End Goals: LCMS Youth Ministry

End Goals is the podcast of LCMS Youth Ministry in the Office of National Mission. LCMS Youth Ministry Staff discuss practices for healthy youth ministry and interview practitioners who provide insight for experienced and new youth leaders.

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End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: AI, Technology and Youth Ministry

Rev. Dr. Trevor Sutton joins Mark and Julianna to break down the complexity of how AI and technology are impacting our world, our teens and our youth ministry.  

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Technology and Youth Ministry

Technology impacts culture, education, social lives, and more. Youth Ministry isn’t exempt from feeling those changes, even as the Gospel stays the same.

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Supporting Student Athletes

Mark and Julianna interview two student athletes, Savannah Butterfield and George Austin, about how the church can support all student athletes in their vocation.

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Does God Care About Sports?

Dr. Heath Lewis joins Mark and Julianna as we continue our series on youth ministry and sports.

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Sports and Youth Ministry

Mark and Julianna talk about the current youth sports environment and how it can impact teens and their families.

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Talking about Politics

Politics can be a divisive thing to discuss, but it’s an important part of engaging in our vocations.

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Talking about War

War is not a new topic, but it is one our young people may be asking about.

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Talking about Pornography

We continue our series on hard conversations by talking with Daniel Weiss, executive director of the Sexual Integrity Leadership Summit, about how we approach conversations around pornography with our young people.  

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Talking about Divorce

In a new series, we discuss how to approach and talk about difficult topics in our youth’s lives. In this episode, DCE Rebecca Duport shares her story and how we can talk about divorce in Youth Ministry.  

End Goals — Gathering Finishing Pack – Between Now and 2028

In our final episode of the Gathering Finishing Pack, we talk about what happens between now and the 2028 LCMS Youth Gathering.