Want to follow some groups who have been at recent synod youth gatherings?  We believe the record for the most appearances at a Southern Ohio Synod LYO gathering is held by the group known as Lost and Found.  Guesstimates are that they have been there at least six or seven times.  Check out Lost and Found at http://speedwood.com/

We made good friends with Exit 9.  Read more about them at http://www.churchnoise.com/artists.php?artistid=62

A recent guest band was Perry and the Poor Boys.  Their website is found at http://www.perryandthepoorboys.com/

The Pool Boys were a big hit just a couple years ago.  Follow their travels at http://www.thepoolboys.com/

David Scherer was our featured musician a few years ago with his hip hop music and his upbeat message.  He's at http://www.hiphopoutreach.com/

Does anyone remember Jonathan Rundman? He was at one of our synod gatherings and has some great music out including a double cd that has 52 tracks (one for each week of the year) and covers the seasons of the church.  Read about him at http://www.saltlady.com/

Or maybe you are interested in more than music. You can follow the travels and antics of Lutheran jugglers by the name of the Fitz family by clicking on the following link http://www.fitzfamily.com

Jay Beech led music at several national youth gatherings and is the one who wrote a number of favorites like "We Are the Church" and "We're Family".  He also led music at our synod youth gathering in 1998.  Here is his website http://www.baytonemusic.com/

Maybe you have seen the band of pacmen?  Check them out at http://www.cellbiol.com/pacman.html and immediately contact mikehout@erinet.com if you get more than 100,000 points.

Here is a great weekly Bible Study for youth.  It is called Faith Lens.  Check it out at http://www.elca.org/dcm/youth/faithlens/index.html

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has a number of items of interest on their youth ministry page.  You can read this at http://www.elca.org/dcm/youth/

There is a youth and family ministry network for youthleaders and more.  They have a big annual convention, too.  In 2005 the ELCA Youthworkers convention will be next to Disneyland at the Hyatt Hotel (wonder if Lost and Found will be there and sing their special Hyatt song to the staff).  Read about them at http://www.elcaymnet.org/

Maybe you would simply like to look at a Christian cartoon.  They change this cartoon every day!  Click on this link for that:http://rev-fun.gospelcom.net/

Are you looking for new ideas in youth ministry?  Check out the following links:

--new music and worship resources http://www.crossthesky.com/index.htm

--huge collection of free games & ideas http://www.egadideas.com/

--ideas & stuff from group magazine http://www.egadideas.com/

--here's the youth specialties site http://www.youthspecialties.com/

Working on a Youth Sunday?  Here are some sites with ideas: 

http://www.brethren.org/genbd/yya/YouthSundayS.htm

http://www.myyaya.org/youth/yth_resources/yth_resources-ministry_ideas-01.htm

http://www.rca.org/worship/material/youth/addendum2.php