2022 LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions. How NOT to Let Issues Prevent Friendships

Hot-button issues are forcing people to take sides and breaking up friendships. How do we deal with the pressure to agree with views we find uncomfortable or that go against our faith?

2022 LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions. How God Used Me For Good – A Redemption Story

Alyssa Portz shares what it was like to be at the lowest point in her life and how God is in all things, even in our difficulties and how He used her situation for good.

2022 LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions. FutureSex/LoveProblems: Sex, Love, and Christian Identity in the Digital Age

God’s first command was to be fruitful and multiply. Yet many “nice” Christians avoid talking about sex for fear of shame or embarrassment.

2022 LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions. Body Image – Looking in All the Wrong Places

Beau suffered from an eating disorder for 3 years but has recovered by the grace of God.

2022 LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions. All Work is Church Work

Not everyone goes into professional Church Work, and that’s okay!

LCMS Youth Ministry End Goals — Difficult Conversations: Gender and Sexuality

Pastor Jonathan and Christa Petzold help us think about how to approach issues of gender and sexuality in our youth ministry.  

2022 LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions. Bigger. Faster. Stronger. Calling All Athletes!

Pastor Billy wrestles with the impact of our faith in athletics, taking a look at the one who knows how to suffer the best.