HeyJaredEnd Goals: LCMS Youth Ministry Podcast
End Goals is the podcast of LCMS Youth Ministry in the Office of National Mission. LCMS Youth Ministry Staff discuss practices for healthy youth ministry and interview practitioners who provide insight for experienced and new youth leaders.
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#164. Supporting Youth Adjusting to Adulthood While Close to Home (opens the original)
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Rev. Shawn Davis joins Mark and Julianna to discuss ways congregations can support young people who are staying close to home following high school graduation. Bio: Pastor Shawn Davis is pastor at Praise Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after recently serving at St. Michael Lutheran in Fort Wayne. In his years in ministry he has worked in Young Adult Ministry, Missions, High School and Junior High Ministries. He has spent concentrated time helping Young Adults and their parents through se
#163. Supporting Youth Going Off to College (opens the original)
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Pastor Michael Schuermann talks with Mark and Julianna about how youth leaders can support graduates who are moving away to college. Bio: Michael Schuermann is the pastor of University Lutheran Church and Student Center in Champaign, IL (a campus ministry congregation serving the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign). He has served there since the beginning of 2020, and previously served congregations in Sherman, IL and Dallas, TX. He also currently serves on the LCMS Board for National Missi
#162. Supporting Youth Going into Military Service (opens the original)
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Rev. Craig Muehler from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces joins Mark and Julianna to discuss how congregations can support young adults transitioning into military service while helping them remain rooted in their faith. Bio: Chaplain Craig Muehler is a retired U.S. Navy captain and serves as the director of the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces. After retiring as deputy chaplain of the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served from 2011-14, Rev. Muehler stepped into this position. He received his
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