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. 

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Adventures in Lutheranism: Children’s Choir

Rachel embarks on a new Adventure in Lutheranism as she helps start and lead a new children’s choir at her church.  

The Coffee Hour — Set Apart to Serve: Formation to Serve as a High School Teacher

How are high school teachers formed for their vocations?

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Erin’s Big Question: Dungeons & Dragons

For the first time ever, Erin’s asking a Big Question in the Lounge — and it’s a doozie: Is Dungeons and Dragons actually great?  

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Kitchen Table Talk: Mary and the Saints

The Ladies welcome the Rev. William Weedon to talk through pressing questions about whether and how we can faithfully and appropriately celebrate the saints of God.  

The Coffee Hour — Set Apart to Serve: Summer Travels for Church Worker Recruitment

How was Set Apart to Serve part of summer activities for youth around the Synod?

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.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Our Favorites, Revisited: CORN

In this riveting episode originally from August 2024, it’s a “cornival” of craziness as Erin leads Sarah and Rachel in an Iron Ladle Challenge celebrating the joys of “corn culture” (or “corny culture”) in midsummer.   

The Coffee Hour — Set Apart to Serve: Following in the Family Legacy

How does a family legacy of church work influence younger generations?

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.