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.

2022 LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions. Christ In All Things…Even Addiction!

When addiction impacts your life, you will inevitably come to this question, “God, where are you?”

2022 LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions. In All Things Includes ALL Things. Seriously.

One of the theological advisors for this Gathering will help participants take a detailed and in-depth look at the biblical and theological foundations behind the Gathering theme.

2022 LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions. Candles, Crystals, and Chakras: Thinking about Mystical Spiritualities

We live in times when people may follow a variety of mystical practices or “spiritualities” that come from many different sources.