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I just got home from the AMIA Winter Conference and was so glad to see my family again. This was my second in attendance and I think I learned just as much as the year before, which is really great.

What I learned:

1. There are a lot of details that go into one of these conferences, and when the details aren’t looked after, people will get neglected and overlooked.

2. Spending most of your time and resources on one event that isn’t particularly well attended by your target is wasteful and ineffective.

3. I get way more out of meeting people and getting to know them, than I do from attending workshops.

All in all, it was a great time and I was glad to be there. I hope to be there next year, but I somehow think I won’t be. Just a hunch.

One of the best people I met and got to know there was Whis Hays. He leads a ministry called Rock the World that works toward making leaders in the kingdom. Whis is a down to earth guy with a heart for young people. He is driven to help them realize their potential in the kingdom and works towards making their part count through discipleship. If you are looking for a way to develop you youth when they leave youth ministry, check them out.