National Youth Workers Convention

This past weekend I had the privileged to attend The National Youth Workers Convention.  It was an amazing experience.  Being there with thousands of other youth workers who have a passion for youth was one of the best experiences I have ever had.  Just knowing that there are so many people who share the same passion that I have to help youth is so encouraging.  It is difficult to put in words how this experience impacted me.

Since starting this job, I have had many ups and downs which is normal for anybody in their job for the most part.  Just hearing and talking to other youth workers, I learned that they deal with the same frustrations that go along with this job.  It was comforting to know that I am not alone in feeling the way I do sometimes.  

Since being back, I am still trying to process everything that I learned and felt like God is wanting me to do in this ministry here at Wesley Church.  One thing that Dr. Kenda Dean said was, "Mission is not a trip! Mission is what we are called to do!  If you don't have a mission, you don't have a church.  Mission is the business we are in, young people included!!"  This one statement has completely changed the way I want to do ministry.  

This conference has also confirmed some of the decisions that I needed to make in my own personal life.  I am not quite ready to reveal what God has been stirring up in my heart, but I will be blogging about it very soon!  For anyone who reads this, please just keep me in your prayers as I move forth with my own spiritual journey as well as my ministry here at Wesley.  I want to do something radical with my faith as well as something radical in my ministry :)