For Youth Leaders

AI chatbots have become more popular and widely used in the last few years. Rev. Dr. Trevor Sutton shares some guiding principals for helping youth navigate this technology.

Teenagers are especially in need of valuable and meaningful friendships and can sometimes use extra guidance in maintaining them or understanding the keys to lasting friendship. This conversation guide can help you to support them as they learn to be Christian friends who love others in Jesus' name.

The culture tells us that denying ourselves keeps us from happiness. This article discusses how that messaging measures up to what we believe about waiting and delayed gratifications as Christians.

"We want to build up teens who are willing to serve in the church, and as appropriate, might consider careers in professional church work. As we seek to encourage young people in their faith journeys, the most beneficial things we can offer them are opportunities to get involved with service and leadership in the church. When done the right way, this allows youth to feel valued and deeply connected to the Body of Christ."

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 know that Satan works hard to destroy families, God’s people, and the church. One of the tools of temptation used to accomplish this is pornography, and it is unfortunately rampant in today’s culture. Porn impacts men and women, teens and adults, and those in ministry. This conversation guide is designed to help you start a conversation with the teens in your life about pornography.

Many ideas initially sound excellent, but we do not take the time to consider them in terms of Biblical accuracy. This article considers the potential impact of the message "You can be whatever you want to be" and how youth ministry may want to share something closer to Scripture.