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We Believe is a huge project by Higher Things full of videos, articles, and studies to help reinforce the core teachings of our Lutheran faith. Rooted in the teachings of the Small Catechism, we tackle quarterly topics from a variety of perspectives grounded in the same biblical teaching, all pointing to the same gifts of Christ Jesus our Lord. Join us on YouTube, sign up for content email blasts, listen to sermons, and grow in faith and understanding.

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Hour of Honor

Am I Trying to Please People Instead of God?

Am I Trying to Please People Instead of God?

Can Our Imagination Serve God?

Can Our Imagination Serve God?

When You Hear or Read God’s Word, What Questions Should You Ask Yourself?

When You Hear or Read God’s Word, What Questions Should You Ask Yourself?

How Can I Defend My Christian Faith With Stories?

How Can I Defend My Christian Faith With Stories?

Itty Bitty Living Space

Itty Bitty Living Space

The Battle of Your Imagination: From Good to Evil in Seconds

The Battle of Your Imagination: From Good to Evil in Seconds

Is God’s Will Always Best?

Is God’s Will Always Best?

Two Gifts From God: Identity and Imagination

Two Gifts From God: Identity and Imagination

Who Are You? You’re a Christian, you Belong to Christ

Who Are You? You’re a Christian, you Belong to Christ

How Do I Become Me?

How Do I Become Me?

What Does It Mean to Live Out My Christian Identity?

What Does It Mean to Live Out My Christian Identity?

Who Am I? Our Eternal Identity in Christ

Who Am I? Our Eternal Identity in Christ

Fish Food

As A Lutheran, Should I Be Afraid of Death?

As A Lutheran, Should I Be Afraid of Death?

Tweety Bird

As a Christian, Who Am I Now In Relation to Sin?

As a Christian, Who Am I Now In Relation to Sin?

Who Am I In Relation To Christ?

Who Am I In Relation To Christ?

...Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth." (Colossians 3:1-2)

In 1998, several LCMS pastors began planning a smaller, more regionally minded, cost-effective conference for youth, designed to be uniquely Lutheran. A year later, those plans were unveiled for the Dying to Live national Lutheran youth conference, held in the summer of 2000. Over 700 youth and adults from 25 states attended what was, for all intents and purposes, the first Higher Things conference. Based on the success of that first conference, more plans developed for what would become Higher Things.

The name for the emerging group was chosen just before the first conference, as it had become obvious by then that the event would serve as the impetus for something worth continuing and expanding. The new organization’s theme verse was: “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” (Colossians. 3:1-2).

Twenty years ago, Higher Things was started by a handful of pastors and laypeople who cared very deeply about the young people of the church. Today over 1700 LCMS congregations have been impacted by the mission of Higher Things.

Higher Things is many things, all of which seek to keep young people focused on Christ and His gifts as they grow and mature in their faith. It is parents teaching their children the catechism. It is youth workers and volunteers reinforcing what is preached from their congregations’ pulpits and confessed in their pews. And it is pastors keeping their young sheep Lutheran as they grow up.

In two decades, we haven’t wavered in our mission to assist parents, pastors, and congregations in cultivating a distinctly Lutheran identity among their youth and young adults. We work to bring the Gospel of Christ, and Him crucified to youth via our events, app, confirmation curriculum, Reflections, videos, articles, VBS curriculum, and more! Higher Things strives to be available to youth from their cell phones and computer screens all the way to their summer plans.

Our plan for the future? We will keep putting the Gospel in the ears of youth as long as the Lord allows!