Stewards of the Gospel

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A Youth Retreat for Grades 7–12

God has given you more than you might realize: your time, your talents, your relationships and the opportunities in front of you. What are you doing with them?

Join us as we explore what it means to be a steward of the Gospel. Together we'll look at how God's grace changes the way we live, and how we can use what He has entrusted to us to serve others, share our faith and make a difference in the world around us.

Stewardship isn't just about money. It's about living out your faith every day.

Speaker bio

The Rev. Dr. Nathan Meador serves as President of the South Wisconsin District of the LCMS. He is a graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, where he earned his M.Div. in 1996 and his Doctor of Ministry in 2017.

For 25 years, Pastor Meador served congregations in Northern Wisconsin, Southern Illinois and South Wisconsin, most recently as Senior Pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Plymouth, Wis. From 2013 to 2025, he also served as Stewardship Specialist in the LCMS Office of National Mission, and he has chaired stewardship task forces in Southern Illinois and South Wisconsin. With the Rev. Heath Curtis, he wrote Stewardship as Pastoral Care in the Lexham Ministry Series.

He and his wife, Jill, a gifted Lutheran educator, have been married for 34 years. They have three children. Joseph is a Lutheran educator in Edwardsville, Ill., and he and his wife, Katie, also a Lutheran educator, are the parents of KJ, "the best grandson ever." Bethany is a Doctor of Physical Therapy graduate of Concordia Wisconsin, and Andrew is a graduate of St. Louis University. In his free time, Pastor Meador enjoys golf and bowling, and he officiates high school football, basketball and volleyball.