Now that everyone on Marko’s blogger list from the Sacramento convention has talked about this, I’ll say how much I enjoyed seeing “Youth Worker Speed Dating” on the list of convention options one night. It was unfortunately at the same time as the Comedy Club session downstairs in the main convention room, but I left a couple of new friends to watch it and take notes for me and went upstairs.
And I have to say, it’s amazing how much like middle school it was at first; there was a whole crowd of people standing outside the door giggling nervously when I walked up, and more people standing against the walls and just kind of watching inside the room too. I’ll admit I stuck to the wall for a second, but when the emcees started calling out “Okay, seventh grade chess club; off the wall!” I found a place in a circle and met some truly lovely people.
So in honor of all those nervous single youth ministers, here’s a video that might help:
