What happened today with See You At The Pole

Today I went and met with the staff of National Network of Youth Ministry (NNYM) in San Diego. I drove along the coast and realized it was the first time I've seen the ocean the entire time I've been here...from the car. NNYM do a lot of things to connect youth workers all over the country, they also give leadership to See You At The Pole (SYATP).

Doug Clark, director of SYATP, has given direction to the movement since it started back in 1991. I became a full time youth pastor in '93, and have been a regular part of SYATP since. It was honor to meet Doug. I've never really known the people behind the scenes of the movement, but it felt rather historic to me to meet the man behind the curtain. So I felt like I met a hero today when I met Doug. There's something inside me that has great admiration to people who have given their lives for students. I met several of these veterans today around the offices of NNYM.

I had lunch with Doug and Alon Banks, who I've met previously (also on staff at NNYM), and they paid which was nice:) We discussed the history of the SYATP prayer movement and where it's going, as well as the connection between SYATP and CYC. I continued to marvel at the parallels of philosophy that both movements have, and the kindredness I felt with Doug's heart for students praying.

I get the sense that there's a lot more to explore with SYATP and CYC.

After that I was fortunate to be there on their staff meeting day, and had the chance to share the vision of CYC to their staff. There was a visual sense of their excitement and approval for the vision of students praying on every campus across America. I know many of you prayed for this meeting, and I could sense it and God's blessing on it all today. They did a video shoot with me about CYC, and I had coffee with Kevin Boer (also with NNYM), and then made the 2 hour drive back to Fullerton.

Doug had some things to say about CYC, check it out.