A Day in the Life of the Director
– Molly Beck Dean There is some curiosity about my job, so our fabulous blog editors thought it would be fun to do a “day in the life of the Gathering Director” post. I’m on the road five to fifteen days a month, but when I’m not...
Accompaniment After Harvey
– Jessica Noonan This past August as the summer was winding down and a new year of school was beginning, life along the Gulf Coast came to a standstill. It was like time froze. Everything was a blur. No one knew what day it...
An Extravaganza of Preparation
– Todd Buegler My first experience bringing a group to the ELCA Youth Gathering was in San Antonio in 1988. I brought a group of nine young people, along with one other adult leader. Our experience in San Antonio was...
Meet Andrea
– Andrea Martínez My name is Andrea Martínez, and I serve as the Team Leader for the Communications Team for the 2018 Gathering. What exactly does this team do, you may wonder? This is the team that is joyfully responsible for the 24-hour infoline, social media, photography, livestream, videography, mobile...
Blast Off for Books!
– Cody Miller The Gathering identified the need to lift up literacy as part of the Service Learning experience. Through the many conversations with literacy-related partners in Houston, we learned that many of the students in the Houston Independent School District enter school lacking reading-readiness skills. Up to the 2nd grade, students are taught...
Gathering Face-to-Face in Community
– Christine Frye I was 16 years old and out to change the world. It was the summer of 2006, and I was traveling with my youth group to San Antonio, TX for my first ELCA Youth Gathering. I remember arriving at...