…because you have become very dear to us. (1 Thessalonians 2:8) November, 2011
“So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us.” (1 Thessalonians 2:8) This verse from...
October 2011
Part of the Living Into the Future Together [taskforce’s report] http://tinyurl.com/3ad5eyw included the call for every ELCA congregation to have a mission strategy by the end of 2012. This resolution was adopted by the 2011 Churchwide Assembly. It is the...
YG Director’s Blog.August,2011: How we serve
I just returned from a large group bible study at the youth gathering of one of our ecumenical partners. The opening band had the audience of teens jumping in unison with raised-arm praise, singing lyrics about their God being greater,...
YG Director’s Blog.July,2011: Will the Gathering be different than 2009?
One of the Gathering synod coordinators recently passed along questions that she has been receiving from congregations trying to decide if they are going to invest in the 2012 ELCA Youth Gathering. Questions like, “Will the stage in the Superdome...
YG Director’s Blog, June, 2011:Why are be going back to NOLA?
Why are we going back to New Orleans? I can’t tell you how many timespeople have asked me that question. The first few times I answered, Ihave to admit I did it with a bit of an attitude, a kind...
More Reactions from New Orleanians
BestofNewOrleans.com posted an article on the reactions of the people of New Orleans to what the JJJ09 youth brought there. An excerpt: We’re humbled. Humbled at their generosity. Humbled at the sight of so many young people traveling so far...