I'm pretty stoked for this week. On Wednesday my team and I are heading to Nashville to be a part of the National Youth Workers Convention. I've been to a lot of these conventions over the years and it's always the place where I get the most refreshed, cared for and inspired to be a better Youth Pastor.
I'm doing something different this year and I'm really stoked on it. I made the decision last spring that we would drive to Nashville. It's about 12 hours away and we're leaving on Wednesday. I had three purposes for driving. First, it's cheaper which is helpful. . Second, it gives my staff some good time together which I feel like we don't really get at the conventions with all going on. Thirdly, it allowed me to open up all the extra seats in our vans to people who couldn't afford to get there. So we have an extra 6 people from 6 different churches in the area who are coming with us.
If you know me then you know I love networking and resourcing people at smaller churches. I'm excited that I was able to partners with Youth Specialties to make it happen for people who couldn't afford to go. So YS picked up some registration costs, I'm covering transportation costs and we're even having some people share hotel rooms with us.
If you are going to be in Nashville I'd love to connect.
Hey man, I’ll be around. Let’s definitely connect.