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2018 Youth Ministry Symposium
January 28, 2018 - January 30, 2018
The 2018 LCMS Youth Ministry Symposium is scheduled for Jan. 28-30 at the Hilton St. Louis Airport Hotel.
The Symposium’s focus will be ministry to and with young adults, with a special focus on the recent research conducted by LCMS Youth Ministry.
Ministry stakeholders and practitioners are invited to be active participants as the findings are synthesized by symposium speakers Ryan Curnutt (LCMS Senior Research Analyst), Dr. Dave Rueter, DCE (Concordia University Irvine) and Dr. Kevin Borchers, DCE (Concordia University Chicago).
Registration
Registration is now closed. Please contact LCMS Youth Ministry at youth.ministry@lcms.org if you questions about registering.
Updated schedule overview
Sunday, Jan. 28
- 5:30-7 p.m. — Dinner buffet
- 7-8:30 p.m. — Opening session
Monday, Jan. 29
- Breakfast on your own
- 8:30-10:15 a.m. — First session
- 10:15-10:30 a.m. — Break
- 10:30 a.m.-Noon — Second and third sessions
- Lunch provided
- 1-1:30 p.m. — Networking
- 1:30-3 p.m. — Fourth and fifth sessions
- 3-3:15 p.m. — Break
- 3:15-4:45 p.m. — Sixth and seventh sessions
- Dinner on your own
Tuesday, Jan. 30
- Breakfast on your own
- 8:30-10:20 a.m. — Ninth session
- 10:20-10:30 a.m. — Closing
More about the Symposium
The LCMS Youth Ministry research data will be presented with facilitated discussions on current positive ministry taking place among LCMS young adults and the need for future ministry resources, engagement, and study.
The research conducted includes the direct feedback from 200 LCMS congregations and more than 1,800 young adults who have been or are connected to the LCMS.
Their insights are powerful, and anyone connected to or interested in youth and young adult ministry are encouraged to attend, including pastors, youth workers (commissioned and lay workers; professional and volunteers).
Contact Youth Ministry with any questions.
- youth.ministry@lcms.org
- 888-843-5267
