Help the children. Children and families and caregivers need our special attention. Congregations are starting day-schools that can be islands of hope for disadvantaged children. Lutheran family service agencies need our support. Connect with youth and young adults.
Involvement is the key to keeping youth in the church.
Let's develop service opportunities, both volunteer and paid. Let's ask the younger generation to lead us in a program for care of the earth. Develop leaders for the next century. Now is the time to identify people whose good judgment and commitment to Christ can lead us into an unknown future. We need to find them, challenge them and support them as they prepare for their turn as leaders.