Young Adults

Serve young adults at your church with ideas and tips from these articles. Find insights into the unique qualities of college students and young adults and their faith.

  • Top Three Books for Young Adult Ministry

    Top Three Books for Young Adult Ministry

    As part of the Body of Christ, we experience both joy and challenges: God calls us to be united in Him, yet unique in our individuality. Within the church, we engage with people in all...

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  • Embracing Your Lutheran Identity5:27

    Embracing Your Lutheran Identity

    Where does your identity come from? Is it from your race, gender, nationality, social status, income, or something else? Author Gene Edward Veith Jr. brings your Lutheran identity to life in his new b

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  • 5 Bible Verses about God’s Plan for You

    5 Bible Verses about God’s Plan for You

    The concept of “God’s plan” can be nebulous. The platitude, “This was just God’s plan,” rings hollow—or even hurtful—in times of pain or terrible events in history. While we cannot always...

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  • Three Tips to Find Focus in a Distracting Culture

    Three Tips to Find Focus in a Distracting Culture

    Once, my pastor asked me if I liked his reference to Shakespeare in his sermon. I should have been able to laugh with him and comment that I appreciated the way it connected to the Gospel...

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  • An Invitation to Pray The Lord's Prayer: National Day of Prayer

    An Invitation to Pray The Lord's Prayer: National Day of Prayer

    Prayer. This gift from God is a beautiful and blissful reminder that He wants to have a conversation with you about everything in your life: the good, the bad, and the ugly. On the...

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  • What is Authentic Servant Leadership?

    What is Authentic Servant Leadership?

    There has been a lot of buzz recently about what it means to be an authentic servant leader. The phrase “servant leadership” was originally coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in his 1970 The...

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  • Top Five Misunderstood Sayings of Jesus

    Top Five Misunderstood Sayings of Jesus

    There are many of Jesus’ sayings and teachings from the New Testament that are frequently misunderstood. Whether the verses are taken out of context or the understanding behind them is...

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  • Continue: Poems and Prayers of Hope | Friday Favorites0:35

    Continue: Poems and Prayers of Hope | Friday Favorites

    Pick up this book at any point in your day and be blessed by Continue: Poems and Prayers of Hope by Tanner Olson. https://www.cph.org/p-35192-continue-poems-and-prayers-of-hope.aspx #shorts #christi

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  • Finding Peace, Hope, and Joy during a Bittersweet Christmas

    Finding Peace, Hope, and Joy during a Bittersweet Christmas

    For many people, Christmas is an exciting time of reuniting with family, spending quality time together, and eating too many cookies. But for others, it’s a painful reminder of broken...

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  • The Cycle of the Christian Life—Oratio, Meditatio, Tentatio

    The Cycle of the Christian Life—Oratio, Meditatio, Tentatio

    The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119. The Psalm is divided into twenty-two sections, one for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Each section speaks about God’s Word in a vast...

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  • Your Emotions and God

    Your Emotions and God

    Lately, I’ve been a little grumpy. Call it stress, overcast fall days, or the impending Michigan winter, but either way, my mood has been off. I’ve been irritable, frustrated, and low...

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  • What is God calling you to do? Find out in this book by Jeff Leininger | Friday Favorites0:24

    What is God calling you to do? Find out in this book by Jeff Leininger | Friday Favorites

    Brinn shares her favorite book, Callings for Life: God's Plan, Your Purpose by Pastor Jeff Leininger. Learn more about your vocation, what God is calling you to do, and God's biggest mission for us.

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  • The Perfect Gift for Christian College Students | Friday Favorites0:34

    The Perfect Gift for Christian College Students | Friday Favorites

    In this edition of Friday, favorites, Nora shares her pick for students going off to college. Hindsight has 60 devotions written by college students. concerning issues that challenge students on the c

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  • A Student’s Sneak Peek into Deliver Us

    A Student’s Sneak Peek into Deliver Us

    My book list for last semester was more hefty than usual, and I dreaded putting in my $100 order at the bookstore. But there was one relief. A required book written by my professor wasn’t...

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  • Six Christian Books for Busy College Students

    Six Christian Books for Busy College Students

    Classes keep you busy, and you look forward to those five minutes you can spend doomscrolling on your phone at the end of the day. I get it. Sometimes you need to turn your brain off and...

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  • Waffles, Mugs, and Bible Study: Four Tips for Building Christian Community That Lasts

    Waffles, Mugs, and Bible Study: Four Tips for Building Christian Community That Lasts

    You’ve got everything laid out: snacks, Bibles, pens, and a welcome sign. You even turn on an inspirational playlist for mood music. Despite these eager preparations, only a few people...

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  • What I Wish I Knew before Attending My First LCMS Youth Gathering

    What I Wish I Knew before Attending My First LCMS Youth Gathering

    It’s upon us again. The time when youth are scrambling to pack, leaders are double-checking transportation, and committees are reviewing who goes where and when. This summer, a buzz of...

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  • Three Bible Verses for When Showing Grace Feels Impossible

    Three Bible Verses for When Showing Grace Feels Impossible

    As a sinful human being, I rely on the Holy Spirit to help me respond with grace when I am under pressure. I have often fallen short on this. I’ve responded without grace or a caring heart...

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  • Christian Poetry with Tanner Olson | CPH Podcast29:04

    Christian Poetry with Tanner Olson | CPH Podcast

    Poet Tanner Olson shares details about his new book, Continue: Poems & Prayers of Hope, and his writing process, as well as reads a few of his favorite featured poems.

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    Tanner Olson | Continue: Poems & Prayers of Hope

    Tanner Olson joins us live to chat about what it looks like to Continue. To continue through the hard, the joyful, the mundane, but most importantly to continue with Christ. Buy the book at https://ww

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