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End Goals: LCMS Youth Ministry Podcast — 161 episodes

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#159. Technology and Youth Ministry

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#158. Supporting Student Athletes

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#157. Does God Care About Sports?

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#156. Sports and Youth Ministry

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#155. Talking about Politics

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#154. Talking about War

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#153. Talking about Pornography

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#152. Talking about Divorce

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#151. Gathering Finishing Pack – Between Now and 2028

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#150. Gathering Finishing Pack – Impact of the Gathering

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#149. Gathering Finishing Pack – Community Post-Gathering

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#148. Gathering Finishing Pack – Staff Reflections

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#147. Gathering Finishing Pack – The First Sunday Back

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#146. Live at the Gathering

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#145. LCMS Youth Gathering – Answering the Big Questions

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#144. LCMS Youth Gathering – Caring for Yourself as an Adult Leader

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#143. LCMS Youth Gathering – Divine Service

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#142. Church Work Recruitment

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#141. Exploring the Seven Practices – Where to Start

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#140. Exploring the Seven Practices – Live Out Their Unique Vocation

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#139. LCMS Youth Gathering – Gathering Service and Offering

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#138. Exploring the Seven Practices – Building a Resilient Identity in Christ

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#137. Exploring the Seven Practices – Deeply Understand their Baptismal Faith

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#136. Exploring the Seven Practices – Opportunities to Serve and Lead

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#135. Exploring the Seven Practices – Engaged Parents

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#134. Exploring the Seven Practices – Church Workers as Supportive Adults

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#133. LCMS Youth Gathering – Gathering Volunteers

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#132. History of LCMS Youth Ministry

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#131. Exploring the Seven Practices – Supportive Adults

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#130. Exploring the Seven Practices – Warmth, Challenge, and Grace

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#129. LCMS Youth Ministry: What are the Seven Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry?

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#128. LCMS Youth Gathering: Pre-Gathering Bible Studies

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#127. LCMS Youth Gathering – Ready to Register?

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#126. Starter Pack 2.0 - Choosing and Writing Bible Studies and Devotions

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#125. LCMS Youth Gathering – Exploring New Orleans

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#124. Starter Pack 2.0 - Using Games Effectively

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Starter Pack 2.0 - Building Community and Belonging

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#122. LCMS Youth Gathering – Getting Started for the 25 Gathering

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#121. Starter Pack 2.0 - Child Safety and Risk Management

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#120. Starter Pack 2.0 - Communication

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#119. LCMS Youth Gathering – 2025 Theme Reveal

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#118. Heart of a Servant 2023

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#117. Campus Ministry

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#116. Exploring 40 End Goals: Forming Baptismal Identity

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Apologetic Topics (Part 2): Worldviews and Philosophies

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#114. Apologetic Topics (Part 1) - Questions We Face

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#113. The Role of Apologetics

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#112. Understanding Christian Worldview

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#111. YouthLead and Supporting Teen Leaders

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#110. Supporting International Missions

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#109. Exploring the 40 End Goals - God’s Story, My Story

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#108. Difficult Conversations: Gender and Sexuality

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#107. Exploring the 40 End Goals: Vocation for What’s Next

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#106. Difficult Conversations: Suicide

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#105. Exploring the 40 End Goals: Life In All Things

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#104. Difficult Conversations: Drug and Alcohol Addiction

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#103. Exploring the 40 End Goals: In the Midst of Difficult Times

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#102. Hear about LCMS Servant Events

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#101. Exploring the 40 End Goals – Sabbath and Rest

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100th Episode Special

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#099. Difficult Conversations: Bullying

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#098. Exploring the 40 End Goals - Vocation

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#097. Difficult Conversations: Anxiety and Depression

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#096. Exploring the 40 End Goals - Fostering Humble Confidence

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#095. Exploring the 40 End Goals – Christian Community

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#094. Crossover Episode with Friends for Life: Serving the Younger Generation

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#093. Gathering Finishing Pack – Between Now and 2025

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#092. Gathering Finishing Pack – Staff Reflections on LCMS Youth Gathering 2022

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#091. Gathering Finishing Pack – Impact of the Gathering

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#090. Gathering Finishing Pack – LCMS Youth Gathering Beyond the Five Days

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#089. Gathering Finishing Pack - Sharing the 2022 LCMS Youth Gathering

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#088. Mostly Live at the Gathering

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LCMS Gathering Planning for “What if...?”

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#086. LCMS Gathering Hotels and Transportation Tips

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#085. LCMS Gathering Reveals and Recaps

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#084. Transitioning Youth to College and Beyond

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#083. Parents as Youth Leader

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#082: Listening Skills for Parents and Youth Leaders

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Spiritual Vibrant Households

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#080: Working with Parents

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LCMS Youth Gathering – Service and Leadership Opportunities

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#078: Partnering with Parents

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#077: Encouraging Engaged Parents

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#076: Encouraging Church Work Careers

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#075: LCMS Youth Gathering – A Day at the Gathering

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#074: What does engaging Youth to Service and Leadership Look Like?

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#073: Mentoring Young Leaders

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#072: Equipping Youth to Witness

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#071: Encouraging Youth to Discover their Vocations

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#070: LCMS Youth Gathering - Update with LCEF and District Coordinators

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#069: Youth Ministry Context: Large Youth Ministry

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#068: Youth Ministry Context: Small Youth Ministry

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#067: LCMS Youth Gathering – First Time Leaders

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#066: Youth Ministry Context: Diversity

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#065: 2022 Gathering Registration

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#064: Youth Ministry Context: Urban

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#063: Youth Ministry Context: Rural and Small Town

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#062: Thinking about Context in Youth Ministry

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#061: At the National Lutheran Youth Workers Conference

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#060: Connected for Life – Five Roles of a Youth Leader

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#059: Gathering Starter Pack – Bringing the Gathering Home

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#058: Gathering Starter Pack – Self-Care for Adult Leaders

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#057: Gathering Starter Pack - Exploring Youth’s Unique Vocation

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#056: Gathering Starter Pack – Connecting Parents to the Gathering

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#055: Gathering Starter Pack – Handling Youth in Crisis at the Gathering

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#054: Gathering Starter Pack - Preparing Your Group

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#053: Gathering Starter Pack - Traveling to Houston

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#052: Gathering Starter Pack - Exploring In All Things

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#051: Encouraging Youth Leaders

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#050: Building Community One Youth at a Time

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#049: Developing a Support System (Connected for Life)

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#048: Community Youth Ministry

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#047: Introducing YouthLead

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#046: Strategic Planning for Youth Ministry

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#045: Getting Volunteers Involved in Ministry

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#044: Teaching the Faith in Youth Ministry

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#043: Developing a Philosophy of Youth Ministry

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#042: Developing Philosophy of Christian Education in Youth Ministry

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#041: Faith Formation with Dr. Dave Rueter

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#040: Being a Long-Term Leader in Times of Stress

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#039: Addressing Conflict in Youth Ministry

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#038: Youth and Young Adult Poll from the 2019 Gathering

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#037: Research – Impact of Environment and Reaching Out

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#036: Research – Unintentional Neglect and Prioritizing Gen Z

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#035: Research— Power of Parents and Leadership

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#034: Research: Young Adult Survey and Focus Groups Review

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#033: Research: Congregational Study Review

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#032: Research: How to Assess and Create Good Data

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#031: 2022 Gathering Theme Release

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#030: 2019 Gathering Look Back

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#029: Youth Ministry Starter Pack – Engaging and Supporter Young Leaders

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#028: Youth Ministry Starter Pack – Developing Congregational Support

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#027: Youth Ministry Starter Pack – Social Media

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#026: Youth Ministry Starter Pack – Mental Health

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#025: Youth Ministry Starter Pack – Fundraising

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#024: Youth Ministry Starter Pack – Using Large Events for Ongoing Ministry

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#023: Youth Ministry Starter Pack – Safety and Risk Management

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#022: Youth Ministry Starter Pack – Supportive Adults for Youth Ministry

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#021: Talking about Racism with your Youth with Pastor Gerard Bolling

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#020: Youth Gathering Resource: DCE Rebecca Duport and Dealing with Fear

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Special Episode: Return from COVID-19

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#019: Youth Gathering Resource: Kayla Brock and Social Media

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#018: Youth Gathering Resource: Rev. Dr. Mark Koschmann and Vocation

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#017: Youth Gathering Resource: Heather Ruesch and Sexuality Mentality

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#016: 7 Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry: Unique Vocation

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#015: Youth Gathering Resource – Rev. Keith Haney and Racial Reconciliation

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Special Episode: When You Can’t Meet Face to Face

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#014: 7 Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry: Resilient Identity in Christ

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#013: Youth Gathering Resource: Rev. Dr. Ken Chitwood and Worldview

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#012: 7 Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry: Deeply Understanding Baptismal Faith

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#011: Youth Gathering Resource: Rev. Dr. Ryan Peterson and Decision Making

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#010: Engaging Youth in Service: LCMS Servant Events

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#009: 7 Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry: Opportunities to Serve and Lead

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#008: Youth Gathering Resource: Rev. Michael Salemink and Life Issues

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#007: 7 Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry: Warmth, Challenge and Grace

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#006: Youth Gathering Resource: Rev. Dr. Trevor Sutton and Lutheran Identity

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#005: 7 Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry – Supportive Adults

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#004: Youth Gathering Resource – Rev. Casey Kegley and the Psalms

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#003: 7 Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry: Engaged Parents

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#002: Welcome to End Goals

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#001: End Goals Trailer