I work at Youth Specialties, a wonderful group of people committed to encouraging and resourcing youth workers. I've been married to Jeannie for 20 years, and have two great kids: Liesl (13) and Max (9).
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let me know if you’ll be blogging from the atlanta convention this coming week, and i’ll add you to a linked list i’ll post on thursday.
love this list from steve argue about how to make the most of the convention. very closely lines up with what i share in the opening session.
Go to a seminar you disagree with… to understand.
Sit in a different spot each session… try to see from another perspective.
Talk with someone different than you… to learn.
Seek out a youth workder half your age or twice your age… buy them coffee.
Spend time being quiet… resist perpetuating busyness in your life.
Sleep in or stay up late… jolt your natural schedule.
Support local restaurants, avoid places you could eat at from home.
Take the long way… let go of efficiency.
Summarize your notes… share them with someone when you get home.
Walk around the block. Don’t say you’ve been in St. Louis until you’ve done so.
Sing nothing during worship… listen as though you were hearing the words for the first time.
Share with someone what the Spirit was saying to you as you listened throughout the plenary gathering… avoid critiquing the message.
Embrace a quote of the day, image of the day, song of the day, surprise of the day, conversation of the day. Journal them.
Avoid at all costs saying, “When I was here last time…”
the following list are people who i exect (because they said so, or because i know they’re attending) will be blogging from the national youth workers convention in st. louis this weekend. i’ll update the list regularly.
steve argue
tash mcgill
sean meade
william hartz, with vlogs here, and twitter updates
(twitter)
(twitter)
brent lacy
eli roogles, and twittering
and, yup, me
who’s going to be blogging from the convention? let me know, and i’ll add you to the list, which i’ll likely post on thursday.
we have a few other ys staff who blog. but until now, mine has been the only blog that “represents” ys in some way. now our publisher, jay howver, throws in with ysOpenBook.com. it’s a behind-the-scenes look at ys publishing in particular, and the world of publishing in general; plus jay will have some personal stuff and youth ministry stuff, i’m sure. jay’s a great writer and thinker, and tracks literally hundreds of blogs (FAR more than i do). so it’s great to have him in the fray. check it out, bookmark it, add it to your bloglines or other reader.
here’s a list of those who’ve said they’ll be blogging (or, bloggers i’ve found in my searching) from the convention this week. i’ll update it regularly as i find more.
steve argue
joel newton
cortney smith
youth guy evan
ryan nielsen
john stephens
and, of course, me
and, as a bonus, jonathan mckee is posting regular podcasts of his “roadtrip” to the NYWC, including (he tells me) responses after general sessions.
just stumbled onto this wonderful post by j.t. about his desire to be a “minister of questions.” love it. great post.
if virtual worlds are something you’ve heard of, but are still a bit unsure of (online spaces like second life, or even neopets), here’s a great, short summary of virtual worlds.
youth workers, this would be good to pass along to parents, who might be clueless about virtual worlds.
this blogger also has similar helpful posts on:
blogs and blogging
social networking
widgets
podcasts
and a whole bunch of other subjects
(ht to ypulse)
who’s going to be blogging? i’ll keep an evolving list, and it will be linked on the computers at the convention computer lounge.