So I just arrived at Eureka College. The last time I was here was for the Youth Ministry Event in 2000. Five years; things have changed completely. Five years ago I was just entering the Upper MidWest Youth Council and this was my first event with the group. This year, I’m done with three years of college, on the verge of seminary, and helping lead the event. This event is called Servant Leadership Network (SLN). Because of the General church’s inability to put on a training event for youth councils, four regions decided to get together and hold their own. We’ll have over 50 people from four different areas: Kentucky, Upper Midwest (Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota), Kansas and the Great River regions (Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi).

When I came to YME in 2000, I was learning in all of the workshops. At this event I’m not only still learning, but I’m also going to lead two on using technology in ministry. One of the most exciting things about it is that Eureka has some hot internet connections which I’ve used to set-up a wireless hub. While I’ve had this hub set up throughout the summer, it’s been at the church and on a dial-up connection. It’s nice, even though for such a short time, to get high-speed wireless internet. More to come soon!