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...
Winding down? Not Just Yet…
As far as I can tell, just about everyone is home from the Youth Gathering by now, but that doesn’t mean the experience is over. For one thing, the ELCA’s Gathering website makes it easy to catch up on everything...
The hands and feet of faith
“God’s Work. Our Hands.” And feet. This is what the hands and feet of some ELCA teens looked like midway through their service project planting wetlands grasses 75 miles south of New Orleans. The outreach was part of the 2009...