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YS and NYWC

posted by Scot McKnight | 12:20am Saturday November 8, 2008

The good folks at YS invited me to their PIttsburgh NYWC and gave me two seminars to teach: one on how to shape the gospel and a second one about The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible
. There’s something about gathering with youth pastors … there’s hope in the air, a future to dream about, and new ideas that get tested. But let’s face it: attendance or speaking at conferences like this is about meeting people and personal relationships. So … a few thoughts.



I met Mike King and Tony Myles and met up again with Chris Folmsbee and had a chat with a young youth pastor from Washington DC and then had coffee with Andrew Marin and then more coffee with Karen Sloan and lunch with Tom Sine and then got to chat with Duffy Robbins and …. then I flew back but, when I got home I realized that I forgot my journal and Bibles and called Tony Myles and he found them for me and kindly sent them to my home. (Thanks Tony.) I chatted with folks who read the blog and who write me letters and with a father whose son writes me letters … it’s nice to know how this blog helps others.

We perhaps forget that the future of the church is shaped by youth ministry conferences like YS. So, we look to the wisdom and experience of folks like Mark Oestreicher, who directs YS. We look to the implementation and application of ideas and the embodiment of the gospel in youth ministries and youth ministers — like the many, many I met and chatted with in Pittsburgh.

This was my first YS. It’s my kind of gathering because I’m hopeful of what the Church can become. In some ways, at meetings like this I sense the future is now. As Kris and I took a long walk early Sunday, I told her that I resonate with these youth ministers.



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Erik Leafblad

posted November 8, 2008 at 8:48 am


I’m glad you had the chance to be in our world a little. YS is, as you say, mostly about connecting with friends old and new, and I’m especially glad you got to meet Mike King and see again Chris Folmsbee. I just joined their staff at YouthFront and I think a lot of what we’re thinking through has deep resonance with things you are working on.



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Joey

posted November 8, 2008 at 9:31 am


I was really pleased when I heard they invited you to speak. I’ve only been at youth ministry for two years and have been nothing but encouraged by the steps YS takes to help people process ministry to the youth in our time. Thanks for taking part!



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marko

posted November 8, 2008 at 12:23 pm


very gracious and beautiful post, scot.



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Kevin

posted November 9, 2008 at 1:59 am


As a youth pastor I appreciate your work. I am reading Blue Parakeet right now and it is extremely helpful. Thanks for shaping those who are shaping the future.



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Rick

posted November 9, 2008 at 8:20 am


“It’s my kind of gathering because I’m hopeful of what the Church can become. In some ways, at meetings like this I sense the future is now.”
Amen.



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Tony Myles

posted December 2, 2008 at 3:11 am


Happy to serve, Scot! Right back at ya!



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