The Future of the Emergent Convention

Youth Specialties has just announced that it it refocusing its efforts on youth ministry and, thus, will no longer be partnering with Emergent-US in running the Emergent Convention (nor will they partner with Zondervan on the National Pastors’ Convention).

Those of us on the Emergent-US organizing team are very much in support of YS’s decision. And YS is still in support of Emergent — just today I received an invitation to speak at all three National Youth Workers’ Conventions, and I offered to help design the “Emergent Track” at the conventions.

We at Emergent also plan to move ahead with a convention-type event in the Spring of 2006. We will immediately be looking for individual contributers and partner organizations for such an event. Check the Emergent-US blog for details…