I was watching Youth Specialties’ podcast this morning, which featured live footage from last weekend’s National Youth Workers Convention (NYWC) in Pittsburg. It moved me… I’ve attended several of these in the years past but wasn’t able to go the last couple of years as I was saving up for a trip to Israel (which was also a life-changing experience). But… I’ve really missed NYWC and can’t wait to get back this year at the event in Nashville. Here’s the YS Podcast for those of you who are interested…
Watching this took me back to the last NYWC Deanna, Amy, and I attended back in 2005. The location was Sacramento, CA and we had little-Mikella (less then a year old) with us for the trip. So fun! So many great memories…
Did I say that I can’t wait for Nashville?! This year I have the added joy of being one of the event’s live-bloggers. You’ll be able to join Deanna and I in real time at http://nywc.com/live (will go live during the convention). Again – so fun!
If you are a youth worker and looking for a great convention to go to, I can’t recommend NYWC enough. Every year that I attend I come back feeling so equipped and highly encouraged! That should speak of the convention all for itself, but above and beyond that there are so many other added bonuses: great live music, moving drama, incredible worship, great connections, lots of laughs, and so much more. To be honest, you just have to experience it to get the full effect. There’s just so much! Sign up now for 2009: http://nywc.com.
Emmanuel Wenyu said,
June 22, 2009 @ 9:29 am
We are interested but how can this be?
Shawn M. said,
June 22, 2009 @ 10:58 am
Here’s the web site to check out this year’s dates, locations, and conferences: http://nywc.com. Let me know if you have any questions. We’re looking at Atlanta, GA for this year.