Why Daniel loves volunteering
Have you thought about what it would look like to serve as a volunteer at the Gathering next summer? Applications to serve as a volunteer at the Gathering are now open! There are five different volunteer opportunities: the Gathering Volunteer...
A Story of God’s Resurrection Hope | Bethlehem Lutheran Church, New Orleans
We are Easter people who believe in the resurrection hope of Jesus. As followers of Jesus, we have hope beyond the grave. We know that death is not the end. In Christ’s death, there is life, and we have hope...
Accompaniment: Walking the Road with Companions
Servant Leadership at the Gathering with Companions and Coaches Written by Bobbi Cyr (she/her) As we have entered into the Easter Season, I have been especially drawn to the road that Jesus walked with his disciples. Jesus showed us how...
Why “Created to Be?”
A message from the Director of the ELCA Youth Gathering, Deacon Tammy Jones West– I have been a part of many theme discernment spaces for synodical events, but this was my first time bringing together young people from around this...
How in the world do you select a host city?
Announcing the city of the ELCA Youth Gathering, Multicultural Youth Leadership Event and the tAble is a fun and somewhat interesting task. In this blog post, we’ll give you a behind the scenes look at the process of selecting a...
Behind the curtain…
A message from Deacon Tammy Jones West, 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering Program Director— First, there is no curtain but for a peek into the behind-the-scenes happenings of the ELCA Youth Gathering, let me start with my first few months on...