Category: elca youth gathering
How Did the Gathering Expedition Come to Be?
How did the Gathering Expedition come to be? Ministry with young people continues to change, morph and innovate. Even the larger, “flagship” programs, like the ELCA Youth Gathering do the same. The Gathering has created “Expedition” experiences to accompany the gathering, and to deepen the ministry of the Gathering. There are lots of questions about where this ...
Why It’s Important that the ELCA Youth Gathering Go to Minneapolis in 2027
Today, at the closing worship service of the ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans, it was announced that the ELCA Youth Gathering will go to the city of Minneapolis in 2027. I’ve been to enough youth gatherings to know that when the next Gathering city is announced at a closing worship, there is always a mixed reaction ...
Changes for Gathering Bus Tour at the Extravaganza
There is an important change regarding the “Gathering Bus Tour” being held at the 2024 Extravaganza in New Orleans next month. The public bus tour of Gathering sites and locations is being replaced by a different event that will serve the same purpose, introduce adult leaders to a tool that we will use during the ...
Gathering Transitions: Thank You to Molly Beck Dean
Dear friends, At this year’s Extravaganza, ELCA staff members and many of the team leaders from the ELCA Youth Gathering were present to talk about the cancellation of the 2022 Gathering and the transition to the 2024 Youth Gathering. And at this event, Deacon Tammy Jones West was introduced as the new Interim Director of the ...
What the Gathering’s Cancellation Means
Hello friends, By now, you have probably seen the notification from the ELCA Youth Gathering, letting the community know that the 2022 Youth Gathering in Minneapolis will not take place. Instead, the Gathering leadership will pivot and begin working on the 2024 event. We want to let you know that the 2022 Extravaganza, scheduled for ...
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