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blog post:

What is the Christian's authority?

Yesterday, with Phyllis Tickle, we were given so much to think about, and I am really struggling with what seemed to be a voiced and a promoted idea - the Christian's authority HAS BEEN centered in Scripture, but now it is shifting to something el...
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Responses to the session: General Session #3
General Session #3
Brad C.
Brad C.: It was genius. It was amazing. Phyllis is too cool. Too many of our youth feel like church doesn't address their brains OR their hearts. They either think it's shallow or that it's boring. They feel that it's irrelevant and unengaged. And it isn't engaging them. The entertainment focus plays only to emotions, and I love emotions, but we need to balance that out with brains and heart. Phyllis is the kind of interdenominational (and close to interfaith) voice we need to hear. Youth don't care about denominational borders, and many don't care about national borders. Anyway, Adam, thanks for asking. Hope you're having a good weekend. Mike's talk was amazing. He's got a big heart and soul. Brad
Adam McLane
Adam McLane: Tell us what you think about Phyllis' talk. Agree, disagree? Wanna share some of your thoughts?

Sat, Oct 11 at 11:56AM (2 comments)

blog post:

A call to progressive youth leaders, etc.

I'm interested in talking to any self-identified progressive youth leaders, seminarians, and other lazily liberal folks at the conference. I've never been to a conference like this, and I'm extremely open-minded to all views, but it'd be nice to c...
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blog post:

Male needs a room or a bed or a floor!

Hey out there. Is anyone still looking for a roommate?! I thought I had plans but don't now. I'm in on Friday and leave on Monday. lmk! Thanks. 951-741-6504
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blog post:

Live @ NYWC

Head over to http://nywc.com/live for all your on site live blogging. We've got a team of four covering the convention from all angles!
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blog post:

Uh oh and whoops!!

Hey Everyone, I could use a little help. Pastor Melissa from Iowa called me about her volunteer Matt staying with my volunteer in Sac. I told her I would call her this week and set up a plan to get Matt into the room, then I went and lost her...
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blog post:

Mac Users in Youth Ministry

I will be co-hosting the Using Your Mac in Youth Ministry forum during Saturday's Late Night Options here in Sacramento and I was wondering what topics or issues would be most helpful for us to be ready to cover. Does anyone have anything in part...
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blog post:

Use your cell phone!

You'll notice at this year's NYWC that we've added a lot tools for mobile phones. Smartphones, blackberry's, and iPhones are everywhere... use them at NYWC! Here's a quick list. Carpool site- put this same URL in your address bar and you'l...
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blog post:

Female need a room?

Hey, I have a room in Sacremento and am looking for a girl to share the room and costs with. e-mail me at avela@hillcrestcov.org before Wednesday night if you are in need! ~Alicia
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blog post:

Female roommate needed

We are looking for a roommate for a young leader that is hoping to attend the Sacramento conference - is anyone in need? Thanks, Nate
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Responses to the session: Seeing the Future: Learning to Exegete Culture for Creating Innovation in Youth Ministry
(Seminar Series #1)
Mark Matlock
Mark Matlock: A chunk of this seminar will be spent using some tools to develop some useful stories to help us "rehearse" the future. If you have any ideas regarding where you think life is heading speak up now, it would be great to get the conversation going.

Sun, Oct 5 at 7:40PM (1 comment)

Responses to the session: Mentoring Toward Maturity: Fostering Wisdom in Young Heroes
Professional & Ministry Development Every student is a hero on a journey to maturity in Christ. Along the way we act as mentors, Yodas, Gandalfs, and Mr. Miyagis, if you will, to these...... [session page]
Mark Matlock
Mark Matlock: I am looking forward to spending time with everyone .. this should be a fun informative seminar

Sun, Oct 5 at 7:37PM (1 comment)

blog post:

Need a ride from the airport?

Three of us are driving (car rental) from the Sacremento airport to NYWC (flight arrives at 9:10am from Seattle on Friday). If you need a ride, we can take 1 or 2...but we'd rather not wait for you if you have a later flight...email me at andyw@n...
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Responses to the session: Healing and Hope for Kids Who Cut
Advanced Youth Ministry Self-injury is no longer a rare psychological oddity touching a few fringe kids in somebody else’s youth group. It’s an all-too-common expression of the intense e...... [session page]
Derek Levins
Derek Levins: I think this is becoming more of an epidemic. We have a lot of kids that have either struggled or experimented with it because they think this is the only thing they have control of. I think we are going to see a lot more of this in the future.
Tim Schmoyer
Tim Schmoyer: Is this a big deal in most of your ministries? I've had to deal with it a couple times, but I wanna come to this one mostly because it's important to have this kinda training BEFORE the crisis hits at youth group.

Wed, Oct 1 at 1:42PM (2 comments)

blog post:

Meet people in seminars here?

I can see how many other people signed up for the same seminars I did, but can I see WHO they are so we can connect ahead of time? It would be cool to get a discussion started here on the topic before the conference.
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any guys out there need a place to stay?

We have a room at the Sheraton and are looking for a couple more guys to fill it. We would ask you to pay for one night (about $115). Let me know if you need a place to stay.
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Pre-NYWC questions?

We want the carpool to be a great resource for you as you get ready to come to Sacramento. If you have any questions about stuff surrounding the convention... just post your question here. Hotels, sessions, parking, food, fun, new stuff, m...
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blog post:

FEMALE NEED A PLACE TO STAY!

Hey! I just registered for the conference and I'm flying out by myself. All the hotels in the area that has the YS discounts are all booked and I can't afford to pay $900+ for 5 nights. I know this is extra late notice but if anyone has an extr...
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blog post:

One Male Roomate needed

I already have booked a two-double bed room at the Grand Sheraton and would like to find a roommate to share this room. I am getting in on Friday morning and leaving on Monday. Please emial me at midhighguy@yahoo.com if you are interested.
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blog post:

Youth Workers Give Back

Hey all! This is Bethany from YS. Once again, we here at YS have been brainstorming ways to give back to the communities we visit for NYWC. This year, YS is working with food banks in each of the cities and now we are asking you to partner with...
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blog post:

Two places to crash for the weekend, FREE of charge!

I live about 15 minutes from the convention center and am planning on going to the convention all day, every day. Someone can stay with me and my wife in our appartment, and there is also a room at my parents house about 5 minutes away. Contact me...
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blog post:

Take the seminar preference survey

Here's the deal. Michelle Fockler is busy making room assignments for Sacramento. And we'd like to "right size" those assignments and in order to do that we need your input! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=46vKOdRjSSVdHr6DxYO_2fuA_3d_3d ...
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blog post:

Roomates needed.

Looking for a couple of guys to share a room with. Have a youth volunteer who needs the room. Anybody interested? E-mail me at fusionsm@cableone.net. Thanks Courtney
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blog post:

Got questions about Car Pool?

Welcome! I'm your car pool host, if you have questions on how to use this system, let me know. Post a question. Post your tricks. Anything car pool in general, this is the place.
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Responses to the session: General Session #4
General Session #4
Patty
Patty: I am so excited. I still listen to the session he did in Anaheim on being called into the desert...amazing stuff. Can't wait to see what he has this time.

Thu, Aug 28 at 5:17PM (1 comment)

blog post:

Check out the "My Schedule" feature

One of the awesome things about Carpool is that you can start building your schedule right now! Here are some highlights of the scheduling. + Super easy to add and delete to your calendar. Just press the plus or minus sign + You can see who else...
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blog post:

I got an RV

and I would love to hear from anyone that will be traveling up the 99 to attend this year. I've got tons of room and I would only ask for help with gas. Let me know if your interested and we can work something out.
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Responses to the session: Building Community in Your Middle School Ministry
(Seminar Series #2)
Ken
Ken: dude, could you get a worse time for a workshop? 8 am?! I'll still be there!

Wed, Jul 30 at 12:58AM (1 comment)

blog post:

Open Source

We need you! We have several sessions in Sacramento that are going to be completely customized by the attendees. Head over to the Open Source track and you'll see links to a wiki for each Open Source seminar. This is a great new addition to N...
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