Why Interactive Learning?
– Claire Meyer The Gathering does really, really big things really, really well. One of those really, really big things is Interactive Learning. We have some really, really big and exciting things in store for you. Interactive Learning is a...
Gathering at the Pivot Moments
– Bp. Erik Gronberg In July of 1991, I enviously watched the youth from my church in Austin, Texas leave for the Gathering in Dallas. I was one year too young to go with them. In 1994, I was in...
The Body of Christ at the Gathering
– Carrie Gubsch Do you think we should go back, Carrie? It seemed like an innocent question. A few weeks ago, a colleague and I were talking about the 2015 Youth Gathering in Detroit. The Gathering was a whirlwind. We...
Feeling Rocked to the Core
– Kristina Johnson Dernier The ELCA Youth Gathering is a transformational event that impacts literally thousands of young people and their adult leaders for their entire lives. When I was a junior in high school, I got to go to...
Gathering in Vulnerability
– Theresa Hanley When I was first invited to attend the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering in Detroit, Michigan, I was scared. Before the Gathering, I only knew of the negative connotation that surrounded Detroit. However, since my short time in...
Why Community Life?
– Heather Langan Hello, my name is Heather Langan and I am the assistant team leader for the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering Community Life Planning Team. I am so excited to be working as a member of this team as...