higher Things youth conferences planned
Registration is open for four Higher Things Lutheran youth conferences set for this summer. Sharing the theme “Sanctified,” the conferences will be held: July 3–6 at Carleton College, Northfield,...
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Photo essay: ‘Future and Hope’ at the 2018 Corpus Christi conference
The 10th annual Corpus Christi conference was held July 23–27, 2018, in Prague, Czech Republic. Divine Service was held at St. Michael Lutheran Church in Prague. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) Photos by...
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Higher Things summer youth conferences draw nearly 2,800
The Rev. Aaron Fenker preaches for the closing Divine Service at Higher Things in Lawrence, Kansas, in July. The Kansas gathering drew the largest of the summer’s four conferences, with nearly 1,000...
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Youth Ministry wraps up multi-year research project on young-adult retention
Young adults sing during Morning Prayer at the LCMS U National Campus Ministry Conference in 2017. LCMS Youth Ministry recently completed the last phase of a multi-year study on the retention of young...
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Meet ‘YouthLead’: Lutheran Youth Fellowship gets new name
James Wright (left) of Madison, Neb., and Cullen Flieth of Jamestown, N.D., work together at the Lutheran Youth Fellowship 2020 Leadership Development Training on March 13 at the Pallottine Renewal...
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LCMS pastor’s daughter wins National Right to Life oratory contest
Young By Cheryl Magness On June 26, National Right to Life (NRL) held its annual national high school oratory contest in Herndon, Va. The first-place winner of the contest, Anna Young, is a member of...
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Youth Ministry shares findings of Gathering participant poll
(LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) In July, more than 18,000 youth and adult participants attended the 2022 LCMS Youth Gathering, “In All Things,” in Houston. In addition to participating in Bible studies,...
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Youth take part in leadership training
Participants in the March 2023 LCMS YouthLead training converse on the grounds of the Pallottine Renewal Center in St. Louis. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) Each spring, Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS)...
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