Teen Culture

At every LCMS Youth Gathering we ask participants to take the Lutheran Youth Poll. This is the executive summary for the 2025 Gathering held this in New Orleans.

Teens in our youth ministry are wrestling with how to use AI, not just for schoolwork, but in their person lives. This article is designed to help you think about how you might help youth manage this newest technological tool.

We need to talk about why spiritual practices and living out our vocation is important. In Jesus, teens have something worth sacrificing for.

In the third article of this series, we talk about the power of play for Gen Z.

Gen Z knows a very chaotic world. Our church environment can be a place of warmth and healthy relationships. This article is the second in a series about engaging Gen Z.

Youth Ministry and whole congregations benefit when we understand generational difference and reach across them. This article is the first of three talking about Gen Z and how knowing them will help your ministry.

How do we continue to tell students that Jesus is good when the Church that purports to espouse His teachings, hurts people? Youth leaders should be prepared for responding when young people are faced with sin within their congregation and the larger church. This article helps leaders consider how they might do approach this difficult topic.

The Lutheran Youth and Adult Poll (formerly known as the Lutheran Youth Fellowship Poll) has been conducted every three years at LCMS Youth Gatherings since the 1980s. The executive summary seeks to highlight the most important findings from the 2022 poll.