National Youth Conference

Sherry · Postby **Sherry** » January 2nd, 2008, 4:45 pm

TW wrote:Can we say - - - "Electric Brownies?"

And how do you know about them YR?

TW

I plead the fifth!!! :oops:

DaJudge · Postby **DaJudge** » January 2nd, 2008, 5:06 pm

DeWayneTN wrote:Alright, DaJudge, will it make you happy if they contract for some people to come in and sell airbrushed T-shirts, tacky doo-dads and fudge?

Don't forget the footlong corndogs and carmel corn

EagerBeaver · Postby **EagerBeaver** » January 2nd, 2008, 6:18 pm

Chattanooga 05 was the only YC I went to...I thought it was decent at best. Pittsburgh isn't exactly a travel destination but props to HQ for deciding to move the event away from Mecca.

I probably won't have the money or time to go this year but I pray it will be blessed.

DeWayneTN · Postby **DeWayneTN** » January 3rd, 2008, 3:47 am

DaJudge wrote:Don't forget the footlong corndogs and carmel corn

Even if I don't eat there, I love walking by that walk up place on the strip where they cook the sausages, peppers and onions - it smells so good!

Paully_44 · Postby **Paully_44** » January 3rd, 2008, 6:41 am

YellowRose wrote:Oh no, DeWayne, not fudge, brownies with that "special" ingredient! Now that would make many happy!

And extremely content about the location.

dawgs10 · Postby **dawgs10** » January 3rd, 2008, 6:57 am

is there a reason we cant have a youth convention in the southeast. what is the reason they want to put it in the northeast so bad.!!!!!!!!!

wsmitty · Postby **wsmitty** » January 3rd, 2008, 7:00 am

Watch it everyone. I live in the Pittsburgh area. We are excited to have something like this in our area. Face it, everything is usually in the South. This is a first for us.

We have 28 churches in our state. And I believe one or two more have been / or will be added.

Can't express how excited we are.

GO STEELERS!!!

EagerBeaver · Postby **EagerBeaver** » January 3rd, 2008, 8:13 am

wsmitty wrote:Watch it everyone. I live in the Pittsburgh area. We are excited to have something like this in our area. Face it, everything is usually in the South. This is a first for us.

We have 28 churches in our state. And I believe one or two more have been / or will be added.

Can't express how excited we are.

GO STEELERS!!!

I'm excited for you guys. Like I said it's a good first step in moving everything away from Mecca.

pastorables · Postby **pastorables** » January 3rd, 2008, 8:19 am

dawgs10 wrote:is there a reason we cant have a youth convention in the southeast. what is the reason they want to put it in the northeast so bad.!!!!!!!!!

Are you serious? They have always been in the southeast! As a matter of fact, the first one I ever attended was in Atlanta, GA in 1987. :wink:

I will not be able to make the trip to Pittsburgh, but I am proud for those people in the northeast.

pa

DeWayneTN · Postby **DeWayneTN** » January 3rd, 2008, 9:10 am

FYI, here are some of the cities Youth Conference has been in. It's been in the southeast frequently but not always:

-Chattanooga, TN (it began here in 1986)
-Dallas, TX
-St. Louis, MO
-Pittsburgh, PA
-Anaheim, CA
-Tulsa, OK
-Gatlinburg, TN
-Woodland Hills, CA
-Philadelphia, PA
-Atlanta, GA
-Bakersfield, CA
-Pigeon Forge, TN
-Fort Mill, SC

EagerBeaver · Postby **EagerBeaver** » January 3rd, 2008, 9:35 am

Weren't they only in California when they were doing them regionally?

Also I remember something about it being in Kelso, WA one time, I could be wrong.

Paully_44 · Postby **Paully_44** » January 3rd, 2008, 9:37 am

EagerBeaver wrote:Weren't they only in California when they were doing them regionally?

I think you are right. Went to the one's in California and unfortunately, they werent very well attended. Had a blast anyway though.

pastorables · Postby **pastorables** » January 3rd, 2008, 9:37 am

DeWayneTN wrote:FYI, here are some of the cities Youth Conference has been in. It's been in the southeast frequently but not always:

-Chattanooga, TN (it began here in 1986)
-Dallas, TX
-St. Louis, MO
-Pittsburgh, PA
-Anaheim, CA
-Tulsa, OK
-Gatlinburg, TN
-Woodland Hills, CA
-Philadelphia, PA
-Atlanta, GA
-Bakersfield, CA
-Pigeon Forge, TN
-Fort Mill, SC

DeWayne,

Are you including Regionals also? I was in Atlanta, Dallas, St. Louis, Tulsa, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Fort Mill, the more recent Chattanooga, and Kansas City (if you are including Regionals).

pa

DeWayneTN · Postby **DeWayneTN** » January 3rd, 2008, 9:42 am

I am including regionals. From my perspective, I don't see a big difference - they are all put together from the youth department and the same goes into the regionals as does the nationals. Dallas, St. Louis, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Gatlinburg and Fort Mill were national conferences.

pastorables · Postby **pastorables** » January 3rd, 2008, 9:51 am

DeWayneTN wrote:I am including regionals. From my perspective, I don't see a big difference - they are all put together from the youth department and the same goes into the regionals as does the nationals. Dallas, St. Louis, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Gatlinburg and Fort Mill were national conferences.

From my perspective, regionals, although enjoyable, did not have the same level of excitement due to the smaller crowds. The crowd factor would be the only difference I could point to. There is a huge difference in a crowd of 800 when compared to 6,000.

pa

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