Thank God I had my GPS though because I got there an hour after it started (due to asthma crap before I started on my roadtrip) and would not have been able to find it in the dark with those winding hillside roads. Makes me miss living in KY a little bit.
I was challenged in a lot of ways... from mealtime conversations with a group of girls who came by themselves (like me) to the main session speakers to the breakout groups. Every person I met had their own story about ministry challenges and successes. I even reconnected with a couple guys that went to KCU with me. I never expect to see people from college being so far north...
As an introvert, I appreciated the more intimate setting. There were 100 people, so it really did feel like a weekend retreat at a camp with new friends. The youth ministry veterans did not make us feel inferior but rather ate meals with us and were genuinely interested in our experiences in ministry. It was unlike any other conference I have ever been to. I loved it. Josh Griffin sums up well what happens at youth ministry conferences and Marko hits on what made MSMC special. For me, it was a time of reflecting, refreshing, healing, and just resting. It was much needed after this summer's crazy schedule.
Highlights:
*Mark Dowds: Bitterness will be like a cancer. You will become the opposite of what you are today if you do not take care of it today. It will rob you from the life/ministry God wants you to have.
*Meeting Brooklyn Lindsey and Katie Edwards. Yea women in ministry! Both have written (or helped to write) books.
From the Rants:
*Brooklyn Lindsey: Crocs aren't from God.
*Brooklyn Lindsey: You rob us of a part of God's image if you are not yourself. God needs your uniqueness to minister to students.
*Adam McLane: Repent of desire to build ministries based on staff/facilities... It needs the Holy Spirit. He talked about decentralizing student ministers' roles...
*Scott Rubin: Not having someone who knows my secret world could wreck my ministry by next year. Sadly, I've seen this happen to a friend in ministry... Check out Scott's post on this topic.
Since this is becoming a novel, part 2 will be Tic and Marko's messages...
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