We are family
-Amelia Dowling We all have our doubts, especially when it comes to our faith. It’s natural and any Christian you talk to will admit to doubting their own relationship with God. Our doubts help us grow in our faith and...
Meet Molly
-Molly Beck Dean Hi! My name is Molly and I serve as the Program Director for the ELCA Youth Gathering or Gathering Director for short. I began as director in January 2015 and accompanied former director, Heidi Hagstrom, and the...
Welcome!
Welcome to the new ELCA Youth Gathering blog! We want to create a space for sharing the stories and experiences of the Gathering. A place that wasn’t filled with the latest updates or specific details, but rather a place...
People in Detroit are still talking…
People in Detroit are still talking about how well behaved – respectful, joyful, generous and kind – ELCA youth were. After 18 years working with the ELCA Youth Gathering I am no longer surprised by such comments. I have grown...
30,000 Lutherans – the ELCA Youth Gathering was art!
How do you define art? A painting? A sculpture? A fine piece of music? A moving play? Seth Godin, one of my favorite bloggers, defines art as “a human act, a generous contribution, something that might not work, and it...
A celebration of all of us together
A person’s favorite teaching of Jesus is, “So the first will be last, and the last will be first” (Matthew 20:16). S/he wants to know when it will happen. When will she get to “revel in the luxuries that [the...