So there’s a nice little list of bloggers that are going to be at the Group Youth Ministry Conference in just 10 days. Check out the list building in the comments of this post. Personally, I can’t wait for it. Are you blogging? Hit that post (or this one) and let me know.

Here’s some of the cool things we’re doing for the bloggers at the event and for their respective sites:

FREE T-SHIRT
If you are blogging the conference – stop me at any time in person and I’ll give you a free T-shirt courtesy of youthministry.com. All you have to do is claim you are blogging NYMC, and bam – you get one.

WIN PRIZES!
We’re having a contest that includes the following categories: a) longest post, b) best picture in a post, c) best insight from the general session, d) funniest moment during the week and e) best poll question. I might add f) local food reviews for fun if a few people get into it (Skyline here we come!). Win great youth ministry resources just for blogging!

RESOURCE GIVEAWAY
Everyone who blogs will get to give away one free resource during the conference from youthministry.com. Everyone on the list of bloggers will be contacted early next week with the resource you can give away in whatever fashion you want on your blog.

TRAFFIC BOOST
I’ll be posting the best posts I can find on the web about the conference – hopefully we’ll get a ton of traffic to your blog, you might just pick up a few hundred new readers, too!

JG

Wow … didn’t know they promoted this event on Australian TV. Fun!

JG

Today I’m teaching an 8-hour class at the National Youth Ministry Convention 07 here in Surf City. The problem is exactly that – it is 8 hours. Now, even though I’ve got quite the American accent for them all to enjoy, that’s only going to last for so long. To divide it up, I’m going to show a couple of videos and play some games, as well as give them some break times. Here’s what I’m thinking:

• David and Goliath Voice Over
• The Church Office: Part 1
• The Church Office: Part 2
• Filled with the Spirit
• 75 Year Old Youth Worker
• Cell phone shootout – with a sweet borrowed Australian Vodaphone
• A game from PowerPlay Volume 2

JG

We got in the T-shirts, we’re working on the next rap video. We bought a bunch of munchies for the hotel ride, scored a book to read on the plane and have stacks of freebies to giveaway. Look out Indy – we’ll see you next week!

JG

Just finished checking out the website for the National Youth Ministry Conference in Australia and saw the schedule and lineup. Can’t wait to head down under next fall – I’ve never heard most of the speakers before (except Duffy, of course) – should be fun!

JG