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LYF is committed to empowering youth and adults to use their gifts and energies in service to God and His people as they celebrate their faith in Jesus Christ. | ||
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The LYF Executive Board 2007-2010 | ||
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| REGISTER YOUR LYF GROUP | ||
| Is your congregation’s youth group registered with Lutheran Youth Fellowship? Click here to connect your youth group with other LCMS youth groups around the country. You will receive a certificate in the mail, as well as periodic emails connecting you to the resources, events, and networks available to you through the LCMS Youth Ministry Office. | ||
| WHY LYF? | ||
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| HOW IS LYF ORGANIZED? | ||
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The youth ministry programs of all LCMS congregations are considered to be a part of Lutheran Youth Fellowship. There is no registration or fee expectation. All congregations are provided information about LYF program and resources. Each LCMS district selects its representatives to attend an annual leadership training conference. At this event, the official business of the organization is transacted and leadership training is provided for the "Council of LYF Representatives" (CLYFR) membership. The council business is conducted by an executive board. Each March, the 35 districts of the LCMS have the opportunity to involve youth and adult leaders in the Council of Lutheran Youth Fellowship Representatives caucus that takes place in St. Louis. In addition to being equipped to lead the newest element of LYF Leadership Training, the representatives also conduct business to shape and comment on youth ministry efforts in The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. The CLYFR experience is led by the LYF Executive Board. The Executive Board is elected as part of the National Gathering LYF Delegate Assembly and represent each of the five geographic regions that comprise the LCMS. | ||
| THE LYF LOGO | ||
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| LYF TEEN LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE | ||
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TLI is a series of leadership training workshops. Each year at the annual CLYFR meeting, participants are trained to lead a leadership workshop in their districts. With the support of their districts, CLYFR representatives present the workshops in congregational, circuit and district settings for their peers. There are currently nine leadership training components including:
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Lutheran Youth Fellowship is a resource of the DCS Youth Ministry Office to support youth group ministry in The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and to promote leadership skill development in teenagers.
The LYF logo is a stylized cross made from the intersecting design of the organization's initials, LYF. The cross is key to what LYF is, emphasizing that the cross and work of Jesus Christ is the central focus of all that we do in youth ministry. The "y"s in the four sets of initials with their circle "heads" represent the youth of the church, their "arms" uplifted in celebration and youthful enthusiasm. Their "arms" touch/clasp, emphasizing the fellowship and community aspects of youth ministry inherent in the group's name and serve as a reminder that a key element in youth ministry in the new century is building relationships - with Christ and with each other.
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