Area teens gathered at Kansas University on Saturday for girl talk.

Boyfriends. Dating. Family feuds. Whatever was on their minds was potential fodder for conversation at the Talkin’ It Out With Your Girls event in the Burge Union.

“It’s about growing the ministry within,” said Erin Lindsay, CEO of Erin Lindsay Ministries and the event’s organizer. “It’s about girls being able to talk to each other about what they’re really dealing with – whether it’s sex, dating, their friends, all those types of things.”

Lindsay, a recent KU graduate who majored in business and religious studies, created Girl Sunday, a program for girls aged 13 to 18 that enables them to talk about current life issues and develop their leadership skills. Lindsay said the program could broach a variety of subjects, from drug abuse to peer pressure.

“We’ve found that these girls are talked to all day long,” Lindsay said. “For them to have the opportunity to say: ‘This is what I want to talk about. This is what I have questions about’ – it’s really effective.”

Saturday’s program cost $7 to $10 for each participant, depending on whether they registered early. About 15 girls participated in the program, which included a girl-talk session.

“They’re going to get to pick what we’re talking about, what we’re asking questions about – and it’s all from a biblical standpoint,” Lindsay said.

The teens also discussed how they could take what they learned to other teens in the community.

Taylor Eubanks, a 14-year-old South Junior High student, participated in Saturday’s event. She said she used Facebook to help spread the word about the program.

“I think it’s a good idea,” she said. “It’ll be a good opportunity for the girls in the community because they can talk about stuff and things that they think are right or wrong or issues that they need confronted.”