I asked u to post ur 3 faves and 3 “not so much” aspects of the Simply Youth Ministry Conference. Now its my turn.

My three faves?
1) Not knowing (or caring) who’s who: Did u know the color of your name tag meant something? I didn’t care and neither did most other people. Sure there are always some who want to see and be seen with the right color tag but for me? Was SO good just to hang with new and old friends. Got to know some folks a lot better over a few meals. Maybe next year we should eliminate the colors and be color blind?

2) My Small Church Track Attendees: There are other people like me! Other folks who have the same joys and concerns in ministry. People who def aren’t doing it for the pay check but do it for the love of sharing the Gospel with teens. We don’t take ourselves too seriously; no cockiness or arrogance about who we are or how big our scope is. We are who we are and we can laugh at ourselves. I had SO much fun with these folks. (Hey track attendees: FB friend request me!)

3) The Inside Track Team: I love these people like my (extended) family. Its one of the gifts God gives us in the Body of Christ. They loved, served, laughed, shared, and served some more. They share all year long about the ministry of the conference. I love keeping up with them throughout the year…

My “Not so much” faves?
1) I got nothing. Are there things that could work better? Sure but what I saw were a lotta folks doing the best they could with a standard of excellence. God was at work in a mighty way, His Hand of blessing all over the place. So, if its good enough for God, its good enough for me. He’ll fix what needs fixing. I’m just grateful to be a part of it all.

Oh yeah…I didn’t like that volcanic stomach flu that was going around. But I lost 10 lbs…oops – back to the faves again!

Great job, everyone!

Stephanie