Speakers for 2025 National Youth Gathering announced

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) 2025 National Youth Gathering (NYG) committee is excited to announce the co-main speakers for the gathering will be Rev. Dr. Robert Bugbee and Jennifer Kerr (MAMFT, CAMFT-A), who have both been involved in previous NYGs in different roles. The returning guest speaker will be DCE Cassie Moore (Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod – LCMS), who will focus on equipping and supporting youth leaders. 

Dr. Robert Bugbee serves as a pastor at First Lutheran Church and Christian Academy in Windsor, Ontario, where he has been since 2018. From 2008-2018, he served as LCC President. At the 2013 NYG in Winnipeg, he served the gathering as Bible study leader. Dr. Bugbee was born in Ohio, then studied at Wartburg College in Iowa and Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, with semesters in Germany. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Concordia Theological Seminary (Fort Wayne, Indiana) in 2010. He is married to Gail, and they have four children and ten grandchildren.

Jennifer Kerr is a mental and relational health counsellor from Regina. She has a husband named Rocky, a cat named Kirby, and a guitar named Bennett. Throughout her time working with kids, youth, and young adults in numerous organizations, Kerr knew she wanted to grow in her abilities to serve young people and families. That led her to complete her Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy and become a professional counsellor. She has been part of many LCC youth gatherings as a musician, and spoke on mental health from a faith perspective at the 2023 IMPACT Youth Gathering.

Cassie Moore is an author, international speaker, and leadership consultant with 15 years’ experience as a Director of Christian Education in LCMS churches, schools, and youth gatherings. Growing up in Illinois and Minnesota, she earned her Master’s degree in organizational leadership from the Townsend Institute at Concordia University in California, and has served as an educator since 2008. She’s taught and spoken to thousands of students of all ages in the course of her career. In her free time, Cassie loves chatting over coffee with friends, hiking and kayaking with her dogs, and travel with her husband, Tyler. 

The 2025 LCC NYG will take place July 4-8, 2024 at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. Registration information will be made available later in 2024. The theme, UNBREAKABLE, is based on Ephesians 6:11. For more information, follow the NYG on Facebook or Instagram, or subscribe to the InfoDigest enewsletter.

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