2025 LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions — Emotional Overload: Understanding the Storm Inside

Do you find yourself asking, “Why are my emotions taking over, and is it wrong to feel this way?” Let’s get to the heart of what really drives our emotional ups and downs.

2025 LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions — Calling All Introverts

Sometimes it feels like the world is made for outgoing people to succeed. But what if you’re not outgoing—or even introverted?

2025 LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions — Boundaries & Beyond: Owning Your Worth & Protecting Your Heart

Ever catch yourself thinking, “How do I say no without losing friends—and what if I’ve already gone too far?” This session unpacks what healthy sexual boundaries actually look like and why they matter.

The Coffee Hour — Learning from Youth in the Gathering Youth Poll

What does the LCMS Youth Ministry team learn from each Gathering’s Youth Poll?

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. 

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Gathering Finishing Pack – Impact of the Gathering

The Gathering has an impact far beyond what happens in your congregation. Hear DCE Zeal Beale and Kari Benson talk about the impact of our service at the 2025 Youth Gathering. 

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Gathering Finishing Pack – Community Post-Gathering

Rev. Dr. Peter Nafzger join Mark and Julianna to talk about our theme of community and how we can carry it forward in healthy youth ministry.

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Gathering Finishing Pack – Staff Reflections

The LCMS Youth Ministry staff reflects on the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering and celebrates what God did during our time together in New Orleans.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S10Ep.7 Christ’s Life for All Life | Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison

Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, takes some time during the Gathering to talk about Christ’s life and Christian love for all human life.

Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S10Ep6. The Art of Being Pro-Life | Kristen Clapper

Kristen Clapper is a local of New Orleans and share her passion for life in a creative way at the 2025 Gathering.