Guidebook now available
The 2012 ELCA Youth Gathering Guidebook PDF is now available for download. You will find daily schedule information, Superdome activities, community life happenings, transportation schedules, safety guidelines and much, much more. The Final 15 is in the Guidebook starting on page 44. |
2012 ELCA Youth Gathering Guidebook.
The Practice Justice process
On the Practice Justice Day, we will put our faith into action in a city that has persevered through one of the biggest natural disasters in our world. Visit the Practice Justice page and watch the video to know what to expect. We will learn from the people of New Orleans about their struggles and their strength, we will discover places of amazing resilience and places of neglect, violence and pain. Now, six years after Katrina, New Orleans is slowly recovering, yet the need is still great. There are a number of project areas. Find out more about these.
Practice Discipleship Tour brochure
View the Practice Discipleship Tour brochure to learn more about how your day will unfold.
Streamlining the registration process
A short video, a little over five minutes, explains exactly how the registration process will work for the 2012 ELCA Youth Gathering. Watch the video.
Download the map
A wonderful map has been put together that includes the Daily Schedule, Practice Peacemaking Zones and Champions Square (the area outside of the dome). The Champions Square map includes prices for food and beverages.
Preparing our mindset
Yes, you have raised, earned, collected and paid a lot to attend the Gathering and it is helpful for all leaders to remember we are a part of more than 33,000. Everything will not go our way. That moment might be the greatest learning moment. For example: We might not get the Practice Justice assignment we want, but we can be open to it as a potentially great opportunity. What we get out of anything depends upon what we put into it. One of the greatest challenges for Adult Leaders is helping youth to have attitudes of gratitude and seeing all that comes their way as opportunity. It’s definitely not easy, but it is helpful.
Here are some quick tips to remember.
- Live in the moment
- Be a non-anxious presence
- Live with an attitude of gratitude
- Act with respect (don’t joke, imitate or make fun of...)
- Be open to each other and new people
- See the best in each other
- Help each other be the best
- Don’t complain. Work toward a solution
- Support each other through highs/lows