The Counselor-in-Training meetings invite high school youth who are motivated for service into lively theological conversations with teachers who cherish youth. A faculty person in residence, provided through a partner seminary, engages in biblical and practical Christian explorations with youth who themselves are being shaped to serve as teachers and leaders in outdoor ministry. These week-long encounters, blended with the camp's regular training rhythms, are designed:

• to engage youth with dynamic teachers with a passion for theology.
• to assist youth in seeing their whole lives, and their serving at camp, in relation to theology.
• to assist youth in developing biblical or theological sensitivity and skill.

Themes and practices that have been explored range from Luther's spirituality and teachings on prayer, to the Christian's calling to enter into difficult conversations on moral issues, to ways to listen to God's voice in our lives. Teachers also join in numerous camp activities during the week, building relationships and enjoying all kinds of "holy conversations."

Three outdoor ministry sites will be served by TEY in the summer of 2008:

Calumet Lutheran Camp and Conference Center

Camp Lutherlyn

TEY will also offer theological exploration for a joint project of Bear Creek Camp and Camp Nawakwa called LITs.

Bear Creek Camp and Conference Center

Camp Nawakwa

Theological Education with Youth, a joint initiative of Lutheran seminaries, creates meeting places for theological and vocational discovery with high school disciples.