WELS National Online Teen Bible Study

The WELS National Online Teen Bible Study is an opportunity for teens across the country to digitally connect with each other around the Word.

The online Bible study is not intended to replace local ministry efforts but complement existing ministries like the WELS International Youth Rally and area WELS Youth Nights. The goals are:

  1. To encourage greater spiritual growth during critical teen years.
  2. To encourage greater relational connections with other WELS teens locally and across the country.

2026ā€“2027 online Bible studies

For the 2026ā€“2027 school year, the National Online Teen Bible Study will focus on four different topics: my self-worth, accepting change, resisting temptation, and finding peace.

Jon Enter, campus pastor at Saint Croix Lutheran Academy in West Saint Paul, Minnesota, will be leading the four online interactive Bible studies via Zoom.

More about the WELS National Online Teen Bible Study

Why an online teen Bible study?

The idea originated with a teenager.

After attending a WELS youth rally, Oliva came away with immediate friendships and connections with other teens across the country. But how do you keep spiritual engagement and relationships going in a culture that makes it easy for teens to disconnect from church and faith? Olivaā€™s idea was to harness the youth rally strengths of relationships and faith and continue it for WELS teens who may feel alone in their faith or be isolated due to distance.

How does it work?

  1. Teens will be able to sign up using their phones to register for an upcoming one-hour Bible study via Zoom quarterly.
  2. Bible study topics will be relevant and led by various WELS pastors.
  3. Teens will be able to interact with one another through breakout rooms.

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