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The Lutheran Youth Organization... lifting the voices of young people

The Lutheran Youth Organization (LYO) is an organization of high-school age young people who are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. There are nearly 100,000 ELCA youth across the United States and the Caribbean.

The LYO is a place where the voices of young people are lifted up in the church.

This ministry happens through a variety of ways in which young people discuss issues of importance to them concerning faith, youth ministry, the ELCA, local communities, and the world.

Registration is open for the 2009 LYO Convention in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
	Register online now Registration instructions Frequently Asked Questions Schedule Selecting delegates Transportation Facebook group

Seeking nominations for the 2009-2012 Board of the Lutheran Youth Organization

Serving on the Board of the Lutheran Youth Organization is a great way to serve as a young leader in the ELCA, represent the voices of young people, and deepen your leadership experience and skills.

The Board positions include president, vice president, secretary, and members at Large (one to be elected from each of the 9 geographical regions of the ELCA). All nominees must be members of a congregation that is recognized as a congregation of the ELCA and shall be age 15 to 18 and/or entering grades 10-12 at the time of the LYO Convention, July 26-30, 2009. Apply now!

All nomination forms must be received by May 1, 2009.

Want to make a difference in the LYO?
Submit a resolution.

Submitting resolutions is one way to make a difference. Any ELCA young person 14-18 years old can submit a resolution. Click here for the resolution information form (PDF). The deadline for resolutions is April 1, 2009. Resolutions can also be submitted during the LYO Convention in July.

A call for LYO Convention delegates

The Board of the Lutheran Youth Organization is prayerfully inviting each synod to identify and send a richly diverse group of up to 8 gifted and engaged young disciples to the Eighth Triennial Convention of the LYO, July 26-July 30 in Hattiesburg, MS.

Read more about selecting and sending young voting delegates to the LYO Convention.

2009 CSLYOPs to be in Illinois
The 2009 Council of Synod LYO Presidents meeting will take place November 5-8. It will be hosted by the Central/Southern Illinois Synod at the Lake Williamson Christian Conference Center in Carlinville, IL.
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Highlights of the 2008 CSLYOPs meeting
Learn more about what happened at this annual gathering of amazing and faithful young leaders. Use the Diversity Circle activity in your synod.
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Interested in being an LYO Convention delegate?
Learn more about becoming a voting delegate for 2009.
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Increasing youth representation
Two young leaders from Northwest Minnesota Synod are on a mission to help increase youth representation at synod assemblies. Here are some resources that can help.
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Presentation on the 2009 LYO Convention Feel free to download this PowerPoint presentation to share in your synod youth ministry networks.
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Join the MYLE '09 Facebook group!